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regulators and institutions. During the event in May, four profile manufac-


turers – Deceuninck, Finstral, Salamander Industrie Produkte and Internorm – were awarded the VinylPlus Product Label. To date, eight profile manufacturers have been awarded the Product Label for 43 profile systems manufactured in 13 European sites across 11 countries. Based on sustainability criteria, including responsible sourcing and additives, the VinylPlus Product Label is open to all PVC building and construction products.


PVC recycled within the Vinyl 2010 and VinylPlus frameworks


audit schemes to ensure maximum reliability of col- lected data and recyclates, both from recyclers and converters. Cumulatively, almost 5 million tonnes of PVC have been recycled since 2000. “VinylPlus continues to be a frontrunner for the circular economy,” says Dero. “Through our Voluntary Com- mitment, we are making continuous progress towards our sustainability goals amid the develop- ment of EU policies impacting the plastics sector.” During the first half of 2019, 11 new recyclers joined the Recovinyl network. Of these new recyclers, three are located in Italy (Rimplastic, Finstral and Picenum Plast), two in France (Chaize Environnement and Periplast), three in Iberia (SYR-Servicios y Reciclados del Noroeste, Correia & Correia and Micronipol), one in Poland (Le-Maks), one in the Czech Republic (Fatra), and one recycler in Greece (K Kanellakis). According to VinylPlus Chairman Stefan Som-


Right: VinylPlus has joined Remadyl, a European Union project to contribute to the develop- ment of the EU Circular Economy Package


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mer, the reason behind VinylPlus’ success is the commitment of the entire value chain, involving the cooperation of resin manufacturers, additive producers and PVC converters. In order to achieve further success, there will need to be intensified cooperation with partners and there may be a need to identify new ones. He added that a balanced and harmonised legislative framework for the recycling of plastics is essential to secure PVC’s contribution to the circular economy and to achieve a new recycling target of at least 900,000 tonnes by 2025. This would be in line with the European Commission’s objective of 10 million tonnes for the plastics industry, underlining VinylPlus’ continuous engagement with


PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD | November/December 2019


Deceuninck is one of the first PVC-U systems companies in the UK to gain the VinylPlus Product Label for sustainability following an audit by BRE (Building Research Establishment). The VinylPlus Product Label is designed to make it easier for customers and markets to choose the most sustainable, high performance PVC products. The scheme covers the building and construction sector and audits companies on stringent criteria including responsible sourcing of PVC resin and additives, controlled loop management and recycling, sustainable energy policies, organisa- tional and supply chain management require- ments. The new VinylPlus sustainability mark has been developed by VinylPlus in collaboration with BRE and TNS (The Natural Step). It aims to create a long-term sustainability framework for the entire PVC value chain across Europe and beyond. VinylPlus has also joined Remadyl, a European


Union project to contribute to the development of the EU Circular Economy Package. It is aimed at removing hazardous substances from PVC, and at recycling PVC waste into high purity PVC, demon- strating the circular use of PVC for products such as window profiles and waterproofing sheets, for example. Over the next four years, Remadyl will develop a continuous process based on extractive extrusion technology in combination with novel solvents and melt filtration, which has the potential of rejuvenating PVC waste into market competitive high purity PVC. In the Remadyl project – funded by the Horizon 2020 programme – safety aspects will be studied, leading to best practices, standardisation input and policy recom- mendations. The Remadyl consortium consists of 15 multi-disciplinary European partners covering all expertise to maximise project impacts. The Window Recycling Service in Germany, Rewindo, has been involved in a number


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