Buildings currently account for 30-40% of all energy consumption worldwide. If we want to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions we need to relook at building design.
The new demanding European Directive on energy performance of buildings requires all new buildings to be ‘nearly zero-energy’ by 2020 and the ‘2-litre houses’ located in Ozzano dell’Emilia near Bologna, Italy, are a wo…
The European PVC industry today released the final Progress Report on Vinyl 2010 – the ten year voluntary commitment launched in 2000 to enhance the sustainable production and use of PVC. The report highlights the huge advances made by the industry over the past decade in waste management, innovative recycling technologies, stakeholder engagement and responsible use of additives.
Brighton, …
Read MoreVinyl 2010, the European Plastics Converters (EuPC), the European Plastics Recyclers (EuPR) and PlasticsEurope and have officially launched the Safety Datasheets for Recyclates project (in short SDS-R).
The background is the European chemical legislation REACH that requires an information exchange between producers and users of plastic materials. Due to their particular position in the supply chain…
A new PVC sustainability tool which aims to help the producers of PVC products to reduce their environmental footprint has been launched.
Brussels, 03 May 2010 - The sustainability software, which is available online for free at http://www.ccalc.org.uk/, assesses the environmental and economic sustainability of PVC products and processes, enabling industry specialists and non-specialists to quick…
Read MoreWith the revival of the global economy, led by Asia, the future of PVC looks positive despite volatilities in demand across regions & applications. CMT's 5th Global Chlor Vinyls Markets conference on 10-11 June 2010 in Istanbul-TURKEY feature bright spots in the global PVC sector in a round up of key trends & technological innovations.
With Asian led revival of global economy the prospects for PV…
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