1. Vinyloop®
Innovation in the recycling for difficult-to-treat PVC wastes
Which produces RPVC compound close to virgin PVC compound
a step towards sustainable development
TechItaly
Francesco Tarantino
Bruxelles 30/11/2016

2. Vinyloop® Ferrara (I)

3. Agenda EU strategy on plastics in Circular Economy Vinyloop Ferrara
Process
Sustainability and circular economy
Conclusions

4. EU Strategy on plastics in Circular Economy
Plastics sector is one of five specific priority areas addressed in the “EU Action plan for the Circular Economy”*
EU Circular economy principles
The value of products, materials and resources must be kept in the economy as long as possible
The generation of waste must be minimized
Transition to sustainable, low carbon, resource efficient and competitive economy is essential
Working with EU authorities (EU Commission, EU Parliament) and Member States to ensure that waste with legacy additives can contribute to the circular economy
* COM (2015)614 final

5. VINYLOOP® Ferrara First industrial pilot plant in the world
Laboratory research in Belgium
Industrial development in Italy
Vinyloop® Plant for PVC waste treatment
without fibres (cables, windows, blister,...)
with fibres (tarpaulins, flooring, membranes, carpet,…)
Today we treat cables and tarpaulins with PVC content >=75%
(~9000T/y of scraps)
Aligned with VinylPlus voluntary commitment
Tackles sustainability challenges
tonnes of PVC waste recycled in 2015
Goal of t in 2020

6. The VinyLoop Process

7. Principles Salt Salt Sand Sand PVC PVC Non PVC Non PVC Water
Dissolution
Filtration
Evaporation
Salt
Salt
Heat
Sand
Sand
Solvent
Dissolution
Filtration
Evaporation
PVC
PVC
Steam
Non PVC
Non PVC

8. Vinyloop® Ferrara Cable Tarpaulin Copper Fibres RPVC (*)
(*) RPVC = PVC + Plasticizer + Filler + additives = similar virgin PVC compound

9. Sustainability & Circular economy

10. Virgin PVC
Plasticiser
Filler

11. Main Applications
Garden Hoses
Geo-Membranes
Compounds

12. The value of Vinyloop
No other PVC Producer in the World has a process to upcycle composite materials like Vinyloop
London 2012 Games
Reversed its initial policy and allowed extensive use of PVC for some of the most iconic infrastructures
142,538m2 reused and recycled
December 2015 European Commission launched its Circular Economy Package
Vinyloop is one of possibly a handful of technologies that can recycle composite materials
VINYLPLUS TARGET 2020 : 800 kT of PVC scraps recycling
No other technology ‘difficult-to-recycle’ can reach our results

13. Lower Environmental Footprint
-197 m3/t
-535 kg Oil / t
-1,3 t CO2 / t

14. Conclusions
Recycling is preferred end-of-life option from life cycle perspective. Landfill and incineration mean destruction of resources
Vinyloop fulfils EU Circular economy principles
Recyclability  Circular Economy
Low environmental impact
Take back at end-of-life

15. VinyLoop: the smart Recycling
With low footprint
The End