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Sustainability: A Big Hype or Our Last Chance?

Dr. Hermann Onusseit, ONUSSEIT Consulting, Germany

Afera Annual Conference 20123 – 6 October 2012, Madrid

10/09/2012 Afera Annual Conference 2012ONUSSEIT

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1. Everything goes “green” – why?

2. A big hype!

3. Why do we really need sustainability?

4. Our last chance!

5. Sustainability in the adhesives industry

6. Sustainability in the tape industry

7. The cost of sustainability

8. Conclusion

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Everything goes “green”


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Everything goes “green”

What is ”green“?

Natural basedCompostableRecyclableLess energy consumptionLow carbon foot printNon toxic


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A Big Hype

It is all about marketing!

PriceTechnical performanceEnvironmentally friendlyBioEcoSustainable


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Why do we really need sustainability?

Something goes wrong


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More in the pocket, consumer spending in billion €

Germany


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Car production per year between 1900 and 2010


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Wird derhalben die größte Kunst/Wissenschaft/Fleiß und Einrichtung hiesiger Lande darinnen beruhen wie eine sothaneConservation und Anbau des Holtzesanzustellen daß es eine continuierliche beständige und sustainable use gebe weiln es eine unentberliche Sache ist ohne welche das Land in seinem Esse (Wesen, Dasein) nicht bleiben mag.

Hans Carl von Carlowitz in Sylvicultura Oeconomica, 1713


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Our last chance!

Something goes wrong


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Our last chance!

We need sustainability!

What can we do?

How much will it cost?


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Sustainability in the adhesives industryAdhesives industry in Germany: 3.4 billion €Added value to the German industry: 355 billion €German Gross Domestic Product 2010: 2,498 Billion €

• Manufacturing sector 23.8 % 595 billion €

• Construction 4.1 % 102 billion €

• Agricultural, Forestry 0.9 % 22 billion €

• Trade 17.2 % 430 billion €

• Private service providers, Banks 30.4 % 759 billion €

• Public services 23.6 % 590 billion €

697 billion €

More than 50 % of the goods produced in Germany are in conjunction with adhesives.


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Sustainability in the adhesives industry


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GHG-Emissions for laminating adhesives in [kg CO2 eq/kg]

Source: Oekoinstitute, Germany 2009

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1,0

2,0

3,0

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6,0

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Solvent based Solvent free4.74 4.06 2.15

kg C

O2

eq./

kg P

rodu

ct

Water based

Laminating solvent lossTransport incl. packagingEnergy ProcessingHardenerBinder


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GHG-Emissions for functional unit packaging in [kg CO2 eq/ 100 m²]

Source: Oekoinstitute, Germany 2009

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2,5

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3,5

Solvent based Solvent free2.88 0.93 3.59

kg C

O2

eq./

100

m²

Water based

Laminating solvent lossTransport incl. packagingEnergy ApplicationEnergy ProcessingHardenerBinder


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New generation of hot melts with lower application temperature:

• Lower usage temperature (130°C vs. 170°C) • Less energy consumption of up to 70 %• Less adhesive usage of up to 30 %: higher efficiency,

less waste, less transportation, easier recycling• Lower scrap rate: less waste• Increased equipment lifetime: less resource usage• Usages of thinner thermoplastic substrates


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More with lessor

Better than in the past


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Sustainability in the tape industry

Tapes have their largest impact as a lever:

They enable sustainable solutions


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Benefit of usage >> production / use burden

Obvious benefits:• Joining different materials• Flexibility and ease of use

enable wide-spread use

Enabling light-weight designsInsulation & isolation (thermal, noise, …)… ?


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Focus on environmental aspect

• What is the environmental burden of tape manufacturing?

• What is the environmental burden of tape usage incl. end of life?

• What is the environmental benefit of tape usage incl. end of life?


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Tapes (along the value chain)

• RM = Polymer, Tackifiers, Monomers, Plasticizer, …. • Adhesive, Film, Paper, Liner, …. • Tape / Tape production• End use application: Bonded components • Final product: Vehicle, Building, ….

Used materials • Efficient use of resources • Availability of raw materials • Renewable raw materials • Ethically sourced materials

(not competing with food production etc.)


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Focus on environmental aspect

End of use

• Recycling • Re-Use / Disassembly • Down cycling• Thermal

• Bio-degradable / Compostable material

• Landfill


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The cost of sustainability

We use too much, and produce too much waste


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Number of natural disasters Germany 1970-2006Source: NatCatSERVICE 2007, Geo Risks Research, Munich Re

Earthquake Storms Floods Temperature extreme (Heat waves, forest fires)


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Sustainable products and processes will lead to a

Minimization of the use of resources!

Minimization of energy consumption!

Minimization of air & water pollution!

Minimization of solid waste products!


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Sustainable products and processes will lead to a

Reduction of direct costs (material & energy)!

Reduction of indirect cost like insurance costs!

Reduction, or at least less increasing of taxes!


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Conclusion

We are facing major challenges globally.

Resource consumption will be accelerating dramatically in the coming decades.

Innovative products and processes will be vital to all efforts to achieve sustainable consumption.

Increase in efficiency. More with less!

A little bit less consumption?


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Conclusion

Adhesives and adhesive tapes play a major role in the development of more sustainable products and processes.

Adhesives and adhesive tapes enables more sustainable solutions!

Modern adhesive formulations are less harmful to worker,consumer and the environment.

Modern adhesive and adhesive tape application techniques reduce the quantity of adhesives needed, reduce environmental impact and waste.

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