rubber and plastics industry webinar: 21-sep-2011

Rubber and Plastics Webinar

21-09-2011

BPF OVERVIEW

The British Plastics Federation

• Longest established plastics Trade Federation in the world

• Unique in Europe due to diverse membership – Including materials, machinery and processors

• Represent 75% of industry by turnover

• 400 direct members, 1600 including affiliates– Covering 140,000+ staff

Group Structure

Memorandum of Understanding

Signed MoU’s with….– Organisation of Plastics

Processors of India (OPPIA)– China Plastic Processing Industry

Association– Plastindia Foundation– All India Plastic Manufacturers

Association (AIPMA)– Vietnam Plastics Association

UK Plastics Industry Overview

The Plastics Industry in Great Britain

• Plastics industry turnover £19 bn• Value of exports - £4.6 billion• Material Processed - 4.8 million tonnes• Plastics materials produced - 2.5 million

tonnes• 25% of plastics products manufactured are

exported• People employed - 186,000• Over 3,000 primary processors• 7,430 companies in the plastics industry

UK Plastics Consumption (ktonnes) 1973-2010

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

1973

1976

1979

1982

1985

1988

1991

1994

1997

2000

2003

2006

2009

Source: The British Plastics Federation

Location of Polymer Companies

Polymer Companies Employees

Av. Employees Per Company

North West 925 26500 29North East 335 10500 31

Yorkshire and Humberside 735 18800 26

East Midlands 750 22400 30West Midland 875 21000 24

East 775 19100 25South East 915 19100 21South West 675 13700 20

London 390 6100 16Wales 445 11900 27

Scotland 345 9900 29Northern Ireland 265 7000 26

Total 7430 186000 Av = 25

Location of Plastics Companies

UK Application Split For All Plastics

Packaging38%

Construction22%

Electrical6%

Furn/House7%

Others18%

Medical2%

Transport7%

Breakdown of Primary Processors in UK

57%

12%

5%

26%

UK Injection Moulding Industry• 1,100 Injection

Moulders in the UK

• Machinery– 20,000 approx.

• No. Companies down around 13% in last 5 years

• Total Turnover £2.8 billion approx.

< £ 1m£1 – 5 m

£5-10m

£10 m +

UK Plastics Machinery

Production (million euro)

Buyers Guides – www.buyersguides.co.uk• Around 1000 of each

guide distributed p.a.• Currently

– Additives– Masterbatch– Recyclers– Moulders– Packaging Companies– Consultants– Equipment

• A History of Plastics• A-Z of Additives• A-Z of Polymers• A-Z of Plastics Processors• Plastics Translations• Key Plastics Applications

The Importance of a Common Life Cycle Assessment Methodology for Plastics

Webinar BusinessVibes of 21st September 2011Patricia Vangheluwe, Guy Castelan

20Webinar BusinessVibes of 21st

Outline

• Who we are

• Early starters

• Eco-Profiles & Environmental Product Declaration

• Environmental Footprint of Product


Who we are

• PlasticsEurope is one of the leading European trade associations with centres in Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan and Paris.

• We are networking with European and national plastics associations and have more than 100 member companies, producing over 90% of all polymers across the EU27 member states plus Norway, Switzerland, Croatia and Turkey.

• The European plastics industry makes a significant contribution to the welfare in Europe by enabling innovation, creating quality of life to citizens and facilitating resource efficiency and climate protection.

• More than 1.6 million people are working in about 50.000 companies(mainly small and medium sized companies in the converting sector) to create a turnover in excess of 300 billion € per year.

• The plastics industry includes polymer producers - represented by PlasticsEurope, converters - represented by EuPC and machine manufacturers - represented by EUROMAP.

• For further info see the web links: www.plasticseurope.orgwww.plasticsconverters.eu, www.euromap.org

http://www.plasticseurope.org/

http://www.plasticsconverters.eu/

http://www.euromap.org/


A complex Industry Requires Common Methodology


Outline

• Who we are

• Early starters




1990 : Decided to develop Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data-sets for plastics materials Eco-profiles

1992 : Initial LCI methodology was developed

1993 : First Eco-profiles published

1995 : Workshop with various stakeholders methodology update

1999 : Eco-profiles available via the internet

2004 : Eco-profiles updated into current format including flow sheet showing the integration of processes

2006 : Development of Product Category Rule for Environmental Product Declarations

PlasticsEurope Early Starters to Provide Environmental Information About Plastics


Outline

• Who we are

• Early starters




Eco-profiles — Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) Data• Fuel consumptions• Raw material consumptions• Air emissions• Aqueous emissions• Solid wastes

Tier

1LCA

Experts

Eco-profiles

The Basis (‘foundation’)• Inventory building blocks for LCA - cradle-to-gate• European industry average data sets• Covering the major proportion of European production• Compiled by independent consultant• Reliable and accurate data• Updated ( depending on need and/or age)• Freely available on our website



Tier

1

Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) Metrics• Climate Change, GWP• Ozone Depletion, ODP• Acidification, AP• Nutrification, NP• Summer Smog, POCP• Resource Depletion

Tier

2

LCAExperts

Possible Additional Metrics• Land Use• Water• Toxicity (Human, Eco)

Product Category Rule for uncompounded polymer resins to include the Impact Assessment: the type III environm. label

EPD’s

B2B


Robust Eco-profile & EPD Procedure In Place

Qualified LCA Consultant

Data Collection

Life Cycle ModellingInventory

Calculation

Goal & Scope Definition

Programme Mgr & Reviewer

(DEKRA)

PlasticsEurope& Member Co.s

Impact Calculation

Reporting

Review

Publication &Database Mgmt

Facilitation& Project Mgmt

Process Ownership

& Working Group


System for program management established DEKRA

• Major revision methodology document, after external consultation.

• Working with several LCA consultants

Continous Update of Eco-profile in place

Cooperation with EU JRC• LCI data supplier (25 datasets) to the

European Platform on LCA (ELCD)

• Plan to integrate our data in the ILCD data network External review

Cooperation with UNEP/SETAC LCA initiative

Eco-profile&EPD Development Strategy


Outline

• Who we are

• Early starters





Tier

1

Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) Metrics• Climate Change, GWP• Ozone Depletion, ODP• Acidification, AP• Nutrification, NP• Summer Smog, POCP• Resource Depletion

Tier

2

LCAExperts

B2B

…EnvironmentalFootprint ofProducts

Tier

3 B2C*

Possible Additional Metrics• Land Use• Water• Toxicity (Human, Eco)

Towards…

* B2C: meant are the specifiers of consumer products, such as retailers


EU Pilot Project: Product and Corporate Environmental Footprint

• DG Env & JRC issued a call for volunteers, will commission a pilot study on the future product and corporate environmental footprint methodology

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eussd/corporate_footprint.htm

• PlasticsEurope set up a consortium of pilot partners: BASF, Südpack, RDC Environment, DEKRA Industrial, and ADEME (tbc) that was selected

• Pilot tests runs July 2011 – Feb 2012.

• Consortium partners will learn about EU footprint methodology, collect unique experiences with a food packaging case study, and assess the applicability of the method.



http://www.ademe.fr/

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D.37Assocomaplast - Centro Direzionale Milanofiori - Palazzo F/3 - 20090 Assago - Milan - Italy - tel +39 02 8228371 - fax +39 02 57512490 - e-mail: [email protected] – www.assocomaplast.org

WEB SEMINAR(September 21, 2011)SPEAKER: Mario Maggiani

THE ITALIAN PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY INDUSTRY

Mario Maggiani

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ASSOCOMAPLAST

• is a private organisation that since 50 years has been promoting the made-in-Italy plastics & rubber technologies

• has about 170 Members

• joins the Federation of Italianindustries (CONFINDUSTRIA) and EUROMAP (Europe’s Association for Plastics and Rubber Machinery Manufacturers).

SINCE 1960

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D.39www.assocomaplast.org

PROMAPLAST

• organizes the second largesttrade show in Europe.In 2009, PLAST hosted 1.478 exhibitors and 55.175 visitors.Next event is scheduledfrom May 8 to 12, 2012

• manages a trainingtechnical assistance centerfor Italian and foreignplastics converters.

OUT ACTIVITY

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technical magazine mailed to 8,000 Italian plastics and rubber converters(it has the widest national circulation)

PROMAPLAST publishes:

NEWS FOR THE PLASTICS AND RUBBER INDUSTRY

WEEKLY E-NEWS FOR THE PLASTICS AND RUBBER INDUSTRY

OUR TECHNICAL MAGAZINE

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• promotion of the Made in Italy

• exhibitions, in Italy and abroad

• market researches

• technical and commercial support to plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers.

ACTIVITY PROGRAM

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Italy not only is the best in fashion and design…

From the end of the Fifties, Italian plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers have been steadily at the top of the world ranking in this field with a share of about 13% out of the production value.

NOT ONLY FASHION AND DESIGN

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Italian machinery manufacturers -which actually hold about 600 patents concerning plastics & rubber machinery and auxiliaries -offer a fully integrated approach to the customers for meeting individual requirement with reference to energy efficiency, to lower life time costs and environmental impact drastically.

MACHINERY MADE IN ITALY

COMERIO ERCOLE

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SIPA

Experience, innovation, efficiency, quality and safety are offered by Italian machineryand original spare parts.

MACHINERY MADE IN ITALY

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YEAREXPORT TOTAL

(million eurocore machinery)

SHARES IN TOTAL (%)

D J I USA CHINA

2005 13,725 27.2 15.1 10.8 6.1 3.2

2006 14,341 25.0 12.9 10.7 7.0 5.8

2007 15,260 25.0 10.9 12.3 6.5 6.9

2008 15,037 26.5 11.2 11.7 5.9 8.6

2009 10,811 24.4 10.7 11.2 7.5 9.0

WORLDWIDE MACHINERY EXPORT

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(million euro) 2008 2009 2010 2011(estimates)

production ∆%

4,200-1.2

3,300-21.4

3,600+9.1

4,000+11.1

import ∆%

607-4.4

480-20.9

565+17.7

600+5.9

export ∆%

2,523-8.4

1,830-27.5

2,010+9.8

2,300+14.3

domestic market ∆%

2,2847.1

1,950-14.6

2,155+10.5

2,300+6.7

trade balance ∆%

+1,916-9.5

+1,350-29.5

+1,445+7.0

+1,700+17.6

ITALIAN SECTOR STATISTICS

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(%) 2008 2009 2010

Europe- EU

61.345.7

62.747.7

57.245.5

North America/Nafta 9.6 8.0 9.4

Central/South America 6.8 7.7 10.2

Africa 4.6 5.6 5.2

Asia/Oceania 17.7 16.0 18.0

TOTAL 100.0 100.0 100.0

ITALIAN MACHINERY EXPORT

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2008 % 2009 % 2010 % 2011(January/June)

%

Germany 12.6 Germany 15.4 Germany 15.4 Germany 14.9Russia 8.9 France 6.7 China 6.5 France 6.7France 6.7 Russia 6.2 France 5.9 China 6.2USA 5.4 China 4.6 USA 5.6 USA 5.5Poland 4.8 Spain 4.6 Brasil 4.9 Poland 5.0China 4.5 USA 4.4 Russia 4.7 Brazil 4.4Spain 4.5 Poland 3.9 Spain 4.3 Russia 3.8Mexico 3.0 Turkey 3.7 Poland 3.8 Spain 3.7Brasil 3.0 Benelux 3.2 Turkey 3.6 Turkey 3.7Turkey 2.9 Brasil 3.0 Benelux 3.4 UK 3.0others 43.7 others 44.3 others 41.9 others 43.1

TOTAL 100.0 TOTAL 100.0 TOTAL 100.0 100.0

TOP TEN MARKETS

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SENTIMENT SURVEY

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

32% 50%

18%

Increasing steady decreasing

Forecast of turnover trend in July-December 2011(compared to January-June 2011)

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SENTIMENT SURVEY

9%

34%

36%

21%

Increasing Steady Decreasing Sharp decrease

Order collection in August 2011(compared to July 2011)

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SENTIMENT SURVEY

Top five destination countries of the Italian sector export

(in August 2011)

13.8%

6.5%

6.5%

6.5%

5.8%

59.4%

Germany United States Russia China Turkey other countries

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Thank you!

For more information:

e-mail: [email protected]

telefax: +39 02 57512490

www.assocomaplast.org

ITALIAN ORIGINALITY

ONLINE NETWORKING EVENT BY BUSINESSVIBES

DATUK DR SALMIAH AHMADDirector General

Malaysian Rubber Board

SECOND FRONTIER OF SUSTAINABILITY IN RUBBER INDUSTRY: MALAYSIA

Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia is one of the 3 organizations merged to form MRB. RRIM was founded in 1925. MRB therefore has been involved in R&D activities for more than 85 years.

The findings of R&D activities are adopted by the industry and this ensures the continued relevance or sustainability of the industry to the economic growth of the country.

Malaysian Rubber

Research and

Development Board (MRRDB)

Put Logo LGM

Malaysian Rubber

Exchange and

Licensing Board

(MRELB)

Rubber Research

Institute of Malaysia (RRIM)

Put Picture of Rubber Product Put Logo

SMR

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Sustainability is not only about environmental sustainability But to achieve a

balance, interdependent and mutually reinforcing economic, social and environmental aspects

Sustainable Development –Definition

• “Development seeking to meet the need of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Brundtland Commission,1987)

Environment(Planet)

Economy(Profit)

Social(People)

PERFORMANCE

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SMALLHOLDERS ENJOYING

BETTER INCOMEFelda Settlers holding size 4ha, Independent Smallholders holding Size 2.3 ha, Productivity 1,500 kg/ha

2010Income

(RM)SMR 20 (sen/kg)

Jan 2,504.90 994.38

Feb 2,538.43 1,010.13

Mac 2,608.41 1,038.00

Apr 2,646.32 1,045.55

May 2,263.49 919.60

Jun 2,330.17 932.45

Jul 2,316.69 915.00

Ogos 2,373.11 955.40

Sep 2,542.38 1,033.84

Oct 2,892.70 1,155.45

Nov 3,194.11 1,283.55

Dec 3,725.00 1,415.69

Income of FELDA settlers planting rubber

PERFORMANCE

Production

Total Capacity1,500,000 tonne

Imports

Cuplump

Latex

SMR

Export

CompoundedRubber

China

ROW*

Latex

Dry Rubber

Latex Latex B.G

Export

Gloves80%

Others20%

Export China

ROW*Dry Rubber Goods

DIVERSIFIED DOWNSTREAM ACTIVITIES

Note : * Rest of the World

Area1.02 mil

ha

ENHANCEDTRADE

NO DETRIMENTAL EFFECT TO ENVIRONMENT EVEN AFTER >100 YEARS

Appropriated regulatory measures in plac(Environmental Quality Act (1979) in Malaysia)

Established technologies for • effluent treatment, • air pollution and sludge treatment and• disposal

sufficient to minimize environmental impact of rubber industry

Natural Rubber is inherently environmentally friendly (compared to synthetic rubber)

Positive Carbon Foot Print - 17,333 kg of CO2 is sesquertered/asborbedduring the production of 1.2 tonne of SMR – reduce green house gases.

PERFORMANC

Environmental Management in Rubber Industry

Other good features of natural rubber

The current PrimeMinister of Malaysiawishes Malaysia tomove from mediumincome to high incomeeconomy. Can rubberfit into this newstrategic direction ofthe country? Especiallyin Malaysia, where the plants are 95%owned by smallholders, the trees are alsoold and some percentage ofthe acreage has beenconverted to oil palmwhere it is not easy toreverse the situation.

Criteria for Entry Point Projects (EPPs)1. GNI contribution 2. Job creation 3.Private sector

driven

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The 4 EPP are estimated to contribute GNI of RM 52.9 billion in 2020

GNI Impact, RM billion

Growth of existing downstream products

Upstream developments

Introduction of new downstream products

2009 (current) 2020 GNI

52.9Incremental GNI Contribution ~ RM 34.4Billion

RM 34.4 billion

Baseline Growth

20.75

6.0

PERFORMANCE

R&D To Spearheading the Second Frontier of Sustainability (Optimization of Resources

Utilization)SECTORS Optimization of

resourcesEnvironmental Impacts

Technological development

Institutional changes

UPSTREAM

Clones with higher productivity Traceability

GAP Bio-fertilizer

Water-based stimulantsAutomation

SMH-Cooperatives

MIDSTREAM

Recover high-value minor components Enforce highquality cup-lumps or latex

Recover minor components and recycle water Ekoprena/Pureprena

Use better drying techniques

Integrationof upstream and midstream (IPC)

DOWNSTREAM

Enhance performance leading to reduce

Use additives from renewable

• Low energy processes

Carbon Foot Print

TAPPING

LATEX

LATEX CONC

PRODUCTS

DISPOSAL

SECOND FRONTIER OF SUSTAINABILITY : EXAMPLE 1

Automatic Rubber Tapping System -ARTS

ARTS - Is supposed to automatically tap rubber trees at pre-determined time and the latex is pumped to a collection centre.

Old rubber trees are also supposed to be replanted with higher yielding clones such as RRIM 3001 where the potential yield is 3tonne/ha/year in contrast to current 1.5tonne/ha/year.

ARTS will also address the issues of Labour – it reduce labour

requirement (+ foreign labour) Shortage of latex - Produce more

latex Reduce the physical burden

especially to ageing smallholders –ARTS is equipped with collection systemPERFORMANCE

Integrated Processing Center - IPC Co-products in the process are

processed into pharmaceutical products value addition and reduce waste or recycle processed water.

Land required for effluent treatment reduced.

Reduce cost

IPC will also:- Raw material to finished products give better return to smallholders

Later, the wood can be integrated With the advancement in

biotechnology, the rubber trees may be genetically modified to produce pharmaceutical products or latex for very specific application.

TAPPING

LATEX

LATEX CONC

PRODUCTS

DISPOSALPERFORMANCE


TAPPING

LATEX

EKOPRENA/PUREPRENA

PRODUCTS

DISPOSAL

Ekoprena n Pureprena Increase the

functionality on rubber in order to enhance performances (value addition)

But the LCIA of the epoxidation process need to be evaluated

Raw material for the production of “green products”

The product will have better Carbon Foot PrintPERFORMANCE


1

• The Sustainability of the Natural Rubber Industry• Based on the acceptable definition of sustainability this paper demonstrated

qualitatively (semi quantitatively) the sustainability of the rubber industry based on the impact on people, profit and planet (environment) after more than 100years involvement.

2

• More Efficient Uses of Resources• There are of course areas that can be improved. Using a LCIA tools and based

on knowledge gained through R&D, we realized there is a need to improve on the effectiveness in utilizing resource. We now realized basic resources such as water, air, land and materials need to be utilized more effectively. By improving or increasing our effectiveness in using resources we will not only reduce negative impact of our activities on environment but may also improve profitability and competitiveness.

3

• Spearheading the Second Frontier of Sustainability• Defining effective utilization of resources as the second frontier of

sustainability, MRB is spearheading the R&D activities in this area. Some of the examples were highlighted which include:

• ARTS – which help to increase the production of latex and reduce labour, • Recovery of what used to be waste as “pharmaceutical” product – which

help to increase value and reduce waste for treatment and• New green product

CONCLUSION

PERFORMANCE

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