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Over the years, GEIR’s focus has remained oriented towards the same objective – the promotion of waste oil collection and regeneration. The best instrument at EU level in that regard is the setting up of targets, similarly to what is already implemented for other waste streams such as paper or plastic. Targets have the two-fold advantage of guaranteeing constant supply to the re-refining sector, enabling their operational growth and development, while ensuring security of supply by avoiding the diversion of the necessary feedstock to other waste treatments not offering the same environmental performance.
Waste Oils in EU 28 (2018)
and energetic assessment of re-refining waste oils to base oils – Substitution of primarily produced base oils including semi-synthetic and synthetic components1
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the advantaged of regeneration in all environmental categories compared to the virgin production and versus the treatment to fuel.
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With such compelling evidence, no one could deny anymore the intrinsic circular value of waste oils! This element was therefore reflected in the 2018 revised Directive on waste, which requires the EU to carry out a feasibility assessment on setting waste oils regeneration targets. The European Commission, the EU institution in charge of the assessment, is slowly getting ready for this task, relying on the industry to provide reliable data that would complete the current fragmented picture of national waste oil collection and waste management. Once again, GEIR membership is up for the task! H3
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To demonstrate the above, GEIR showed the evolution of the waste oil regeneration market over the last years, and made projections on the market outlook in 2025 with an 85% regeneration target set at EU level.
Waste Oil Regeneration Evolution HO O OH H3 Figure 2: Source : GEIR, 2019
During the revision of the Waste Framework Directive, the main EU waste legislation which notably sets recycling targets, GEIR actively met with decision- makers so as to show them the benefits that waste oils regeneration targets would bring to the EU, not only in terms of economic growth but also on environmental protection. GEIR’s points were backed by strong scientific evidence: the findings of the Institut für Energie und Umweltforschung Heidelberg (ifeu). The 2018 critical review of the Ecological
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We are sharing our expertise with all EU institutions and bodies involved in the assessment, mobilising in parallel other stakeholders so as to build a momentum on waste oils regeneration targets and ensure a positive outcome.
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Meanwhile, GEIR has been busy with other activities such as ensuring its members’ constant compliance with the EU REACH legislation – the EU regulation aimed to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals. In that perspective, GEIR members discussed on several occasions the sameness criteria, both with other industry stakeholders (notably CONCAWE and FuelsEurope), and the relevant EU authorities to ensure its continuous conformity with the existing EU framework on chemicals. Thanks to the fruitful exchanges, GEIR is now observer to the European Chemicals Agency’s Petroleum and Coal Stream Substances group (PetCo group), acknowledging the relevance of GEIR’s competence and voice.
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In addition, we have been keeping a close eye on developments affecting the bunker market. The 2020 new caps on sulphur content in maritime fuels, as adopted by the new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) lead to many uncertainties. How will the shipping companies comply with this stricter requirement? Both obvious solutions such as the instalment of scrubbers and the purchase of
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