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RSB – ROUNDTABLE ON SUSTAINABLE BIOMATERIALS

RSB Standard for Bio-based and Advanced Products

Version 2.0

Draft for consultation

RSB reference code: RSB-STD-02-001

Published by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials. This publication or any part thereof may only be reproduced with the written permission of the RSB, the publisher. Any reproduction

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Introduction

This RSB Standard for Bio-Based and Advanced Products enables producers of non-energy use products and their intermediates to demonstrate sustainable practices throughout their supply chain.

• Bio-based Products are derived from biomass and have a share of bio-based content

present in the product.

• Advanced Products are

o Products produced through bio-based processes, i.e. processes using bio-based

feedstock in an integrated production site or a supply chain that may generate end

products with a physical bio-based content which can potentially be zero because

materials are not segregated in the supply chain, or

o Products produced through bio-conversion processes that convert non-biogenic

wastes or residues using biological methods (microbes, fungi, other types of

organisms), or

o Products produced through other carbon recycling technologies using non-

biogenic waste or residues.

This RSB Standard defines products that have no bio-based content present in the product as Advanced Products to avoid confusion with the term Bio-based Products in the market. Bio-based and advanced products include plastics, textiles, pharmaceuticals, packaging, compostable/biodegradable tableware, cosmetics, nutritional supplements, food, feed and many others (see a more detailed list below and in Annex I).

Like biofuels, bio-based and advanced products are being increasingly used as an alternative to petroleum-based manufactured products. The upstream supply chains of bio-based and advanced products are similar if not in most cases identical to biofuel supply chains through production of biomass feedstocks. Participants in the biofuel and bio-based product supply and production chains are often the same operator thereby serving a number of market segments. Substances such as bio-naphtha or biomethane can be used both as a fuel or as a feedstock for further processing into products. Therefore, the supply chains for bio-based and advanced products may overlap with biofuels and advanced fuels and therefore generate the same environmental and social impacts as are already covered by the RSB Standard.

However, supply chains of bio-based and advanced products are significantly more complex than for biofuels. In the case of biofuels, the output is a single fuel molecule (such as ethanol or DME) or possibly one or more well-defined distributions of molecules (such as in diesel or jet fuel production). A biorefinery focused on fuels typically has a small number of well-defined outputs which are delivered to an end customer or distributor to be incorporated in the fuel supply chain. In the case of non-energy use materials, both the supply chains and the final products are much more complex. The supply chains normally encompass different sites across the globe.

This standard describes sustainability requirements for operators involved in the supply chains of bio-based and advanced products, as well as requirements related to chain of custody, bio-based content and mass balance. It provides clarity with respect to claims that operators may make for the bio-based or advanced products they may offer to alternative market sectors.


Main changes from the previous version (Version 1.4)

a. A clarification was included that products derived from end-of-life products, by-products

and residues shall meet RSB Standard RSB-STD-01-010 (RSB Standard for advanced

fuels and materials)

b. The scope was extended to also cover advanced products from bio-based processes and

fossil waste based feedstocks

c. A section on calculating GHG emissions and GHG emission reduction thresholds was

included

d. The option to determine the bio-based content was included

e. Clarifications on the requirement regarding the threshold for a bio-based (carbon) content

were included

f. The option to use a mass balance systems was included

g. Specifications for communication and claims were included

Contents

Scope of this standard ............................................................................................................... 4

Status and effective date ........................................................................................................... 4

Note on use of this standard ..................................................................................................... 4

Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................ 5

Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 6

General requirements ................................................................................................................. 6

Sustainability requirements ....................................................................................................... 7

Traceability requirements .......................................................................................................... 7

End-of-life-products, residues and by-products ..................................................................... 7

Greenhouse gas emissions ....................................................................................................... 7

Requirements regarding the bio-based content of products or bio-based input to processes .................................................................................................................................. 11

Communication and claims ..................................................................................................... 15

Annex I: Examples of bio-based supply chains .................................................................... 17


A. Intent of this standard

The intent of this standard is to describe the conditions under which Participating Operators producing, converting, processing or trading bio-based or advanced products may receive RSB certification and produce associated claims of compliance.

B. Scope of this standard

This is an international standard which is valid worldwide for all Participating Operators producing, converting, processing or trading bio-based or advanced products or their intermediates. Bio-based and advanced products cover products of the following categories:

• Bio-based products from agricultural or forestry primary feedstocks

• Bio-based products from biogenic end-of-life products, by-products or residues

• Advanced products from bio-based processes using agricultural or forestry primary feedstocks

• Advanced products from processes using biogenic or non-biogenic end-of-life products, by-products or residues

• Advanced products from bio-conversion processes that convert non-biogenic wastes or residues using biological methods (microbes, fungi, other types of organisms)

• Advanced products from other carbon recycling technologies using non-biogenic waste or residues.

Examples for target markets for bio-based and advanced products are packaging materials, plastics, cosmetics, tableware, pharmaceuticals, textiles.

C. Status and effective date

The version 2.0 of the RSB Standard for Bio-Based and Advanced Products shall be effective on 10 December 2018.

D. Note on use of this standard

All aspects of this standard are considered to be normative, including the intent, scope, standard effective date, references, terms and definitions, tables and annexes, unless otherwise stated.

Users implementing this standard shall ensure that the intent is met, through implementing all of the requirements specified therein, and any and all additional measures necessary to achieve the intent of this standard.


1. 1. Bio-based Derived from biomass.

1. 2. Bio-based carbon content Fraction of carbon derived from biomass in a product. Please note: The bio-based carbon content is expressed as a fraction of the total carbon content, or as a fraction of the total organic carbon content.

1. 3. Bio-based content Fraction of a product that is derived from biomass. Please note: In the context of this standard, bio-based content is used as an umbrella term that encompasses bio-based carbon content and bio-based mass content.

1. 4. Bio-based mass content Fraction of the total mass of a product derived from biomass. Please note: The method to determine the bio-based mass content is complementary to the determination of the bio-based carbon content and takes further elements into account (e.g. oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen).

1. 5. Bio-based product Bioproduct. Biomaterial. Product wholly or partly derived from biomass. Please note: Bio-based products have a share of bio-based content present in the product

2. 1. Global Warming Potential (GWP)

Characterisation factor describing the radiative forcing impact of one mass-based unit of a given greenhouse gas relative to that of carbon dioxide over a given period of time (Source: ISO 13065).

1. 6. Raw material

Primary or secondary material that is used to produce a product (Source: ISO 13065). Also known as feedstock.

E. Terms and definitions

1. For the purposes of this standard, the terms and definitions given in RSB-STD-01-002, RSB Glossary of Terms shall apply. Relevant terms for this standard as defined in RSB-STD-01-002 are:


1. 7. Total carbon TC. Quantity of carbon present in a sample in the form of organic, inorganic or elemental carbon (Source: ISO 16620-1:2015).

1. 8. Total organic carbon TOC. Quantity of carbon that is converted into carbon dioxide by combustion and which is not liberated as carbon dioxide by acid treatment (Source: ISO 16620-1:2015).

2. The following specific terms and definitions shall apply

2. 1. Advanced Product Output of a bio-based process or bio-based supply chain or output of a fossil waste-based process or supply chain

2. 2. Bio-Based Process Set of interrelated or interacting activities which transform bio-based inputs into outputs with a physical bio-based content which can potentially be zero (Adapted from ISO 17065).

2. 3. Fossil waste-based Process Set of interrelated or interacting activities which transform fossil waste-based inputs into outputs (Adapted from the definition of process in ISO 17065).

2. 4. Mass balance Relationship between input and output of a specific substance within a system, in which the output from the system cannot exceed the input into the system (Source: EN 16575).

F. Requirements

1. General requirements

The following standards shall apply to all participating operators, as described in annex II:

1. 1. RSB Standard for Participating Operators (RSB-STD-30-001).

Please note: As part of the certification scope, the operator shall clearly describe the product or the product component certification is sought for.

1. 2. RSB Standard for Risk Management (RSB-STD-60-001).

1. 3. RSB Procedure on Communication and Claims (RSB-PRO-50-001).


2. Sustainability requirements

The RSB Principles & Criteria (RSB-STD-01-001) shall apply to any biomass producer (e.g. farm or a plantation) and industrial operator in the scope of certification.

3. Traceability requirements

The RSB Standard for Traceability of RSB Certified Material (Chain of Custody) (RSB-STD-20-001) shall apply to any operator in the scope of certification.

4. End-of-life products, residues and by-products

Operators using end-of-life products, residues or by-products shall apply, in addition, the following sections of the RSB Standard for Advanced Fuels (RSB-STD-01-010).

- Eligibility requirements (see informative Annex III for more information)

- Sustainability requirements

- Traceability requirements

- Feedstock specific requirements

- Pathway-specific requirements for waste-based fossil materials

- Pathway-specific requirements for renewable fuels of non-biological origin

5. Greenhouse gas emissions

5.1. General Requirements

5. 1. 1. Operators shall calculate lifecycle cradle-to-gate GHG emissions of certified biomass and/or (intermediary) bio-based or advanced products by applying the RSB GHG Calculation Methodology (RSB-STD-01-003-01) or the EU Renewable Energy Directive methodology as follows:

E = eec + el + ep + etd – esca – eccs – eccr – eee

Where


E = total emissions of the certified product;

eec = emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials;

el = annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land-use change;

ep = emissions from processing;

etd = emissions from transport and distribution;

esca = emission saving from soil carbon accumulation via improved agricultural management;

eccs = emission saving from carbon capture and geological storage;

eccr = emission saving from carbon capture and replacement; and

eee = emission saving from excess electricity from cogeneration

Please note: Cradle-to-gate refers to the boundary of the certification scope and requires that all emissions from the extraction of the raw materials, agricultural activities or forestry (“cradle”) up to the factory gate are included in the assesment . The methodologies outlined above do not take into account the fixation of CO2 as described in 5.4

5. 1. 2. The functional unit shall be 1 dry-ton of product. GHG emissions shall be reported in the unit CO2eq/dry-ton of raw materials, intermediates or final products.

5. 1. 3. Operators may use the RSB GHG Tool or conduct an individual calculation. All input data and all calculations shall be available for the auditor in the certification process.

Please note that the RSB GHG Tool does not take into account the sequestration of CO2 as described in 5.4.

5. 2 GHG emissions from the use-phase and end-of-life emissions

5. 2. 1. Operators producing final products shall calculate GHG emissions on a cradle-to-grave basis, which includes in addition to the emissions as calculated in line with 5.1 the following emissions:

eu = direct emissions from the use-phase of the certified product (combusted fuels; products that contain or form greenhouse gases, that are emitted during use, e.g. fertilizers)

eeol= emissions generated during waste disposal and treatment (e.g. incineration), including the conversion of biogenic carbon into other greenhouse gases (e.g. landfill methane emissions)


5. 2. 2. Whenever operators who use end-of-life products, by-products or residues can demonstrate that the carbon stored in those waste- or residue-based materials would be ultimately emitted into the atmosphere as local CO2 emissions (e.g. incineration of fossil MSW) in the absence of the utilization, the calculation of the CO2 emissions in eu and eeol is not required.

5. 3. GHG emission reduction potential

5. 3. 1. Whenever certified final products are intended to replace fossil derived products, these certified final products shall achieve at least 10% lower lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions calculated on a cradle-to-grave basis relative to the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of a comparable fossil product.

Please note 1: Certified products that are not intended to replace fossil derived products (e.g. food, feed related products) are exempt from this requirement

5. 3. 2. The operator shall demonstrate that the systems being compared are equivalent; the system shall be compared using the same functional unit and equivalent methodological considerations such as system boundary and allocation procedures.

5. 4. Temporary and permanent carbon fixation

5. 4. 1. Following EN 16760 the CO2 uptake by biomass shall be included in the calculation with negative GWP values in the growth phase and positive GWP values as it is emitted at end-of-life.

5. 4. 2. The net quantity of atmospheric carbon dioxide fixed in a product shall be determined by using stoichiometry and the biogenic carbon content.

Example: The carbon content in polylactic acid is 50%. If, in this case a 14C analysis can demonstrate that the carbon is 100% biogenic, the quantity of

atmospheric carbon dioxide fixed in the product is: 0,5 ∗1

12∗ 44 = 1,83 𝑘𝑔 𝐶𝑂2/

𝑘𝑔 𝑃𝐿𝐴

5. 4. 3. Whenever greenhouse gases are incorporated over more than 100 years, these removals shall be calculated as if they were stored indefinitely.


5. 4. 4. Greenhouse gases that are stored for less than 100 years shall be calculated according to the ILCD Handbook as follows:1

𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝.𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 = ∑ 𝑚𝑖 ∗ 𝑡𝑠 ∗ 𝐺𝑊𝑃𝐼𝑃𝑃𝐶,𝑖 / 100

𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝.𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒: Emission savings of temporarily stored GHG species i

𝑚𝑖: Mass of greenhouse gas i removed

For CO2: mCO2 = mC * MCO2/MC

with mc being the mass of carbon stored in a product and released as carbon dioxide within a 100-year timeframe MCO2, MC being the molecular weights of CO2 and carbon, respectively

For CH4: mCH4 = mC * MCH4/MC

with mc being the mass of carbon that is temporarily stored in e.g. a landfill and released as methane within a 100-year timeframe MCH4, MC being the molecular weights of methane and carbon respectively

tS: Time of temporal removal / storage in years

GWPIPCC, i: IPCC Global Warming Potential (GWP) for 100-year time horizon for greenhouse gas i

Table A: GWP 100-year2

Common Name Chemical Formula GWP100

Carbon dioxide CO2 1

Methane CH4 28

Nitrous oxide N2O 265

1 European Commission -Joint Research Centre -Institute for Environment and Sustainability: International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) Handbook -General guide for Life Cycle Assessment -Detailed guidance. First edition March 2010. EUR 24708

EN. Luxembourg. Publications Office of the European Union; 2010

2 Source: https://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessmentreport/ar5/wg1/WG1AR5_Chapter08_FINAL.pdf


Example: Determination of temporal accounting of 10 kg bio-based product (embedded carbon: 4 kg) that sequesters carbon for 80 years in the use phase.

𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝.𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 = ∑ 𝑚𝑖 ∗ 𝑡𝑠 ∗ 𝐺𝑊𝑃𝐼𝑃𝑃𝐶,𝑖 / 100 = − 4 ∗44

12𝑘𝑔 𝐶𝑂2𝑒𝑞 ∗ 80 ∗

1

100=

= −11,733 𝑘𝑔 𝐶𝑂2𝑒𝑞

5. 4. Feedstock specific provisions in the calculation for GHG emissions.

5. 4. 1. Requirements for wood based-products

For wood-based products, the requirements of RSB Principles & Criteria (RSB-STD-01-001) Criterion 3b shall apply.

5. 4. 2. Requirements for end-of-life products, by-products and residues

Biogenic or fossil end-of-life products, by-products and residues shall be considered to have zero-life-cycle emissions up to the collection of those materials. The calculation of greenhouse gas emissions shall therefore start with the collection of the material at the point of origin.

6. Requirements for bio-based products and bio-based intermediates

Please note: Products may be produced of several feedstocks to achieve the desired specifications. A product is called 100% bio-based if all feedstocks that are incorporated into the final product are of biogenic origin. Many products are partly bio-based and partly fossil-based. The bio-based content indicates the ratio between material derived from biomass and total material.

6. 1. Minimum bio-based content of a product

6. 1. 1. The operator shall ensure that the bio-based carbon content or the bio-based mass content of the certified product or product component is not less than 25%.

6. 1. 2. In the case of fluctuations of the bio-based carbon or bio-based mass content over time, the operator shall ensure that

a) a bio-based carbon or bio-based mass content of not less than 25% is

achieved at any time and


b) the on-product claim states the bio-based carbon or bio-based mass content

that can be ensured at any time during the production process

6. 2. Determination of the bio-based content

The operator shall determine the bio-based content of certified products by using one of the following options:

6. 2. 1. Determination of the bio-based carbon content through 14C measurement according to EN 16640, ASTM D6866, CEN/TS 16137:2011 or ISO 16620-1:2015.

The bio-based carbon content shall be expressed as percentage of mass of the total organic carbon, or the total carbon of the certified product.

Documented sampling procedures shall be used to ensure that the samples are representative for the product under consideration.

6. 2. 2. Determination of the bio-based mass content using the radiocarbon analysis and elemental analysis according to EN 16785-1 or ISO 16620-4.

Documented sampling procedures shall be used to ensure that the samples are representative for the product under consideration.

The bio-based mass content shall be expressed as the percentage of the total mass of the product.

6. 1. 3. Determination of the bio-based content by using the material balance method according to EN 16785-2.

As required in EN 16785-2 the operator shall establish a traceability system capable of providing the necessary information and to ensure the validity of all needed data required by this method and the representativeness of the product batch considered.

The bio-based content shall be expressed as the percentage of the total mass of the product.

6. 2. Requirements for advanced products

Please note: Operators with fluctuations of a bio-based content over time or operators of an integrated production site might not be able to measure a bio-based content in a product. As an alternative, these operations may measure the bio-based input to a process or a supply chain and apply claims on a mass balance basis to products that might have a physical bio-based content which can potentially be zero. These claims are


different from bio-based product claims to avoid confusion in the market. The same applies to operators using non-biogenic end-of-life products, by-products or residues. Please see section 7 for further information on acceptable claims.

6. 2. 1. Operators shall document the input of certified eligible feedstock that is used as material to the system. Feedstock that is used as energy or other auxiliaries, which will not be present in a final product (e.g. solvents, catalysis) shall not be considered in the mass balance.

6. 2. 2. Operators shall only document input of certified eligible feedstocks that is additional. Additional feedstock is feedstock that is used in the site above the baseline. The baseline is the amount of eligible material used in the year previous to the certification.

6. 2. 3. Operators shall document the conversion rates of the production process or the production formula to determine the type and amount of feedstock (in t) that is needed to produce the certified product (in t).

6. 2. 4. The operator shall determine the quantity of RSB compliant advanced product by taking into account:

a) the quantity of the RSB compliant eligible feedstocks fed into the system,

and

b) the material specific conversion factor of the process / process sequences

or the production formula of the product.

Please note: Biogenic and non-biogenic feedstocks might have different conversion efficiencies. The material specific conversion factors do have to take these differences in the conversion efficiencies into account.

6. 2. 5. Operators shall apply a documented mass balance system to monitor the balance of certified eligible feedstock that has been added to the system and advanced products withdrawn from the system, taking into account the conversion rate or the production formula.

6. 2. 6. The mass balance shall be specific to

- one site, or

- several sites at the same geographic location which are connected

with pipelines or other means of transport, or

- sites at different geographic locations if they are connected via

pipelines or other transport systems.

6. 2. 7. Operators shall ensure that eligible inputs to the process and product claims are balanced within a 3-month period. Within the balancing period, a deficit may occur,


as long as balance is achieved over the 3-months-period. A positive balance may be reported into the next reporting period if the corresponding amount of material is still in stock.

6. 2. 8. Feedstock flexibility

Please note: This section allows operators flexibility in the type of feedstock they use for the mass balance.

Illustrative example: In a chemical production process, 1 mt of certified product is produced from 1.5 mt naphtha and 0.5 mt natural gas. This section allows operators to substitute these feedstocks by any bio-based feedstock, including feedstocks with a different chemical structure, if certain conditions are met.

Rationale: Operators who are certified against this standard and use the mass balance method are only entitled to claims referring to amount of fossil resources saved or the amount of eligible feedstock used (see section on claims for more information). Because the recognised claims do not refer to a biogenic component present in the product, the RSB allows operators some degree of flexibility in the type of feedstock that is used.

6. 2. 8. For the mass balance calculation, the operator may deviate from the types of feedstocks that would be chemically required for the production process and substitute these feedstock types (the chemically required feedstock) by different feedstock types (the replacement feedstock), if the following requirements are met:

6. 2. 8. 1. The replacement feedstock shall be processed in the same production site or interconnected production site in which the chemically required feedstock is processed.

6. 2. 8. 2. The replacement feedstock shall be used as a material for another production process and must not be used for energy generation.

6. 2. 8. 3. The replacement feedstock shall be certified by RSB.

6. 2. 8. 3. The use of replacement feedstock shall be limited to 25% in relation to the total feedstock required for the certified product, unless the operator is able to demonstrate that

- the chemically required feedstock is not available on the market, or

- the replacement feedstock achieves a greenhouse gas emission

reduction of at least 25% compared to the chemically required

feedstock


6. 2. 8. 4. The operator shall take into account the different chemical values of the chemically required feedstock and the replacement feedstock, i.e. the operator shall take into account any differences between the required and replacement feedstocks, such that the quantity of replacement feedstock considered to be equivalent is that quantity which is required to produce one unit of product using the required feedstock. In determining equivalence, the operator shall take into account not only differences in product yields but also additional inputs such as energy and other chemicals, which may be required when using the replacement feedstock.

6. 2. 9. The operator must not apply on-product claims for a batch if less than 50% of the fossil material needed to produce the certified product batch (or product component) has been replaced by eligible materials.

Please note the specific requirements for claims in chapter 7.

6. 2. 10. In addition, operators shall meet all requirements of the RSB Mass Balance Procedure for Advanced Products, if available

Please note: RSB may develop an additional RSB Mass Balance Procedure to further specify the requirements that operators must fulfil under this approach.

7 Communication and Claims

7. 1. Operators shall comply with the RSB Procedure on Communication and Claims (RSB-PRO-50-001).

Please note: The term biomass / biofuels shall be adapted for the use of the bio-based or advanced products in the scope of certification.

7. 2. The operator shall specify the product or the product component that an on-product claim is referring to.

7. 3. In the event that the scope of certification does only cover one component of the product, the operator shall only use an on-product claim if the certified component represents at least 50% of the total mass content of the product.

7. 4. Operators using the approaches listed in 6.1 (bio-based products) shall add the following information to the on-product claims:

7. 4. 1. Minimum bio-based carbon in relation to the total carbon or the total organic carbon (in %). The standard used for measuring or calculations shall be stated; or


7. 4. 2. Minimum biomass in relation to the total mass of the product (in %). The standard used for measuring or calculation shall be stated.

7. 5. Operators using mass balance approaches (see 6.2) must not refer to a bio-based product, bio-based content or a bio-based carbon content.

7. 5. 1. Operators shall use the short claim “RSB compliant Advanced Product”. An equivalent claim may be used upon written approval by the RSB Secretariat.

7. 5. 2. On-product claims for advanced products may refer to e.g. the amount of primary fossil resources saved or the amount of primary fossil carbon saved by the input of eligible material in the production system, for example:

“This RSB compliant product leads to a x% substitution of fossil with RSB certified biomass in the value chain”

7. 5. 3. On-product claims for advanced products from fossil based waste or residues must not refer to any bio-based input and may use for example the following:

“This RSB compliant product leads to a x% substitution of fossil resources by waste carbon recycling”, or

“RSB compliant advanced product x% recycled carbon, on a mass balance basis”


ANNEX I: Examples of bio-based supply chains

Biomass

•Crops

• Forestry Products

•bio-based co-products, by-products, wastes and residues (e.g. DDGS, bagasse, pomace, fats, etc.)

Biomass Feedstocks

• Starch

•Cellulose

•Hemi-cellulose

• Lignin

•Oil

•Proteins

Organic Compounds

• Sugar Acids

•Glycerol

•Amino acids

Primary Bio-chemicals

•Alcohols

•Glycols

•Polysaccharides

•Polyaminoacids

•Cetones

•Acrylates

•Olefins

• Furans

•others

Secondary Bio-chemicals

• Solvents

•Emulsifiers

•Chelating Agents

•Polyacrlyates

•Polyesters

•Amines

•Plastics

•Other polymers

•Other chemicals

Final Bio-Products

•Textile

•Packaging

•Paints, Inks & Dyes

•Cosmetics

•Detergents

•Pharmaceuticals

•Nutrition & Feed (e.g. taste/texture enhancers, protein concentrates, flavors, emulsifiers, etc.).

•Other bio-products


Annex II – Scope of RSB documents applicable at the audit

RSB Principles &

Criteria (RSB-STD-01-001)

GHG Calculation

(RSB-STD-01-003-01)

Standard for Participating Operators

(RSB-STD-30-001)

Chain of Custody Standard

(RSB-STD-20-001)

Procedure for Communication &

Claims

(RSB-PRO-50-001)

Standard for Risk

Management (RSB-STD-60-

001)

Standard for certification of bio-products

(RSB-STD-02-001)

For waste or residues based bio-

products:

RSB-STD-01-010 or RSB-STD-11-

001-01-010

Biomass Producer* √√* √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Industrial Operator** √ √* √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Trader*** √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ : Main audit

√: Surveillance audit

√* The surveillance audit shall focus on the implementation of the ESMP, the correction of non-conformities and compliance with progress requirements

* The term “Biomass Producer” refers to farmers and plantation or forest managers

** The term “Industrial Operator” refers to Feedstock processors, intermediary producers, biofuel or biomaterial producers

*** The term “Trader” refers to Trading companies (including companies selling to end-consumers) and blenders


Annex III Eligibility of feedstocks (this annex is informative only, the normative requirements are defined in RSB-STD-01-010)

1. Feedstocks listed in

• RSB-STD-01-010 Annex I, Category 1 (End-of-life products)

• RSB-STD-01-010 Annex II (Materials for waste-based fossil fuel production), and

• RSB-STD-01-010 Annex IIII (Renewable fuels of non-biological origin) are eligible for certification.

2. Feedstock listed in RSB-STD-01-010 Annex I, Category 2 (By-products and

residues) shall be eligible under this standard if it meets the following eligibility

requirements:

a) It is a secondary product of a process which is inelastic in supply where even

if the market value of the product increases one would not expect more of it to be produced from the process, i.e. the percentage change in the quantity supplied divided by the percentage change in price is less than one.

AND

b) It has an economic value ratio of ≤5% with respect to the primary product(s), co-products and other by-products generated from the same production process, after covering additional production costs occurring at the point of origin after its production (see annex for the calculation of the economic value ratio).

RSB-STD-01-010 Annex I, Category 1 (End-of-life products)

• End-of-life-products

o Biogenic fraction of municipal solid waste (BMSW)

o Biogenic fraction of end-of-life tyres

o Used cooking oil

o Wastewater

• Animal excrement and run-offs from farms o Liquid manure o Manure and manure streams o Silage effluent and similar run-offs from farms with animal husbandry

• Biogenic CO2 and precursors contained in flue gas

RSB-STD-01-010 Annex II (Materials for waste-based fossil fuel production) o CO2 and precursors contained in flue gas

o End-of-life tyres of non-biogenic origin

o Non-biogenic fraction of municipal solid waste

o Waste plastics (e.g. polyethylene, polypropylene)

o Used solvents


o Off-spec material from production processes that would otherwise be

landfilled or incinerated

o Other end-of-life waste of fossil origin

RSB-STD-01-010 Annex IIII (Renewable fuels of non-biological origin)

• Hydrogen

• Synthesis gas

• Synthetic liquid fuels

Documents

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