VinylPlus is the 10-year Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development by Inoutic/Deceuninck GmbH (Germany) Soprema Srl, former Flag SpA (Italy) VinylPlus Partners Inoutic/Deceuninck Sp. z o.o. (Poland) SOTRA-SEPEREF SAS (France) VINYLPLUS the European PVC industry. The VinylPlus programme was developed through Internorm Bauelemente GmbH (Austria) Stöckel GmbH (Germany) IVC BVBA (Belgium)* Tarkett AB (Sweden) open dialogue with stakeholders, including industry, NGOs, regulators, civil society Jimten (Spain) Tarkett France (France) Kalan (France) Tarkett GDL SA (Luxembourg) IN 2017, THE CONTRIBUTORS WERE: representatives and PVC users. Five key challenges have been identified for PVC Klöckner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Tarkett Holding GmbH (Germany) Konrad Hornschuch AG (Germany) CONVERTERS: Tarkett Limited (UK) LINPAC Packaging PONTIVY (France) Thomson Research Associates Inc. (UK)* on the basis of The Natural Step System Conditions for a Sustainable Society. A. Kolckmann GmbH (Germany) © VinylPlus® – May 2018 Low & Bonar GmbH, former Mehler Texnologies GmbH TMG Automotive (Portugal) Alfatherm SpA (Italy) VINYLPLUS (Germany) Tönsmeier Kunstoffe GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Aliaxis Group (Belgium) Manufacturas JBA (Spain) Uponor Infra Oy (Finland) Alkor Draka SAS (France) The regional scope of the programme is the EU-28 plus Norway and Switzerland. Marley Deutschland (Germany) Veka AG (Germany) Altro (UK) Marley Hungária (Hungary) Veka Ibérica (Spain) Altro Debolon Dessauer Bodenbeläge GmbH & Co. KG MKF-Ergis GmbH (Germany) Veka Plc (UK) AT A GLANCE (Germany) MKF-Ergis Sp. z o.o. (Poland) Veka Polska (Poland) Through the VinylPlus initiative, the European PVC industry is creating a alfer® aluminium GmbH (Germany)* VINYLPLUS FOUNDING Molecor (Spain) Veka SAS (France) aluplast Austria GmbH (Austria) Mondoplastico SpA (Italy) Verseidag-Indutex GmbH (Germany) MEMBERS ARE: long-term sustainability framework for the entire PVC value chain. It aims to: aluplast GmbH (Germany) Nicoll (France) Vescom BV (Netherlands) alwitra GmbH & Co (Germany) THE EUROPEAN PVC Nicoll Italy (Italy) Vulcaflex SpA (Italy) AMS Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) the European Council of Vinyl Nordisk Wavin A/S (Denmark) Wavin Baltic (Lithuania) recycle 800,000 tonnes of PVC per year by 2020 Amtico International (UK) INDUSTRY’S COMMITMENT TO Norsk Wavin A/S (Norway) Wavin Belgium BV (Belgium) Avery Dennison Materials Europe BV (Netherlands)* Manufacturers – ECVM Novafloor (France) Wavin BV (Netherlands) Beaulieu International Group (Belgium) NYLOPLAST EUROPE BV (Netherlands) Wavin France SAS (France) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT promote a sustainable use of additives Berry Plastics (Germany) Omya International AG (Switzerland) Wavin GmbH (Germany) the European Plastics Bilcare Research (Germany) Perlen Packaging (Switzerland) Wavin Hungary (Hungary) BM S.L. (Spain) Converters – EuPC Pipelife Austria (Austria) Wavin Ireland Ltd (Ireland) improve PVC products sustainability and their contribution to sustainable BT Bautechnik Impex GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Pipelife Belgium NV (Belgium) Wavin Metalplast (Poland) BTH Fitting Kft. (Hungary) development Pipelife Czech s.r.o (Czech Republic) Wavin Nederland BV (Netherlands) the European Stabiliser CF Kunststofprofielen (Netherlands) Pipelife Deutschland GmbH (Germany) Wavin Plastics Ltd (UK) Producers Association – ESPA Chieftain Fabrics (Ireland)* Pipelife Eesti AS (Estonia) CIFRA (France) reduce progressively GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions as well as energy Pipelife Finland Oy (Finland) PVC RESIN PRODUCERS: Coveris Rigid Hungary Ltd (Hungary) Pipelife France (France) European Plasticisers Danosa (Spain) Ercros (Spain) and resource consumption along the entire production chain Pipelife Hellas S.A. (Greece) Deceuninck Ltd (UK) INOVYN (Belgium, Germany, Italy, Norway, (formerly ECPI) Pipelife Hungária Kft. (Hungary) Spain, Sweden, UK) Deceuninck NV (Belgium) Pipelife Nederland BV (Netherlands) Deceuninck SAS (France) Shin-Etsu PVC (Netherlands, Portugal) move towards a low-carbon circular economy Pipelife Polska SA (Poland) Dekura GmbH (Germany) VESTOLIT GmbH (Germany) Pipelife Sverige AB (Sweden) Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG (Germany, UK) DHM (UK) Poliplast (Poland) Dickson Saint Clair (France) Vynova Group (Belgium, France, Germany, build sustainability awareness along the value chain and among stakeholders. Poloplast GmbH & Co. KG (Austria) Netherlands, UK) Döllken Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH (Germany) Polyflor (UK) Draka Polymer Films BV (Netherlands) Polymer-Chemie GmbH (Germany) Dyka BV (Netherlands) Profine GmbH (Germany) PVC STABILISER PRODUCERS: Akdeniz Kimya A.S. Dyka Plastics NV (Belgium) Protan AS (Norway) Asua Products SA VINYLPLUS’ ENABLING Dyka Polska Sp. z o.o. (Poland) Redi (Italy) Elbtal Plastics GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) REHAU AG & Co (Germany) Baerlocher GmbH CONDITIONS AND Epwin Window Systems (UK) REHAU GmbH (Austria) Chemson Polymer-Additive AG Ergis SA (Poland) REHAU Ltd (UK) Galata Chemicals KEY ELEMENTS FOR FDT FlachdachTechnologie GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) REHAU SA (France) IKA GmbH & Co. KG SUCCESS: Finstral AG (Italy) REHAU Sp. z o.o. (Poland) LANXESS Deutschland GmbH FIP (Italy) REHAU Industrias SA (Spain) PMC Group Gealan Fenster-Systeme GmbH (Germany) RENOLIT Belgium NV (Belgium) Reagens SpA Georg Fischer Deka GmbH (Germany) RENOLIT Cramlington Ltd (UK) Valtris Specialty Chemicals Gerflor Mipolam GmbH (Germany) RENOLIT Hispania SA (Spain) Gerflor SAS (France) RENOLIT Ibérica SA (Spain) PVC PLASTICISER PRODUCERS: Gerflor Tarare (France) RENOLIT Milano Srl (Italy) BASF SE Gernord Ltd (Ireland) RENOLIT Nederland BV (Netherlands) DEZA a.s. Involvement of the Research Stakeholder engagement, Girpi (France) RENOLIT Ondex SAS (France) Evonik Performance Materials GmbH entire value chain and innovation transparency and dialogue Griffine Enduction (France) RENOLIT SE (Germany) ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc. Gruppo Fabbri (Svizzera) S.A. (Switzerland) Resysta International GmbH (Germany) Grupa Azoty ZAK SA Gruppo Fabbri Vignola SpA (Italy) Riuvert (Spain) LANXESS Deutschland GmbH H Producter AS (Norway) Roechling Engineering Plastics KG (Germany) Perstorp Oxo AB Heytex Bramsche GmbH (Germany) Salamander Industrie Produkte GmbH (Germany) Proviron Heytex Neugersdorf GmbH (Germany) Sattler PRO-TEX GmbH (Austria) Holland Colours NV (Netherlands) Schüco Polymer Technologies KG (Germany) Icopal Kunststoffverarbeitungs GmbH (Germany) Serge Ferrari SAS (France) IKA Innovative Kunststoffaufbereitung GmbH & Co. KG Sika Services AG (Switzerland) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: (Germany) Sika Trocal GmbH (Germany) AGPU – Arbeitsgemeinschaft PVC und Umwelt e.V. Imerys (UK) SIMONA AG (Germany) (Germany) Imperbel NV (Belgium) Sioen Industries (Belgium) British Plastics Federation (BPF) Vinyls Group (UK) PHOTO: VINYLPLUS®PHOTO: Concrete and measurable Strong governance 2017 VinylPlus in joined that Companies * Industrial Sedó SL (Spain) SKZ-Testing GmbH (Germany) PVC Forum Italia (Italy) targets and deadlines and accountability Avenue E. van Nieuwenhuyse 4/4 − B-1160 Brussels − Belgium − Tel. +32 (0)2 676 74 41 − [email protected] www.vinylplus.eu − @vinylplus_EU CONTROLLED-LOOP MANAGEMENT VINYLPLUS’ CHALLENGE 3 SUSTAINABLE USE OF ADDITIVES VINYLPLUS’ CHALLENGE 5 SUSTAINABILITY AWARENESS 2017 CONTRIBUTES TO SDGs: CONTRIBUTES TO SDGs: 639,648 tonnes of PVC recycled within the VinylPlus® framework. Average lead concentration in mixed streams of pre- and post-2015 With the theme Towards Circular Economy, the 5th VinylPlus Sustainability Forum, in Berlin, Germany, discussed Circular Economy policies and the PVC HIGHLIGHTS Strategic reorganisation of Recovinyl, both in its management structure recyclates is constantly decreasing, following cessation by ESPA members sector contribution to this key objective of the EU. and its data collection and reporting systems for recycled PVC waste of lead-based stabilisers’ sales in the EU-28 in December 2015. to further improve its performance. Through ongoing research and innovation, the plasticisers industry The VinylPlus® Product Label (productlabel.vinylplus.eu) was implemented TARGET 6.3 TARGET 12.4 TARGET 3.9 TARGET 4.4 continues to adapt to market and regulatory demands, while keeping its for the window profile sector, with six companies applying for it in 2017. Cooperation with EU authorities continued to address the issue of legacy TARGET 4.7 VINYLPLUS’ CHALLENGE 1 additives (substances that are no longer used in new PVC products but commitment to safe products and their sustainable use. Priority actions identified with the Social Partners of the European Chemical CONTRIBUTES TO SDGs: that can be present in recycled PVC). Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the framework of the new The first ASF (Additives Sustainability Footprint, a methodology to evaluate Cooperation Agreement signed. Energy and material recovery trials for difficult-to-recycle PVC waste. the use of additives in PVC products) was completed for window profiles. VINYLPLUS’ CHALLENGE 4 VinylPlus is registered as a SMART partnership on the UN Partnerships for CONTRIBUTES TO SDGs: TARGET 5.1 TARGET 8.8 the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) platform. PVC RECYCLED WITHIN THE VINYL 2010 AND VINYLPLUS FRAMEWORKS TARGET 9.5 TARGET 12.5 PROGRESS SUSTAINABLE USE OF ENERGY AND RAW MATERIALS © VinylPlus® – May 2018 REPORT PVC & SPORT 2018 Resilient PVC flooring is ideal for sports facilities thanks to its elasticity, safety and comfort. The photo shows a typical application produced by VinylPlus partner Gerflor for