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Rethinking Plastics A Circular Economy Blueprint Steve Davies Director – Public Affairs NatureWorks
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Rethinking Plastics
A Circular Economy Blueprint
Steve Davies
Director – Public Affairs
NatureWorks
NatureWorks - Some Quick Context
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation – “The New Plastics Economy”A Circular Economy Blueprint for Packaging Plastics
THE NEW PLASTICS ECONOMY
Rethinking the Future of Plastics
The Foundation aims:
• “to bring together for the first time
a comprehensive global
perspective of the broader plastic
packaging economy,
• “to present a vision and propose
a roadmap as well as a vehicle
for progressing this roadmap
• “to provide a much needed global
focal point to carry this agenda
forward…
“looking for systemic change to
overcome stalemates in today’s
plastics economy in order to move
to a more circular model…”
Plastics Production Increased Twenty-Fold Over
The Last 50 Years
• Production expected to double again in 20 years, and quadruple by 2050
• Plastic Packaging is single largest application (26% of total today)
Plastics Production Increased Twenty-Fold Over
The Last 50 Years
“Plastic Packaging is an iconic linear application…”
“95% of plastic packaging material value
(US$ 80-120 bn) is lost annually after a short first use …
Ambitions of the New Plastics Economy Capturing the opportunity
Sourcing
Manufacture
Use
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Definition of SustainablePackaging
How the Plastics Industry is rethinking itself from a
Circular Economy Perspective
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How the
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What the plastic is made from…
Ideal Material
Current, Incumbent Plastics
Future…
Where do Bioplastics
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“With an expected surge in consumption,
negative externalities related to plastics will
multiply“
World Economic Forum, Ellen MacArthur Foundation and McKinsey & Company,
The New Plastics Economy – Rethinking the future of plastics(2016, http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/publications).
An Example: Negative Externality Resulting from Manufacture
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Polystyrene
PET
HDPE
Polypropylene
kg CO2 (eq) generated /kg material produced
Source: PlasticsEurope www.lca.plasticseurope.org
An Example: Negative Externality Resulting from Manufacture
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PET
HDPE
Polypropylene
kg CO2 (eq) generated /kg material produced
Source: PlasticsEurope www.lca.plasticseurope.org
“If the current strong growth of plastics usage continues as expected, the emission of greenhouse gases by the global plastics sector will account for 15% of the global
annual carbon budget by 2050, up from 1% today“
World Economic Forum, Ellen MacArthur Foundation and McKinsey & Company,The New Plastics Economy – Rethinking the future of plastics
(2016, http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/publications).
Implications of Renewably Sourced - Carbon Footprint Comparison
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PET
HDPE
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Ingeo
kg CO2 (eq) generated /kg material produced
EU Producers - PlasticsEuropem www.lca.plasticseurope.org
Peer Reveiwed Benchmarking
And Carbon Credentials Matter
• (November, 2015): “Unilever to become ‘carbon positive’ by 2030”
• (Paris, November 9, 2015): “Danone commits to ambitious new climate policy Target: zero net carbon emissions within its direct and shared scope of responsibility”
• (November, 2015): “Nestlé acclaimed as ‘world leader’ for action to tackle climate change
• (June, 2015): “Ikea to spend €1bn to tackle climate change”
An Example – Bio PET in Packaging
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20% biobased
carbon today
both “revolutionary” and “evolutionary” change is needed
“moon shot” examplesin the bioplastics space..
Bioplastics Directly from GHG(methane)
“Mango Materials
produces a naturally
occurring biopolymer
from waste biogas
(methane) …
“the AirCarbon
production process
begins with
concentrated
methane-based
carbon emissions …”
R&D Program:
US Federal & State
level funding for one
step fermentation of
methane to lactic
acid, the Ingeo
building block …
Ingeo“PHA polymers
(close functionally to polyolefin materials)
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What does “direct GHG conversion” mean ? …
Lactic
acid
methanotrophic
bacteria
cyanobacteria
NatureWorks Actively Investing in
Joint Collaboration & Development
NatureWorks' Continued
Assessment and Evaluation
The NatureWorks feedstock project is but one example of a rapidly
gathering critical mass of interest in the industry
in direct GHG conversion
Industry Wide Engagement & Interest in “Next Generation Feedstocks”
6 - 7 December 2016, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany
Let’s talk about bioplastics functional
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New Material Innovations Fuel Wholly New Markets, Applications, and
Business Models …
“Bio-benign” materials choices for manufacture
THE NEW PLASTICS
ECONOMY
Rethinking the Future of PlasticsGreenpeace’s
“Pyramid of Plastics”(1)
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/wp-content/uploads/legacy/Global/usa/planet3/PDFs/this-vinyl-house.pdf, p. 27
1.PVC
2. PU, PS, ABS, PC
3. PET
4. PE, PP
5. Biobased polymers
“Benign by Design” – rethinking toys
Sustainable Packaging Opportunity?
http://www.killthekcup.org/
The Challenge…
In 2016…
35.4bn
PLASTICCAPSULES
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Plastic Capsule Market Growth
Volume (Million Units) Value ($ Million)
‘16/’20 CAGR 8%
‘16/‘20 CAGR 10%
- AMI Consulting, Single Serve Beverage Capsules - Market Overview, 2016
Growth of Single-Serve Plastic Capsules
The Opportunity - Functional Compostable Capsules
579 million kgs of
coffee was consumed via capsules in
2016 by the 3 largest consuming
regions (USA, EU, AUS) in 2016.
Fills the Empire State
Building 2.6x1.
90% of brewed pod is coffee
valuable organics mostly lost
to landfill1. Estimated based
on 13g coffee in
volume of average
K-Cup
Diverting Organic Waste from Landfill
We’ve designed functional Ingeo materials to perform in multitude of capsule designs & components
CAPSULES
**For high & low pressure systems
Compression molding
Thermoforming
Injection Molding
FILM LIDDING
FIBER FILTERS
Nonwovens with custom
basis weight
FIBER LIDDING
Functionality in the market …
Nespresso System Compatible
Lavazza
Functionality in the market…
Lavazza Compatible Keurig Compatible
More…
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Getting
Circular
A NatureWorks Example
IngeoRecovery Options
Mechanical
Recycle Feedstock
Recovery Compost Anaerobic
Digestion Energy
Recovery
Landfill X X
Incumbent
Plastics Ingeo
Organics Diversion from Landfill
• US – “the 28% Opportunity”
• Where Composting infrastructure exists, Compostable plastics like Ingeo provide a tool for organics diversion from landfill
Food Scraps14.6%
Other3.3%
Paper27.0%
Glass4.5%
Metals
9.1%
Plastics12.8%
Rubber, leather & textiles
7.6%
Wood6.2%
Yard trimmings
13.5%
US Example: Total US MSW
Generation (by material), 2013
Source: Advancing Sustainable Materials Management:
Facts & Figures 2013, USEPA, June, 2015
Cultural Influence of Sports
“While 13% of Americans
say they follow science, 61%
say they are sports fans”
Source: National Resources Defense Council
nearly300
313Total Members
145Teams
156Venues
12Leagues
GROWING PORTFOLIO OF SUCCESSFUL
CASE STUDIES IN ZERO WASTE
Recycling, Or, “How to avoid being part of the 86%)
• Most plastics (and bioplastics) can be recycled, yet very few are
• PLA Example:– Long routinely recycled at post industrial level
– Initial collection programs beginning at consumer level
Collecting Converting End-Markets
• PLA bale specification & pricing set
• Flake specifications & process development
underway
• r-PLA product development underway
Rethinking Plastics
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Rethinking Plastics
A Circular Economy Blueprint
Steve Davies
NatureWorks
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