Nilfisk-Advance – at a glance 5,200 employees worldwide Sales entities in 45 countries Dealers in more than 70 countries Production facilities in 8 countries Kemiens Dag, 21. November 2013
Strategy on chemicals in products Compliance Prohibition Knowledge Alignment Compliance Compliance: Nilfisk-Advance products comply with health & environmental product legislation globally Alignment: Requirements are applicable for all Nilfisk-Advance products regardless of origin and sales destination Prohibition: General ban of “hazardous”/restricted chemicals Knowledge: Knowledge of upcoming restricted chemicals Prohibition Alignment Knowledge Kemiens Dag, 21. November 2013
How do we work with chemicals Restricted chemicals Communication upstream Supplier management Database Compliance documentation Communication downstream Product compliance Surveillance Legislation globally Customer requirements Risk profile Which chemicals in which materials Knowledge SIN list Risk profile High priority parts/suppliers Audits How do suppliers manage requirements Compliance projects Information for suppliers Spot testing Kemiens Dag, 21. November 2013
Communication upstream NACS 2020 Nilfisk-Advance’s corporate standard on restricted and declarable substances Contains legal requirements (REACH, RoHS, Canadian legislation etc.) as well as non-legal requirements to ensure buffer and to avoid “hazardous” chemicals. Compliance documentation Signed NACS 2020 Supplier declaration Test report MSDS (few cases) Identification of specific chemicals (e.g. plasticizers) 1 2 3 4 5 Kemiens Dag, 21. November 2013
Communication downstream REACH information obligation (SVHC > 0.1%) Information on product datasheets Some customers have requested this information in a specific way (e.g. complete a specific document) Customers requests Signing of their internal declarations on REACH etc. Surveys (each time candidate list is updated) Databases Nilfisk-Advance offers general REACH, RoHS declarations. Major/OEM customers Signing of customer norm – often includes non-legal requirements: prohibition of SVHC compliance with GADSL (automotive industry) Procedures on how Nilfisk-Advance manages restricted chemicals Kemiens Dag, 21. November 2013
Challenges Products Complex products (150-1000 subcomponents) Many suppliers & sales destinations “Just” assembly manufacturer – tier 3/4/5 to raw material supplier => long way to full disclosure, “chemical knowledge”, MSDS etc. Legislation No common framework (EU, USA, Asia) National requirements difficult to implement (e.g. DK ban of 4 phthalates); difficult as a small player to put pressure on suppliers Information flow No common list of requirements for “article” manufacturers (e.g. GADSL*) No common database or flow of information (e.g. IMDS**) * GADSL = Global automotive declarable substance list; http://www.gadsl.org/ ** IMDS = International Material Data System; http://www.mdsystem.com/imdsnt/startpage/index.jsp Kemiens Dag, 21. November 2013