PROGRESS REPORT 2019 REPORTING ON 2018 ACTIVITIES VINYLPLUS PARTNERS IN 2018, THE CONTRIBUTORS WERE: CONVERTERS: LINPAC Packaging PONTIVY (France) Thomson Research Associates Inc. (UK) Low & Bonar GmbH (Germany) TMG Automotive (Portugal) A. Kolckmann GmbH (Germany) Manufacturas JBA (Spain) Tönsmeier Kunstoffe GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Alfatherm SpA (Italy) Marley Deutschland (Germany) Uponor Infra Oy (Finland) Aliaxis Group (Belgium) Marley Hungária (Hungary) Veka AG (Germany) Alkor Draka SAS (France) MKF-Ergis GmbH (Germany) Veka Ibérica (Spain) Altro (UK) MKF-Ergis Sp. z o.o. (Poland) Veka Plc (UK) Altro Debolon Dessauer Bodenbeläge GmbH & Co. KG Molecor (Spain) Veka Polska (Poland) (Germany) Mondoplastico SpA (Italy) Veka SAS (France) alfer® aluminium GmbH (Germany) Nicoll (France) Verseidag-Indutex GmbH (Germany) aluplast Austria GmbH (Austria) Nicoll Italy (Italy) Vescom BV (Netherlands) aluplast GmbH (Germany) Nordisk Wavin AS (Denmark) Vulcaflex SpA (Italy) alwitra GmbH & Co (Germany) Norsk Wavin AS (Norway) Wavin Baltic (Lithuania) AMS Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Novafloor(France) Wavin Belgium BV (Belgium) Amtico International (UK) NYLOPLAST EUROPE BV (Netherlands) Wavin BV (Netherlands) Avery Dennison Materials Europe BV (Netherlands) Omya International AG (Switzerland) Wavin France SAS (France) Beaulieu International Group (Belgium) Perlen Packaging (Switzerland) Wavin GmbH (Germany) Berry Plastics (Germany) Pipelife Austria (Austria) Wavin Hungary (Hungary) Bilcare Research (Germany) Pipelife Belgium NV (Belgium) Wavin Ireland Ltd (Ireland) BM S.L. (Spain) Pipelife Czech s.r.o (Czech Republic) Wavin Metalplast (Poland) BT Bautechnik Impex GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Pipelife Deutschland GmbH (Germany) Wavin Nederland BV (Netherlands) BTH Fitting Kft. (Hungary) Pipelife Eesti AS (Estonia) Wavin Plastics Ltd (UK) CF Kunststofprofielen (Netherlands) Pipelife Finland Oy (Finland) Chieftain Fabrics (Ireland) Pipelife France (France) CIFRA (France) Pipelife Hellas S.A. (Greece) Coveris Rigid Hungary Ltd (Hungary) Pipelife Hungária Kft. (Hungary) PVC RESIN PRODUCERS: Danosa (Spain) Pipelife Nederland BV (Netherlands) Ercros (Spain) Deceuninck Ltd (UK) Pipelife Norge AS (Norway)* INOVYN (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Deceuninck NV (Belgium) Pipelife Polska SA (Poland) Spain, Sweden, UK) Deceuninck SAS (France) Pipelife Sverige AB (Sweden) Shin-Etsu PVC (Netherlands, Portugal) Dekura GmbH (Germany) Poliplast (Poland) VESTOLIT GmbH (Germany) DHM (UK) Poloplast GmbH & Co. KG (Austria) Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG (Germany, UK) Dickson Saint Clair (France) Polyflor(UK) Vynova Group (Belgium, France, Germany, Draka Polymer Films BV (Netherlands) Polymer-Chemie GmbH (Germany) Netherlands, UK) Dyka BV (Netherlands) Protan AS (Norway) Dyka Plastics NV (Belgium) Redi (Italy) Dyka Polska Sp. z o.o. (Poland) REHAU AG & Co (Germany) Dyka SAS, former SOTRA-SEPEREF SAS (France) REHAU GmbH (Austria) PVC STABILISER PRODUCERS: Elbtal Plastics GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) REHAU Ltd (UK) Epwin Window Systems (UK) REHAU SA (France) Akdeniz Kimya A.S. Ergis SA (Poland) REHAU Sp. z o.o. (Poland) Asua Products SA FDT FlachdachTechnologie GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) REHAU Industrias SA (Spain) Baerlocher GmbH Finstral AG (Italy) RENOLIT Belgium NV (Belgium) Chemson Polymer-Additive AG FIP (Italy) RENOLIT Cramlington Ltd (UK) Galata Chemicals Gealan Fenster-Systeme GmbH (Germany) RENOLIT Hispania SA (Spain) IKA GmbH & Co. KG Georg Fischer Deka GmbH (Germany) RENOLIT Ibérica SA (Spain) LANXESS Deutschland GmbH Gerflor Mipolam GmbH (Germany) RENOLIT Milano Srl (Italy) PMC Group Gerflor SAS (France) RENOLIT Nederland BV (Netherlands) Reagens SpA Gerflor Tarare (France) RENOLIT Ondex SAS (France) Valtris Specialty Chemicals Gernord Ltd (Ireland) RENOLIT SE (Germany) Girpi (France) Resysta International GmbH (Germany) Griffine Enduction (France) Riuvert (Spain) Gruppo Fabbri (Svizzera) S.A. (Switzerland) Roechling Engineering Plastics KG (Germany) PVC PLASTICISER PRODUCERS: Gruppo Fabbri Vignola SpA (Italy) Salamander Industrie Produkte GmbH (Germany) BASF SE H Producter AS (Norway) Sattler PRO-TEX GmbH (Austria) DEZA a.s. Heytex Bramsche GmbH (Germany) Schüco Polymer Technologies KG (Germany) Evonik Performance Materials GmbH Heytex Neugersdorf GmbH (Germany) Serge Ferrari SAS (France) ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc. Holland Colours NV (Netherlands) Sika Services AG (Switzerland) Grupa Azoty ZAK SA Icopal Kunststoffverarbeitungs GmbH (Germany) Sika Trocal GmbH (Germany) LANXESS Deutschland GmbH IKA Innovative Kunststoffaufbereitung GmbH & Co. KG SIMONA AG (Germany) Perstorp Oxo AB (Germany) Sioen Industries (Belgium) Proviron Imerys (UK) SKZ-Testing GmbH (Germany) Imperbel NV (Belgium) Solvay SA – Foaming Solutions (Belgium)* Inoutic/Deceuninck GmbH (Germany) Soprema Srl (Italy) Inoutic/Deceuninck Sp. z o.o. (Poland) Stöckel GmbH (Germany) Internorm Bauelemente GmbH (Austria) Tarkett AB (Sweden) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: IVC BVBA (Belgium) Tarkett France (France) AGPU – Arbeitsgemeinschaft PVC und Umwelt e.V. Jimten (Spain) Tarkett GDL SA (Luxembourg) (Germany) Kalan (France) Tarkett Holding GmbH (Germany) British Plastics Federation (BPF) VinylPlus UK Konrad Hornschuch AG (Germany) Tarkett Limited (UK) PVC Forum Italia (Italy) * Companies that joined VinylPlus in 2018 PROGRESS REPORT 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Launched in 2011, VinylPlus® is P. 4 the renewed 10-year Voluntary Commitment to sustainable GOVERNANCE development of the European Management Board Monitoring Committee PVC industry. The VinylPlus programme was developed P. 5 through open dialogue with FOREWORD stakeholders, including industry, NGOs, regulators, civil society P. 6 representatives and PVC users. CHALLENGES The regional scope is the EU-28 AND ACHIEVEMENTS plus Norway and Switzerland. Challenge 1 – p. 6 Challenge 2 – p. 13 Challenge 3 – p. 14 This report summarises VinylPlus’ Challenge 4 – p. 17 progress and achievements Challenge 5 – p. 19 in 2018 in each of the five key sustainability challenges identified P. 26 for PVC on the basis of The FINANCIAL REPORT Natural Step System Conditions P. 27 for a Sustainable Society RECYCLED PVC TONNAGES (www.thenaturalstep.org/pvc). P. 28 The Progress Report 2019 has VERIFICATION STATEMENTS been independently verified by KPMG Certification of Expenditure – p.28 SGS, while tonnages of recycled KPMG Report on Tonnages Recycled – p. 29 PVC waste and expenditures SGS Verification Statement – p. 30 have been audited and certified P. 31 by KPMG. THE NATURAL STEP’S COMMENTARY A full glossary of abbreviations appears at the end. P. 32 For detailed descriptions of the APPENDIX projects and activities please VinylPlus Voluntary Commitment Targets – p. 32 visit www.vinylplus.eu. Glossary – p. 34 P. 35 THE EUROPEAN PVC INDUSTRY 3 GOVERNANCE VINYLPLUS MANAGEMENT BOARD MONITORING COMMITTEE VinylPlus is managed by a board representing all European The VinylPlus Monitoring Committee is an independent PVC industry sectors. body that provides guidance and advice, and that supervises the implementation of the Voluntary Commitment. To ensure maximum transparency, Members participation and accountability, the Monitoring Ms Karin Arz – EuPC1 (Flexible PVC sector) (a) Committee is open to all external stakeholders. It currently includes representatives of the European Commission, Mr Fabrice Barthélemy – EuPC (Flexible PVC sector) (b) the European Parliament, academia, trade unions and Mr Fausto Bejarano – EuPC (Rigid PVC sector) (c) consumer organisations, as well as representatives of Mr Dirk Breitbach – EuPC (Compounding sector) the European PVC industry. Mr Filipe Constant – ECVM 20102 The Committee met formally twice in 2018, in April and in November. Mr Alexandre Dangis – EuPC The minutes of each Monitoring Committee meeting are Dr Brigitte Dero – General Manager (ECVM 2010) published on the VinylPlus website after formal approval Mr Joachim Eckstein – EuPC (b) at the following meeting. Mr Stefan Eingärtner – Technical Director (d) Dr Josef Ertl – Chairman (ECVM 2010) Members Mr Rainer Grasmück – ESPA3 Mr Andreas Hartleif – Vice Chairman (b) (EuPC – Rigid PVC sector) Ms Laure Baillargeon – Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), Dr Zdenek Hruska – ECVM 2010 European Commission (a) Dr Ettore Nanni – Treasurer (ESPA) Mr Werner Bosmans – Directorate-General Environment Mr Hans-Christoph Porth – ECVM 2010 (DG ENV), European Commission Mr Maarten Roef – EuPC (Rigid PVC sector) (e) Prof. Alfons Buekens5 – Chairman of the Mr Nigel Sarginson – European Plasticisers4 Monitoring Committee (b) Dr Arjen Sevenster – Controller (ECVM 2010) Dr Alain Cavallero – Secretary General of ESPA Dr Karl-Martin Schellerer – ECVM 2010 Mr Alexandre Dangis – VinylPlus Board Member Mr Stefan Sommer – Chairman (f) (ECVM 2010) Mr Armand De Wasch – Euroconsumers Group6 Mr Geoffroy Tillieux – Controller (EuPC) Dr Brigitte Dero – General Manager of VinylPlus Mr Joachim Tremmel – European Plasticisers Prof. Dr Ir. Jo Dewulf7 – Chairman of the Monitoring Committee (c) Ms Myriam Tryjefaczka – EuPC (Flexible PVC sector) (a) Ms Martina Dlabajová – Member of the European Parliament Mr Christian Vergeylen – Vice Chairman (a) Mr Joachim Eckstein – VinylPlus Board Member (d) (EuPC – Flexible PVC sector) Mr Sylvain Lefebvre – Deputy General Secretary, industriAll European Trade Union8 (a) From 16 May 2018 (d) Until 5 October 2018 Mr Eric Liégeois – Directorate-General for Internal Market, (b) Until 16 May 2018 (e) Until 6 December 2018 Industry, Entrepreneurship