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Life Med project - LIFE13 ENV/IT/000620”

Workshop:

“Life Med International Workshop 25/26/27 January 2017”.

Example model of the new circular economy :

Recycling of difficult-to-treat PVC wastes

which produces RPVC compound close to virgin PVC compound

a step towards sustainable development

Giovanni Piras 25.01.2017

VINYLOOP FERRARA S.p.A.

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VINILOOP FERRARA SpA

Joint venture

Example model

60% 40%

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VINYLOOP® Ferrara

First industrial plant/pilot in the world Seveso plant OHSAS18001 (Safety ISO) + ISO14001 (Environment ISO) DEHP authorization from ECHA feb 2019

Plant for waste treatment with or without fibres (cables, tarpaulins, flooring, membranes,…)

Today we treat cables and tarpaulins with PVC content >=75%

(~9000T/y of scraps)

Aligned with VinylPlus voluntary commitment

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Vinyloop® FerraraCable (~80%)

Tarpaulin (~20%)

Fibres

RPVC (*)

Copper

(*) RPVC = PVC + Plasticizer + Filler + additives = similar virgin PVC compound

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Vinyloop® Ferrara Plant (see more on www.vinyloop.com)

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Sustainability & Circular Economy

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The value of the model

PVC virgin

Plasticiser

Filler

Fibres

Post industrial waste

Sustainable development – Circular Economy

Copper

Other add.

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• Lower Environmental Footprint

– LCA critically reviewed by DEKRA (ISO 14040-44)

• Target customers who seek solutions for their post-industrial and/or post-consumer waste

– Example Fitt hose supplier (Italy)

• Take-back scheme which provides discount on those taking back their old garden hoses for new ones.

Market Differentiation with Customers

The value of the modelCompetitive environment

-197 m3/t -535 kg Oil / t -1,3 t CO2 / t

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• London 2012 Games

– Reversed its initial policy and allowed extensive use of PVC for some of the most iconic infrastructures

• 142,538m2 of PVC fabric

• http://www.sergeferrari.com/video-rse/7_London_Stadium/

– Why was Vinyloop successful?

• It fulfilled 3 key sustainability criteria

• Recyclability

• Low environmental impact

• Take back at end-of-life

• RPVC Premium = Virgin compounds & close loop with waste supplier possible (upcycling circular economy)

• European Commission - Circular Economy Package

– Vinyloop is one of possible technologies which can recycle composite materials BUT today no other technology for ‘difficult-to-recycle’ PVC waste can reach same results in terms of quality of R-PVC obtained

• VINYLPLUS TARGET 2020 : 800 kT of PVC scraps recycling

Upcycling circular economy

The value of the model

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PVC converters industry & recycling industry must work with EU authorities and Member States to ensure that they can contribute to the circular economy

Eco-design of the PVC converters industry must think of recyclability of their own waste and re-integrating recycling product in their production line.

Recycling is preferred end-of-life option from life cycle perspective. Landfill and incineration mean destruction of resources

Our example model: Vinyloop fulfils EU Circular economy principles

• Lower environmental impact

• Take back at end-of-life

• Recyclability

• Upcycling Circular Economy

Conclusions