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Towards Healthier & Safer Living

Alexey Sokolov

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To create a better everyday life for the many people.

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We shall offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them.

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All over the world

OUR RANGE9.500 articles developed by IKEA of Sweden.

IKEA GROUPFY10 the IKEA Group had operations in 41 countries.29 Trading Service Offices in 25 countries, 27 Distribution Centers and 11 Customer Distribution Centers in 16 countries.

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All over the world

IKEA STORES325 stores in 38 countries. In addition 45 IKEA franchise stores in 26 Countries/territories.

IKEA VISITORSFY10 the IKEA Group stores had 626 million visitors and the IKEA websites had 712 million visits.

IKEA SUPPLIERSFY10 IKEA had 1,074 suppliers in 55 countries.

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Towards Healthier & Safer Living

Understanding, Identifying, Measuring, and Reducing Toxic Substances in Furniture

Agenda– Background– How IKEA works with chemicals– Identifying and measuring toxic substances

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1. Background

IKEA products are: Well designed Customer friendly Durable and functional Safe to use Responsibly produced

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Common Customer Questions

Which materials are used in this product?

How is this producttreated (glue, lacquer, formaldehyde)?

Are there any dangerous chemicals in this product?

Why does this product Smell so strange? Can you guarantee there is no health risk related to the smell?

My child is allergic to some chemicals. Does this product contain these?Which product can you recommend us?

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Precautionary Principle

"When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment,

precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect

relationships are not fully established scientifically."

Better safe than sorry!

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It’s about the ...

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2. How IKEA works with chemicals

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Potential sources of hazardous chemicals Direct use of the substance

e.g. as an additive in some chemical products used at IKEA supplier or at sub-sub(-etc)-supplier

Contaminationfrom recycled materialprocess contamination

Insufficient process control

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How IKEA works with chemical requirements in the purchasing process

1. Supplier and IKEA agree

2. Supplier secures

3. Supplier verifies

4. IKEA verifies the supplier

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Self declaration Tool for communication to and from sub-suppliers

Summarizes chemical requirements

Test report Testing at IKEA approved labs

Safety Data Sheet (SDS) IKEA requirement for all chemical products

Third-party supervision basically used to secure low formaldehyde emission from wood-

based materials

Verifying documentation

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Process control requirements

We also verify process control for following special processes at all suppliers:

Injection molding of thermo-plastics Gluing of wood-based materials Printing on textile UV-coating on wood-based materials Polyurethane foam production Inorganic coating on metal

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The process control at IKEA supplier is secured when: Process scheme is followed The measurements are within tolerances Actual measurements are recorded Verification test report is available

Input → Process → Output

IKEA allows deliveries from a supplier only if these requirements are fulfilled

Process control requirements

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3. Identifying and measuring toxic substances

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Collect and analyze all verification test reports recieved from IKEA suppliers

With use of IKEA-approved laboratories, perform additional random or targeted ”spot tests” on samples taken from IKEA stores or warehouses

How we measure and identify toxic substances in IKEA

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Since 2008: Perform XRF-screening of materials with use of hand-held XRF analyzers!

Based on IKEA’s world-wide experience, perform material risk assessment to improve efficiency of additional verification

How we measure and identify toxic substances in IKEA

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Lead in paint and lacquering

Formaldehyde in wood-based materials

Alkylphenolethoxylates in textile

Volatile organic compounds emissionfrom final articles

Just a few examples of tests that we perform in laboratories on regular basis

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All tests are done in accordance with the standard methods stated in specifications

An example of standard test method in IKEA chemical specification

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In addition to laboratory testing, we have one more verification tool…

X-Ray Fluorescence Handheld Analyzers

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XRF analysis in IKEA

Advantages of handheld XRF: Non-destructive, reliable and precise

identification of hazardous elements in various materials, based on XRF Fluorescence

Easy to use in office or take to supplier, to the store or raw material warehouse

Completely safe when used by trained staff

Precise, easy, fast and reliable measurements as additional control to secure safety in IKEA

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XRF analysis in IKEA

Quick and easy identification of:

Lead in different surface coatings: paint/lacquer on wood, powder coatings, ceramic glaze

Lead and Cadmium in metal alloys, glass, polymeric, textile

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XRF analysis in IKEA

Quick and easy identification of:

Brominated flame-retardants in plastics, e.g. in expanded polystyrene

Unapproved usage of external recycled polymerics or textile materials

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XRF analysis in IKEA

XRF allows IKEA to identify chemical risk and take precautionary actions

even before sending samples for wet chemical tests

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XRF analysis in IKEAWhen we use XRF in IKEA: Final “gate-check” of a new product before the first

delivery to IKEA

Screening of raw materials at suppliers to identify possible source of contamination

Inspections of products in the stores

Other ad hoc activities, e.g. internal investigations

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XRF analysis in IKEAHistory of implementation: XRF has been used by IKEA Test Lab since 2008

In 2009-2011 14 XRF analyzers were purchased by IKEA Trading, i.e. all our biggest Trading offices of IKEA are now equipped with one XRF device

About 15 specialists (XRF superusers) from IKEA Trading offices worldwide were trained personally by the producers of the XRF analyzer on two special trainings

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XRF analysis in IKEAHistory of implementation:

Each XRF superuser in IKEA is able to provide support and training for other users in their office

2011: IKEA Guideline document about how to use the XRF, how to handle typical materials and articles; and with emphasis on clear & simple safety instructions

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