Quality: European Standards on Paper for Recycling European List of Standard Grades of Paper and Board for Recycling

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1 Quality: European Standards on Paper for Recycling European List of Standard Grades of Paper and Board for Recycling IMPACTPapeRec Project Conference, 24 January, Barcelona Ulrich Leberle, CEPI

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3 EN 643 European List of Standard Grades of Paper and Board for Re cyclin g

4 Why a Standard on Paper for Re cyclin g? Define what grades of Paper for Recycling contain and don t contain Assist industry professionals in buying and selling of Paper for Recycling Inform customs and excise officers Secure comparable requirements for a material widely traded in Europe and beyond 4

5 The process of standard development From 2008: negotiations between CEPI, ERPA and FEAD 2011: joint proposal to CEN June 2011: CEN decision to revise the EN : CEN working group discussions 8 November 2013 Approval of the revised EN 643 by the CEN national bodies February 2014: publication 5

6 Key elements of the EN 643 Prohibited materials: 0 tolerance Unwanted material with a maximum tolerance level Prohibited materials (not permitted at all) Non-paper components (with tolerance levels) P&B detrimental to production P&B not according to grade definition Unwanted materials (with tolerance levels) P&B not suitable for deinking (when intended for deinking) 6

7 General quality issues Key elements of the EN 643 Clear statement that paper from refuse collection is not usable in the paper industry Clear requirement that paper from commingled collection has to be specifically marked Specific requirements for deinking grades Reference to INGEDE (International Association of the Deinking Industry) Method 7 on visual inspection List of grades, in which non-deinkable papers count as unwanted material Problem of shredding is highlighted Moisture content: 10%

8 Key elements of the EN Groups with a total of almost 100 grades Group 1: Ordinary Grades (example: mixed paper and board) Group 2: Medium Grades (example: Sorted Office Paper) Group 3: High Grades (example: white newsprint) Group 4: Kraft Grades (example: unused corrugated kraft) Group 5: Special Grades (example: used liquid packaging board) 8

9 Newspapers and magazines (new) Deinking grades in Group 1 Code Name Description Non-paper components in % (max) Total unwanted material in % (max) Magazines Magazines, with or without glue. 0, Magazines without glue Magazines with product samples Newspapers and magazines Sorted graphic paper for deinking Magazines without glue. 0,5 1 Magazines, with or without glue, may contain non-paper components as attached product samples (percentage to be agreed between seller and buyer in addition to the percentages in the columns to the right). Mixture of newspapers and magazines (predominantly unsold); each of them with a minimum of 30 %. Sorted graphic paper, consisting of a minimum of 80 % newspapers and magazines. It has to contain at least 30 % newspapers and 40 % magazines. Print products which are not suitable for deinking are limited to 1,5 % ,5 1 0,5 2,5

10 Corrugated Paper & Board , 1.05 (new) Code Name Description Packaging Grades in Group 1 Corrugated paper and board packaging Used paper and board packaging, containing a minimum of 70 % of corrugated board, the rest being other packaging papers and boards. Non-paper components in % (max) 1,5 3 Total unwanted material in % (max) Ordinary corrugated paper and board Used paper and board packaging, containing a minimum of 70 % of corrugated board, the rest being other paper and board products. 1, Corrugated paper and board Used paper and board packaging, containing a minimum of 80 % of corrugated board, the rest being other paper and board products. 1, Ordinary corrugated board Used boxes and sheets of corrugated board of various qualities, may include 10 % of other packaging papers and boards. 1,5 2, Corrugated board 11 Used boxes and sheets of corrugated board of various qualities, may include 5 % of other packaging papers and boards. 1,5 2,5

11 SSpec Group 5: Special Grades

12 More information Link to purchase standard: bers/pages/default.aspx CEPI guidance available: European List of Standard Grades of Paper and Board for Recycling Guidance on the revised EN

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14 Take home messages Presence and application of standards support high quality High quality immunises against extreme market situations and supports functioning secondary raw materials markets Functioning secondary raw materials markets support investments in recycling capacities in Europe Investments in recycling give confidence in designing quality collection systems All of these elements contribute to a functioning circular economy in Europe 14

15 Thank you CEPI aisbl / Confederation of European Paper Industries 250 Avenue Louise, Box 80, B-1050 Brussels Tel: / Fax: mail@cepi.org Follow us