Download - VinylPlus

PROJECT UPDATEFEEDSTOCK RECYCLINGF. Management and Financial SchemeREDOP Project – dehydrochlorination of mixed plastic from MSWFunding: 0.03 million euroTimescale: 2001 - 2002Capacity: To be confirmedThis is a project, based in the Netherlands, designed to develop a process for usingmixed plastics with limited (specified) chlorine content as a reducing agent in blastfurnaces. A consortium of organisations, including the steel producer Corus, theAssociation of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe, European PVC Producers and theirpartners is supporting this project.The process begins with dehydrochlorination and granulation of the waste. Thegranules are then injected into a steel-making blast furnace, as a substitute for coke. Apilot plant will be built and trialed during 2001. Following a positive outcome to thetrial in 2002 the process will open the potential for treating large quantities of mixedplastics, including PVC.COMMITMENT The PVC industrycommits to support technologydevelopments in order to minimisethe quantities of salt residuesproduced and develop purificationtechnologies, with the objective torecover the salt to be reused inchemical processes, and minimisethe final residues to be disposed.The PVC industry has created an experttask force to study issues around saltresidues and find the most promisingmethods and technology for furtherdevelopment. The PVC industry has setup a pilot plant at Rosignano in Italy torecycle, as a raw material, the residualsalts of gas treatment coming fromincineration. After a positive trial period,there is now an industrial scale plantunder construction in France.Eight new projects contributing to theVoluntary Commitment objectives havebeen selected and launched in 2000 inaddition to the Tavaux pilot plant.• TEPPFA Project (pan European)• EPPA Project (Pan European)• Solvay Ferrara Project (Italy)• Ferrari Project (France)• EPFloor Project (Pan European)• BSL Project (Germany)• Stigsnaes Project (Denmark)• REDOP Project (Netherlands)Actual funding of some of these projectsstarted in 2000. For 2000 the Presidentsof ECVM, ESPA, ECPI and EuPC haveapproved financial contributions addingup to 12 million euro in 2001.The Voluntary CommitmentManagement Committee (VCMC) wascreated in May 2000 and met six timesduring 2000. It has been instrumental inselecting the projects and providing earlyfunding and guidance. It has alsoCOMMITMENT Sufficientinvestment is important to underpinthe PVC industry’s commitments.For this reason, the PVC industrywill provide a meaningful level ofresources to support the VoluntaryCommitment.COMMITMENT A ManagementCommittee will be created tomanage the process described inthe Voluntary Commitment.developed a common view regarding themost suitable structural and legalframework to ensure efficientmanagement of all activities related tothe Voluntary Commitment.The Voluntary CommitmentManagement Committee16 Voluntary commitment progress report