PVC and The Low carbon Future

PVC and the Low Carbon Future

A BPF Vinyls Group Seminar

Thursday 19th November 2009

BPF Offices, London

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), is the world's third most important plastic finding widespread use in building, transport, packaging, electrical/electronic and healthcare applications. In each of the three main areas of Sustainable Development - respect for the environment, promoting economic vitality and assisting social progress - PVC has outstanding role to play. This seminar will emphasise the proven performance and environmental credentials which continue to support the use of PVC in an extremely wide range of applications many of which, in the medical and pharmaceutical fields and in certain safety critical construction uses, have life-saving capabilities. Further information on this seminar can be found by downloading the flyer, please click here This seminar is arranged and support by The BPF Vinyls Group;

Seminar Programme:

Chaired by: Alex Hay, Arkema

09.45   Registration and Refreshments

10.20   Chairmans Introduction and Overview

10.30   PVC: Where are we now? (Helmuth Leitner, ECVM)

• Global perspective 
• Vinyl 2010 and beyond

                

11.00   PVC: Energy, Resource, Cost and Life Saving (Roger Motrram, Ineos)

• Resource Effieciancy: Saving Energy, Saving Money
• Performance & Desirability   
  

      

11.20   Tea / Coffee Break

11.40    PVC: Recycling & Recyclability (David Wrigley, Epwin Group)

• Design for recyclability
  
• Incorporating recyclate
         
      

12.10   PVC Recycling: The Texyloop / Vinyloop Process (Brian Cosgrove, Solvay)

• Giving a second life to post consumer PVC waste
      

12.30   NETWORKING LUNCH

13.40   PVC: Efficiency in Manufacture (Jason Leadbitter, Ineos)

• PVC consumes less energy in manufacture that most competing materials
      

14.00   PVC in Construction - Environmental Aspects (Jane Anderson, BRE)

• BRE Green Guide - Methodology & Interpretation of Results
• Future Work Direction
           

14.30   PVC and Fire Safety (Peter Briggs, Exovia Warringtonfire)

• Fire Resistance and Ignitability
• What really happens to PVC in fires?

 

15.00   Round up and Close

Cost of Seminar

Open to all interested stakeholders at a special one-off rate;

£60 + VAT

 

Venue

 

The British Plastics Federation 5 - 6 Bath Place Rivington Street London EC2A 3JE Tel:  020 7457 5000 Fax: 020 7457 5020 E-mail: [email protected] www.bpf.co.uk Directions: The nearest Underground Station (Northern Line - Bank Branch) is Old Street. Leave Old Street Station Via exit 3 and keeping the roundabout behind you head down Old Street towards Rivington Street. On your left you will see a small row of shops including a pub called Nelson's Retreat and on your right you will pass a pub called The Aquarium. Keep heading straight following the road (Old Street) until you come to several sets of traffic lights at this point you will need to cross over towards The Foundry and keeping this pub on your left follow the road around the corner until you enter Rivington Street. Follow Rivington Street for approx. 50 meters and turn left, down the ramp, into Bath Place (the first building after the car park). The BPF is on the far side of the Courtyard situated directly opposite the ramp.

King's Cross, Moorgate, Euston and Liverpool Street stations are within easy reach of Old Street.

To plan your journey across London visit www.tfl.gov.uk and use their journey planner

To register for the seminar please click here to download the registration form, alternatively contact Doreen Greenaway of the BPF Events Team on 0207 457 5047 or email [email protected]