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When Chemical Giants Meet Danish Environmental Ambitions
Copenhagen Chemicals Summit 2016
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“We all have differentroles to play”— Henrik Søren Larsen, Danish EPA
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• We represent the European PVC industry in Denmark
• Founded in 1995• Shares office with Danish Plastics Federation• Financed by Danish member companies and
the European PVC industry• We are the headquarters of the PVCMed
Alliance, which represents the PVC medical value chain
• General Manager has a seat in the Communications Working Group of VinylPlus, the European PVC industry’s sustainability programme
Who we arePVC Information Council Denmark
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From self-sufficiency to partnerships
In the “good” old days
• Industry self-sufficient
• Desired as little interference with the outside world as possible
• Closeness and monologue
• Completely and solely profit driven
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A new path.
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Higher environmental standards
Consumer demands
Demands for transparency & communication
Triple bottom line
Industry pushed away from isolationOutside pressure forces industry to change
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PVC – a case in pointOn one hand, PVC isomnipresent and fulfills many requirements in modern life
PVC is the most usedplastic in building & construction and healthcare
On the other hand, PVC is controversial material that has been attacked by NGOs for many years
Especially the use of phthalates and heavy metals have been criticised
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Examples of partnershipsSustainability summit at Carlsberg
Discussion Performance Music
The PVC industry hosts sustainability summit with NGOs, musicians, politicians, philosophers, academics, artists etc.
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Examples of partnershipsDanish EPA visits PVC manufacturer
Discussion Process Products
The PVC industry and environmental authorities visit small size PVC converter in Jutland to
discuss substitution of dangerous chemicals
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Examples of partnershipsRoadtrip and competition for design students
Material knowledge Plant visit Exhibition
The PVC industry arranges roadtrip to 3 PVC manufacturers for Danish design studentswith subsequent conference and design competition
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Examples of partnershipsThe meaning of plastics
Discussion Carsten Thau Claus Carstensen
PVC Information Council Denmark initiates discussion on the meaningof plastics with prominent Danish intellectuals
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Examples of partnershipsUrban agriculture with PVC building waste
Architect Waste Smart reuse
PVC Information Council Denmark initiates project with Danish architects to reuse PVC building waste in urban agriculture
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Examples of partnershipsPreservation of art objects in plastics
Art Partners Book
PVC Information Council Denmark partners with National Gallery, National Museum of Denmark, DTU, conservators, artists, designers and others
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Examples of partnershipsCollection and recycling of PVC medical waste
Waste Separation Outreach
PVC Information Council Denmark partners with Danish hospital tocollect and test PVC medical waste for recycling project
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Today’s case storyReplacement of DEHP in medical devices
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The DEHP issue
• 40% of all disposable medical devices are made from PVC
• Most PVC medical devices are soft (tubing, oxygen masks, blood bags, urine bags etc.)
• For PVC to be soft, a plasticiser is needed• For more than 50 years, DEHP has been the
most used plasticiser• DEHP has been under scrutiny by authorities for
many years• Though alternatives have been developed,
DEHP replacement has been slow
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A partnership takes form
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The PVC industry alwaysclaims that alternatives to DEHP
exist. But why is DEHP replacementso slow then?
It’s very expensive tosubstitute chemicals and the
industry wants to be 100% sure that the EPA doesn’t ban the alternativesonce substitution has taken place
Let’s evaluate thealternatives and see if we
can speed up thereplacement process
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A project group is formedThe partners
Henrik G. JensenDanish Health &
Medicines Authority
Shima DobelDanish EPA
Ole Grøndahl HansenPVC Information Council DK &
PVCMed Alliance
Brian Svend NielsenDHI
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Chemical giants provides data
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“Overall, the report identified 10 potential Alternatives to DEHP in medical devices.
The alternatives have been studied for their inherent environmental and health properties.
Most of the considered alternatives show a better toxicological profile than DEHP, and are thus preferable to DEHP.
However, data are lacking for a few of the alternatives before a toxicological assessment can be carried out”
EPA – press release 27 March 2014
A report is published
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International conference arranged
Co-arranged by PVC Information Council DK (PVCMed Alliance), Danish EPA, Danish Health and Medicines Authority
80 participants from industry, NGOs, regions, authorities, members of European Parliament etc.
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Results are communicated
Videos LinkedIn
PVC Information Council Denmark initiates project with Danish architects to reuse PVC building waste in urban agriculture
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Videos Press releases Op-eds in tradejournals
Social Media
Dissemination of the results
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How is it going with DEHP replacement?