Highlights
Reduction of potential emissions for the three main brominated flame retardants,
according to survey results from the last 5 years
93% of the volume sold by EFRA member companies covered by the programme
Increased coverage for HBCD and further reduction of potential emissions to air and land
TBBPA potential emissions remained consistent at the lowest achievable level
11 manufacturing and user sites now certified globally
CEFIC awarded a commendation to the VECAP programme
Everkem, an importer of flame retardants, joined the programme
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Foreword
Since 2008 Campine NV has been part of the widely successful voluntary product stewardship scheme initiated by industry, operating under the
tenets of Responsible Care, to continuously improve the health, environmental performance and safety of products and processes.
We are particularly pleased to be supporting the programme in a year where survey results show that VECAP has weathered the impact of the
financial crisis and continues to indicate an overall downward trend in potential emissions, demonstrating the ongoing commitment of the
European chemical industry to ensure the safe and environmentally sound management of chemicals.
Campine NV is a Belgium-based company specializing in fire-retardant masterbatches for plastics, antimony trioxide production for fire-retardant
application and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) catalysis and lead recycling. At production stage, it processes primarily antimony and lead.
The company was VECAP certified in 2012 following the adoption of best available procedures to improve its environmental performance.
The programme has been very useful in helping our company encourage the responsible management of chemicals among all those in the
workplace. It has also helped raise awareness that responsibility for environmental performance goes beyond the boundaries of the plant to
include a better understanding of the handling and treatment of spent packaging.
Operating with VECAP best practices has enabled Campine NV to comply with national regulations as well as base operations on lean management
and total quality. Our commitment to environmental and social responsibility has been enhanced by our participation in the programme,
illustrating how VECAP can help industry to actively take responsibility for the environment.
Bart Cuypers
Product Manager
Campine NV Belgium
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The Voluntary Emissions Control Action Programme
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2012
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The Voluntary Emissions Control Action Programme
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2012
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