Dan Dar-Ziv posted on October 10, 2013 14:32
Schedule and registration
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| 14 October 2013, at 12:30 |
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Background
The ninth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee will be held from 14 to 18 October 2013 in Rome. On Monday 14, October 2013, a lunch time side event entitled “Alternatives to HBCD – state of play”, organized by the previous working group on HBCD, will take place. The side event will be broadcasted through this webinar.
In May, 2013, the Conference of the Parties, by its decision SC-6/13, decided to list hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention with specific exemptions for production and use in expanded polystyrene and extruded polystyrene (EPS and XPS) in buildings.
Objective
The objective of the side event is to share the updated information on availability, feasibility and properties of the alternative chemical flame retardants to replace HBCD on the market.
Contents
1. 1. Introductions
2. 2. HBCD substitution – polymeric alternatives
- Supplier/licensee comments (EHS profile, global notifications, licensing/intellectual property obligations, supply picture
- User comments (Europe, North America and Asia) (factors in identifying, assessing and commercializing a non-HBCD PS insulation product
3. 3. HBCD substitution- non-polymeric alternatives
- Supplier comments (EHS profile, global notifications, licensing/intellectual property, supply picture)
- User comments (factors in identifying, assessing and commercializing a non-HBCD PS insulation product)
4. 4. Implementing a HBCD phase out
- Voluntary phase out by Japanese PS foam producers
- Proposed Risk Management Measure in Canada
- Authorization Process in the EU
- US EPA alternatives assessment
Target group
Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions national focal points, official contact points, Designated National Authorities, permanent missions and interested stakeholders, POPRC members, CRC members and members of the Basel Convention Small Intersessional Working Group (SIWG) on POPs guidelines.
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