Certification of Biopolymers

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1 Certification of Biopolymers 2nd International PLASTiCE Conference Trends in Bioplastics Ljubljana, Slovenia Dr. Oliver Ehlert, September 2012

2 Contents. Introducing DIN CERTCO Certificates for Biopolymers at DIN CERTCO Seedling mark DIN-geprüft mark Biobased Products Additives according to EN HOME and GARDEN COMPOSTING Combination logo - 2 -

3 History founded as DGWK Deutsche Gesellschaft für Warenkennzeichnung change of the company name into DIN CERTCO Gesellschaft für Konformitätsbewertung mbh start Certification of products made of compostable materials 80 % of the DIN CERTCO shares belong to the provider of technical services TÜV Rheinland and 20 % still belong to DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung start Certification of Biobased products 40 Years in business - 3 -

4 Introducing DIN CERTCO. Accredited certification body (DIN EN 45011) Neutral Qualified Independent Recognised and accredited by DAkkS, ZLS, DIBt Associated company of TÜV Rheinland (80%) and DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung (20%) Certifies on the basis of public and published certification schemes () - 4 -

5 Our services. Certification Products Services Enterprises Persons Systems Registrierung -Verbandszeichen Means: Mark of the DIN e. V

6 Being close to TÜV Rheinland and DIN. Part of the division Products within TÜV Rheinland Up to date information about new standards and standard changes Access to experts in the field of standardization Participation in standardization committees Certification is based on national and international standard (the focus of DIN-Certification is the conformity with the requirements of the standard) - 6 -

Certification According to DIN EN ISO IEC 17000 Theoretical Certification means that an independent third party confirms in written form, that a product, system or service fullfills

7 Certification According to DIN EN ISO IEC Theoretical Certification means that an independent third party confirms in written form, that a product, system or service fullfills defined requirements. For you - Practical. After finishing the assessment positively DIN CERTCO confirms, that your product fullfills the requirements stated in the certification scheme

8 What is a Certification Scheme? States requirements for certification and registration Is the basis for the assessment Defines requirements beyond the standard Shows organisational and formal aspects Publicly available on - 8 -

9 Products made of compostable materials. Basis for Test/Certification: EN ASTM D 6400 ISO EN Required testing: Ultimate biodegradability Disintegration (compostability) Ecotoxicity (plant toxicity test) Chemical analysis (heavy metals + IR spectrum) - 9 -

10 Products made of compostable materials. Product requirements: >90 % biodegradability within 180 days >90 % disintegration within 90 days (sieve fraction) >90 % germination rate and biomass of two plants Heavy metal amount below the limit of EN 13432, Annex A

11 Products made of compostable materials. Certification: Products as sold to the market (e.g. packaging) Notification of Registration: Materials (e.g. granules) Intermediates (e.g. foils, paperboard) Additives (e.g. printing inks, masterbatches)

12 Products made of compostable materials. Validity: Products: 3 years Materials: 6 years Intermediates: 6 years Additives: 6 years

13 Products made of compostable materials. BASF (Ecoflex, Ecovio, Ecovio Mulch) Natureworks (PLAs) Novamont (Mater-Bis) FKuR (Bio-Flex) Lenzing DaniMer Kelheim Fibers Huhtamäki Taghleef PolyOne Wuhan Huali Mitsubishi Bio4Pack, etc

14 Our Cooperation Partners. COBRO Polish Packaging Reseach and Development Center, Warsaw, Poland Grzegorz Greg Ganczewski AIMPLAS Instituto Technologico del Plastico, Valencia, Spain Miguel Angel Sibila AfOR Association for Organics Recycling, Wellingborough, UK Gordon Thompson Emily Nichols SLOPAK Packaging Waste Mangement, Ltd., Ljubljana, Slovenia Matej Stražiščar

15 Certification of biobased products. Basis for certification: ASTM D 6866 Required testing: Volatile solids (TOC) 14 C amount

16 Certification of biobased products. Product requirements: > 50 % volatile solids (organic content) At least 20 % 14 C (carbon content) Validity: 5 years Verification testing: 2nd and 4th year

17 Some of our customers

18 Additives according to EN Non-biodegradable additives: Water-based inks Solvent-based inks 2. Biodegradable additives: Masterbatches based on biodegradable materials

19 DIN-geprüft HOME and Garden Composting. Based on AS 5810 Ultimate biodegradability Disintegration (compostability) Ecotoxicity (plant toxicity test) Chemical analysis (heavy metals + IR spectrum) Earthworm toxicity test according to ASTM E

20 DIN-geprüft HOME and Garden Composting. Product requirements: >90 % biodegradability within 360 days >90 % disintegration within 180 days (sieve fraction) >90 % germination rate and biomass of two plants Heavy metals and other toxic substances below the limit values of EN 13432, Annex A >90 % survival rate of two different kinds of worms Reason: Disintegration and biodegradability < 30 C

21 All-In-One: Combined Logo DIN-geprüft. We proudly introduce the new DIN CERTCO logo:

22 Advantages of the combined logo: Certification from one hand Certification under one internationally known label Easier B2B- and B2C-marketing Internet/Advertisement Corporate Identity Correspondence Product labelling Invoices, and many more No need of multiple and different logos on products

23 Customized solutions for different kinds of products. Basic materials Intermediates Final products Modular combination of certification marks

24 Ready to go? Make your choice Contact us via phone or All certification schemes, application forms, etc. free for download

25 Finally... thank you for your attention!

Certification Scheme

Certification Scheme Additives harmless to the composting process according to DIN EN 13432 if applicable, in connection with ASTM D 6400 ASTM D 6868 DIN EN 14995 NF T 51-800 ISO 17088 ISO 18606 AS 4736