“RadiciGroup as a model of Sustainable Chemistry” By Cesare Clausi – Business Manager Europe - RadiciGroup/Plastics RadiciGroup Press Conference - Milan (Italy) - May 7th @Plast2015

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RADICIGROUP AS A MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE
CHEMISTRY

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RADICIGROUP WORLDWIDE PRESENCE
3,050
EMPLOYEES
30
LOCATIONS

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*2014 Aggregated Sales (millions of Euro)
Personnel: 3,050 employees
KEY RADICIGROUP NUMBERS

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RADICIGROUP VISION AND MISSION
OUR VISION OUR MISSION
To be one of the leading chemical groups in the
polyamide, synthetic fibres and engineering plastics
production chain
To promote the development of our businesses
while pursuing our Group values and culture.
To pursue our vision by valorising and optimizing
our resources, establishing strategic alliances and
searching for new markets, including niche
markets.
To embed sustainability into new product and
application development

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR US
…Sustainable development is development that meets the
needs of the present, without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their own needs…
BRUNTLAND REPORT, 1987

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ORGANIZATION MODELS
• ISO 9000, ISO 14000, OHSAS 18000, SA 8000. ISO 16000, ISO 16064, ISO 50001
CERTIFICATIONS AND PRODUCT COMPLIANCE
• REACH
• LCAs
• EPDs PCRs, PEF, OEF
KYOTO PROTOCOL PRINCIPLES (20-20-20+20% recycled)
GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE
STEPS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY

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1997
2003
2004
2010
2011
2012
2013
2020
More Than
3 million of euros
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT BY ALL
RADICIGROUP BUSINESS AREAS IN 2013
129 million of euros
INVESTMENTS MADE DURING THE 2009-2013
PERIOD TO SUSTAIN THE COMPETITIVENESS
OF GROUP COMPANIES
RADICIGROUP SUSTAINABILITY STORY
 TO BE GLOCAL: global thinking, local action.
 RESPONSIBLE CARE PROTOCOL
 1st published SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
 The “RadiciGroup for Sustainability” project was born.
 LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS
 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) B+ Application Level assurance for our
Sustainability Report 2011
 PRODUCT CATEGORY RULES (PCRs) and ENVIRONMENTAL
PRODUCT DECLARATION (EPD) ORGANIZATION/PRODUCT
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
A 360° sustainable business.

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OUR REPORT REPRESENTS:
3,200 PEOPLE
21 RADICIGROUP COMPANIES
100% of RADICIGROUP SALES REVENUES
GRI B+ APPLICATION LEVEL
ASSURANCE RECEIVED FROM CERTIQUALITY
RADICIGROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

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PERFORMANCE INDICATORS CONTENT:
ECONOMIC P.I.
HUMAN RIGHTS P.I.
LABOUR PRACTICES AND DECENT WORK P.I.
SOCIETY P.I.
ENVIRONMENTAL P.I.
PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITY P.I.
RADICIGROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

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Data source: RADICIGROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2013 – www.radicigroup.com
RADICIGROUP ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Use of water (m3)

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Data source: RADICIGROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2013 – www.radicigroup.com
Electric energy consumption (GJ)
RADICIGROUP ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

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Data source: RADICIGROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2013 – www.radicigroup.com
Total emissions (tCO2eq)
RADICIGROUP ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

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RADICIGROUP PLASTICS AND SUSTAINABILITY
ECO-DESIGN is the main driver for the growing demand of reliable information on
environmental impact of products
Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is the reference model chosen by Radici Group
Plastics to ensure that accountable, certified and specific data are provided to customers
In June 2014, Radici Novacips obtained the EPD Process Certification for its compounds,
RADILON® as the first one

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RADILON® S (PA6)
RADILON® A (PA6.6)
KEYWORD: EPD - Environmental Product Declaration
www.environdec.com

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KEYWORD: EPD - Environmental Product Declaration

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ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING OF PRODUCTS:
KEY WORDS
LCA
Life Cycle
Assessment
PCR: Product
Category Rules
EPD Environmental
Product Declaration
Life Cycle Assessment – LCA
(ISO 14040 series) a methodology/tool for the
analysis
PCRs -Product Category Rules:
a set of rules for developing
EPDs, representing the product and the
production process. General Programme
Instruction to draw up PCRs are issued by an
indipendent Operator who administrates the
system.
EPD - Environmental Product
Declaration, a“Type III” product environmental
label
(Third-party check – ISO 14025)

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Market need of
environmental
information
PCR
Development
LCA EPD
Development
EPD
Launch to market
EPD - Process
Supporting the EPD process with personnel and technical resources
Managing and controlling the EPD Process – Process ownership

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Data source:
RADICIGROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2013
– www.radicigroup.com
LCA – Life Cycle Asessment
Midpoint categories
Human toxicity
Respiratory effects
Ionizing radiation
Ozone layer depletion
Photochemical oxidation
Aquatic ecotoxicity
Terrestrial ecotoxicity
Aquatic acidification
Aquatic eutrophication
Terrestrial acid/nutr
Land occupation
Global warming
Non-renewable energy
Mineral extraction
LCI results
Damage categories
Human Health
Ecosystem Quality
Climate Change
(Life Support System)
Resources

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RadiciGroup, through the Sweden-based International EPD®
System, has co-operated to define
internationally accepted PCRs (Product category Rules), an international reference for any company in
the industry that wants to measure the environmental impact of its products.
RadiciGroup was the first one to present and propose the concept of a production chain PCR.
RADICIGROUP PCR:
 PCR CPC 8942 “NON METAL WASTE AND SCRAP RECOVERY (RECYCLING) SERVICES”
 PCR CPC 347 “PLASTICS IN PRIMARY FORMS”
 PCR CPC 355 “MAN MADE FIBRES - FILAMENT OR STAPLE”
PCR - Product Category Rules

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We contribute to set the
standard rules that are now
used to make actual
comparisons…
PCR - Product Category Rules

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According to LCA
methodology and
PCR, each elementary
flow of materials and
energy used is
accounted…
KEYWORD: EPD - Environmental Product Declaration

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• Acidification g SO2 eq
• Eutrophication g PO4
3-
• Photochemical oxidant creation g C2H4 eq
KEYWORD: EPD - Environmental Product Declaration
Global Warming Potential
Gross energy requirement

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Radici Group Plastics R&D takes into account the technical performance as well as the
environmental performance of our compounds already at the early stage of development
We can select the formulation with lower impact, and directly release its certified EPD
We can support our partners in the selection of the best solution with respect to:
 Environmental impact;
 Recyclability
 Technical Performance
OUR CONTRIBUTION TO ECO-DESIGN WITH EPD

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• EPDs for the complete range of PA compounds
available soon as Radici Novacips has applied for
EPD registration and certification for its HERAMID ®
compounds
• HERAMID ® grades can boast a significantly lower
environmental impact
BREAKING NEWS
EPD for
HERAMID®
and Scraps
Recovery
Service

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HERAMID® A NER GF030/1K vs RADILON® A RV 300W
-82,17%
0,00E+00
1,00E+00
2,00E+00
3,00E+00
4,00E+00
5,00E+00
6,00E+00
7,00E+00
8,00E+00
RADILON® A RV 300W HERAMID® A NER
GF030/1K
Global warming (GWP100a)
kg CO2 eq
0,00E+00
1,00E-03
2,00E-03
3,00E-03
4,00E-03
5,00E-03
6,00E-03
7,00E-03
8,00E-03
RADILON® A RV 300W HERAMID® A NER
GF030/1K
Eutrophication
kg PO4--- eq
HERAMID® A NER GF030/1K vs RADILON® A RV 300W
-77,38%
Impact categories method : EPD 2013 Functional unit : 1 kg of product
LCA - Life Cycle Assesment