Steel for packaging LCI 10/23/2012 1
Content: Introduction LCI study on tinplate Methodology Data collection Results In the future 10/23/2012 2
Introduction 10/23/2012 3
Steel for packaging in Europe (EU27) Steel for packaging applications Food packaging applications Steel 8% Laminate 1% Glass 0% Others 4% Aluminium 2% Plastic 43% Paper & board 42% Source: APEAL Member data Chilled, Frozen & Canned Food Source: Datamonitor, 2010 4
LCI study on tinplate 10/23/2012 5
Why LCA? Customer requests All industries analyze the environmental performance of their products Communication and reputation building Sustainability Reporting (GRI) Green funds Why LCA? Regulations/Programs Integrated Product Policy (IPP) Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Directive on end-of-life vehicle WEEE and RoHS Green purchasing program Value chain engagement Material / Product stewardship 10/23/2012 6
LCI for steel for packaging, why? To provide reliable and up-to-date data to meet requests from customers and external studies Boundaries can be extended to include downstream activities customers applying LCAs to their own product systems, and use phase of their product. To assist in industry benchmarking and environmental improvement programmes Update of the European tinplate LCI database (worldsteel) 10/23/2012 7
Methodology 10/23/2012 8
Life cycle thinking Why is it important? Avoid displacement of pollution From one phase to the other From one impact to the other In accordance with ISO14040 and 14044: Life Cycle Assessment is the compiling and evaluation of the inputs and outputs, and of the potential environmental impacts of a product system during its lifetime. Worldsteel LCA methodology applied for data collection and for LCA calculation 10/23/2012 9
Data collection 10/23/2012 10
APEAL Study First comprehensive LCI dataset for tinplate packaging steel Most accurate & up to date data Gains from new processes Benefits of recycling Reduce the environmental footprint of steel even further 10/23/2012 11
Scope Study covers production of over 95% of tinplate in Europe Weighted average of 8 production sites - 4 companies ArcelorMittal Tata Steel in Europe ThyssenKrupp Steel U. S. Steel 10/23/2012 12
Scope Geographical distribution: France, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Spain Period considered: 2008 to 2009 10/23/2012 13
Results 10/23/2012 14
Results Over 2 year period: -9% global warming potential -3% primary energy demand Ever-more sustainable production Recycling reduces impact even further 15
Database availability LCA report & dataset available on request from APEAL in various databases Summary on APEAL website New update in 2014 16
Packaging steel, Europe s recycling champion 10/23/2012 17
Closing the material loop steel is ahead 100% recyclable 72% steel packaging recycled in EU Most recycled material in the world 18
Packaging steel, Europe s recycling champion Steel for packaging can be indefinitely recycled with no loss in inherent properties is Europe s most recycled material 72% Recycling Rate in 2009 is easy to collect, extract and recycle has continuously improved its recycling performance 10/23/2012 19
Packaging steel, Europe s recycling champion In Europe the recycling rate of steel packaging has increased nearly threefold in the last 20 years from 25% in 1990 up to 72% in 2009. 10/23/2012 20
Tinplate and other packaging materials 10/23/2012 21
Tinplate and other packaging materials 1. Never compare 1 kg of tinplate to 1 kg of another packaging material 2. Compare per functional unit: a can of 1 litre of beer 10/23/2012 22
Collection Rate in % Tinplate and other packaging materials LCA helps to describe the complex interaction between the product and the environment looks at resources, energy and emissions, considers the full life cycle of steel from the steel production stage to its end-of-life stage, including recycling. 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Packaging material 1 Packaging material 2 CML2001, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100 years) [kg CO2-Equiv.] 10/23/2012 23
In the future 10/23/2012 24
APEAL future LCI work Results Results & data is reviewed through ILCD requirements available in different Databases Published Report Brochure Press release Moving forward New update is coming up for period of 2011/2012 10/23/2012 25
APEAL future LCI work APEAL has committed to regular updates of the steel for packaging LCA and LCI dataset APEAL members are working towards greater harmonisation of data collection methods: e.g. water data for next update with 2012 data 10/23/2012 26