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Lead stabilisers now eliminated in EU – VinylPlus
3rd May 2016

All lead-based stabilisers have now been replaced in PVC production throughout the 28 countries of the EU, delegates heard at the VinylPlus4th Vinyl Sustainability Forum 2016 in Vienna last week.

The announcement, along with the news that Europe recycled over half a million tonnes of PVC in 2015, was made to more than 130 stakeholders from academia, government bodies, the UN, the European Commission, specifiers, designers, architects and all sectors of the PVC industry.

VinylPlus General Manager Brigitte Dero (pictured), presenting the 2015 results, said lead-based stabiliser replacement was “a historic achievement.

“Our progress and achievements in 2015 demonstrate how the VinylPlus Voluntary Commitment is contributing to addressing climate change, improving product sustainability and moving the European PVC industry towards a circular economy.

“Undoubtedly, the highlight of the year for VinylPlus was the replacement of lead-based stabilisers in the EU-28 by the end of 2015. This major achievement by the European Stabiliser Producers Association (ESPA - www.stablisers.eu) concluded a challenging journey that saw close cooperation along the value chain to solve technical constraints.”

Delegates also heard that in 2015, VinylPlus recycled 514,913 tonnes of PVC waste – an upward recycling trend of which window profiles and related profile products accounted for around 45%. The greatest volumes - 508,154 tonnes – were registered and certified by Recovinyl (www.recovinyl.com), the PVC waste collection and recycling network comprising 177 companies Europe-wide. The target is to recycle 800,000 tonnes per year by 2020.

http://vinylplus.eu/community/vinyl-sustainability-forum/vsf16

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