SOLVIN AWARD FOR PVC INNOVATION 2010 by Plasticine

SOLVIN AWARD FOR PVC INNOVATION 2010 Demonstrations of a limitless imagination

Innovative projects Innovation has been the cornerstone of this

As far as SolVin is concerned, I am pleased to be

fourth edition of the SolVin Award and lived up

able to tell you now what these are. We intend to

to all expectations by continuing the tradition of

achieve a 20% reduction in all the following areas :

technological development which began in 1932

• Energy consumption

with the manufacture of the first plastic pipe.

• Logistics’ impact

Then in 1946 vinyl revolutionised the music

• Greenhouse gas emissions

industry and in 1954 the introduction of PVC

• Discharges into the atmosphere and into water.

profile window frames significantly improved the These are our undertakings, which will benefit the

thermal insulation of buildings.

entire production chain downstream. But without In 2010, 141 projects competed for the innovation

you, the processors, the additive suppliers, the

prize, giving us confidence that the next

equipment manufacturers, the manufacturers of

generation is ready to continue our work. I would

finished products, we won’t achieve anything.

like to stress the importance of the Vinyloop

This is why I must pay tribute here to the 141

initiative for the way PVC is currently used and its

innovative projects submitted for the SolVin

rehabilitation as a sustainable material.

Award. Whether prize winners or not, they are testimony to the dynamism and commitment

Together, we have all contributed to the success

of the sector to respond to the global challenge

of the voluntary undertaking known as Vinyl 2010.

of making PVC a major player in the field of

The result is the recycling of 200,000 tonnes a

sustainable development.

year of PVC otherwise at the end of its life and this is confidently expected to reach 240,000

Please accept our thanks !

tonnes in 2010. But also of note is the reduction, currently estimated at 50%, in the use of lead stabilisers, the total withdrawal of cadmium stabilisers and significant reduction in the CO2 emissions from our factories. We are convinced that the key to our future lies in sustainability. It is up to us now to set the targets

Pierre Tucoulat

for 2020.

SolVin Managing Director President SolVin Award 2010 – 01

SolVin Award for PVC Innovation 2010 Contents Jury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03 Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05 Nominees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09 Innovation Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Recycling Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Design Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Application Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 02 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SolVin Award 2010

Jury Prof. Marianne Gilbert, the academic, president of the jury

“ An important trophy for PVC’s image” Doctor and Professor at the Loughborough University, Marianne Gilbert is an expert in materials engineering. The technology associated with PVC and polyethylene is one of her specialist subjects. 2006 saw Marianne receive the Swinburne Award from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoMMM), for “her exceptional contribution to research into development and understanding of PVC, in terms of science, engineering and technology”.

Axel Enthoven, the designer

“Focus on the intelligence behind the products!” He is the founder of Belgium’s largest design studio, Enthoven Associates, which has branches in the Netherlands, Paris, Bangkok and Seoul.

Barbara Andreani, the communicator

“Focus on innovation and the environment” Barbara Andreani is director of Enterprise Europe Brussels at the Brussels Enterprise Agency (ABE). Her role is to help businesses and research centres to enhance their knowledge and to assist them in finding growth prospects within Europe.

Matt Defosse, the journalist

“A very broad and in-depth field of observation” Matt Defosse, an American based in Germany, has been working at Modern Plastics Worldwide magazine for 13 years, and has been editor-in-chief for the last four.

David Cook, the environmentalist

“ There are no sustainable materials, only the sustainable management of materials” British-born David Cook works for The Natural Step, an international NGO based in Sweden, and has been involved in sustainable development for the last decade. His role involves convincing big businesses to take this issue into account and then advise them about implementing the decisions they make.

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Winners

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GOLD SolVin Award Georg Fischer Deka

see on page 32

Innovative photo bioreactors based on 100% PVC to grow micro algae – Opens the way to a wide range of applications – Project that exemplifies how PVC contributes to the public good by opening up new avenues for the production of food and green fuels, in particular here, with their photobioreactor system

SILVER SolVin Award Rohm & Haas

see on page 57

SureCel™: Breakthrough in Processing Aid Technology for Foamed PVC – Major advance in the PVC foam process aid technology – Reduction in the density of the extruded panel of up to 20 % without loss of performance results in a huge saving in raw material and enhances the sustainability of PVC in the construction sector

BRONZE SolVin Award Alkor Draka

see on page 16

Highest Fire Resistance for Stretched Ceilings in PVC (Bs1d0) – Limitation of the smoke release from the PVCs used in stretch ceilings – New calendaring formula enabling to produce P-PVCs meeting class Bs1d0: the best performance class for smoke density produced by plastics

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RECYCLING SolVin Award Profine

see on page 84

KBE System_88mm Window and Door System – System combining optimum functionality and rigidity in a slim and elegant frame – Use of 50 % recycled products and 50 % virgin raw material with no lead content meets the requirements of the German standards governing the energy performance of buildings

DESIGN SolVin Award Molusk

see on page 99

Aquatic jewelry – Originality of the creations thanks to the innovative use of techniques for shaping PVC, not used in the jewellery field – Unique know-how that brings a new semantic for plastics and sublimates a wellknown material

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Nominees

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innovation

ALKOR DRAKA

see on page 16

Gerflor Group

see on page 31

Highest fire resistance for stretched ceilings in PVC (Bs1d0)

PVC FLOORING “CREATION CLIC SYSTEM”: Loose lay plank with “clic system”

Aluplast

GF DEKA

see on page 17

“The Best Window in its Class” energeto® | foam inside

Bolon

Innovative photo bioreactors based on 100% PVC to grow micro algae

see on page 22

Botanic: woven vinyl flooring with vegetable oils based plasticisers

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see on page 32

Graboplast

see on page 34

New generation of antibacterial PVC Floorcoverings

innovation

Klöckner Pentaplast

see on page 40

Rohm and Haas

see on page 57

Counterfeit-proof PVC-film packaging

SureCel™: Breakthrough in Processing Aid Technology for Foamed PVC

Politsch Kunststofftechnik see on page 52

Sirci Gresintex

Cross-Box - reduced energy consumption in profile extrusion

Alvehol 1200

Profel

see on page 61

see on page 53

Reinforcing PVC windows and doors while maintaining high thermal properties

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recycling

Bannerbags

see on page 74

Bannerbags

FITT®

see on page 76

Profine

see on page 84

KBE System_88mm window and door system

see on page 78

Reclaimed PVC from waste window profiles using hamos WRS system

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see on page 82

High quality drainage pipe with high content of postconsumers rigid PVC scraps

Hose made of regenerated soft PVC

Hamos

OD Plast

Weidner Iberica

see on page 87

New injection systems for converting difficult plastic wastes

design

LML

see on page 96

PVC and Nature

Martina Doll

Aquatic jewelry

see on page 104

TrialSystem, Eco-design for human habitat

see on page 98

Materialised Light

Molusk

Wallcovering Pubblicitaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Zicla

see on page 105

Zebra: traffic separators for cycle lanes

see on page 99

Zicla

see on page 106

Modular auto-fit platform for bus access

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Innovation Award Alkor Draka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Aluplast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Amx Automation Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Avimat Coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 B&B Compounds, Antonplas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Baerlocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Benecke-Kaliko (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Bex France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Bolon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Centi Core Coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Chemson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Chemtura Vinyl Additives Lampertheim . . . . . . 24 Debolon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Dickson Constant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Dietzel Univolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Dream Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Dugdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Empa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Extruplesa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Extruwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Fainplast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Ferdinand Stükerjürgen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Fitt® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Gerflor Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Gf Deka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Gkv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Graboplast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Grepa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Griffine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Groupe Legrand (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Grupo Plásticos Ferro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Hl Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Hultec Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Ineos Films . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Inoutic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Katoen Natie Italia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Klöckner Pentaplast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Kömmerling Chemische Fabrik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Konrad Hornschuch (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-42

Kopos Kolín . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Kunstostoff Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Lichter - Extrusionstechnik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Lml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Malip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Mehler Texnologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Novintiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Omnova Wallcovering Trading As Muraspec . . 46 Ongaro Giovanni, Minghi Tommaso . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ongropack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Perlen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Pipelife International (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-50 Plastico Rototech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Polinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Politsch Kunststofftechnik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Profel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Protan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Rehau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Renolit Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Renolit Iberica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Roadcom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Rohm and Haas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Simona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Sinepipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Sioen Industries (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-60 Sioen Industries and Deceuninck . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Sirci Gresintex (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-62 Skz (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-63 Socredis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Solvay Benvic Iberica (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Studio Arkit & Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Svedaflex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Technofrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 The Dow Chemical Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Travyl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 University Of Salento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Varteco Quimica Iberica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 VERSEIDAG - INDUTEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Zakłady Lentex Spółka Akcyjna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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Innovation Award

2010

The European market for stretched ceiling applications requires materials with good fire reaction and medium smoke emission (BS2D0). For CE labeling according to the NF EN 14716 standard, the EN 13501-1 standard for measuring fire reaction and smoke emission considers 3 different aspects for classifying the material: heat, smoke and dripping. As the smoke density is the main cause for killing people in the case of fire, our aim has been to improve the current state of the art performance of the materials used for stretched ceilings. Using the right combination of a new formulation and our calendaring process, we have developed and produced new plasticised PVC films with Bs1d0 classification, which means the best smoke density classification achievable with plasticÂ films. 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SolVin Award 2010

Alkor Draka Highest fire Resistance for stretched ceilings in PVC (Bs1d0) > RaphaĂŤl Lesprit > +33 344 69 13 88 > France

Innovation Award energeto® is a window without a metallic thermal bridge in the frame-sash construction. The system boasts high heat insulation values in all versions and profile depths. This contributes actively to the reduction of CO2, the saving of heating costs and consequently to environmental protection. Moreover energeto® combines outstanding technology with an appealing design. The insulation properties of the metal-free window obtained by bonding window sash with the insulating glass pane as well as by replacing the steel reinforcement by fiber-glass reinforced plastic strips have been further improved by foaming the profile chambers with special polyurethane foam. By this means, energeto® now reaches unprecedented insulation Uw-values of 0.61 W/m²K.

Aluplast

nominee

“The Best Window in its Class” energeto® | foam inside > Edda Gärtne > +49 721 47171-0 > Germany

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AMX Automation Technologies

Avimat coating

“VIP-W” PVC window

Artificial pathways with a PVC backing

“VIP-W” is a completely new technology in PVCwindow production. Thermal insulation is increased by means of vacuum and additional heat radiant barriers. Compared to existing PVC window profile systems the same or even a better insulation can be reached with a smaller external dimension, less weight and a smaller cost. “VIP-W” windows are 100 % recyclable.

Artificial paths based on a membrane of PVC for the decoration of gardens, ponds and pathways. This novel approach is easy to lay and provides both decoration and a secure anti slip footing around the garden.

> Meinhard Schwaiger > +43 732 244 119 > Austria

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> Herbert Altena > +31 383 859 255 > The Netherlands

Innovation Award B&B Compounds, Antonplas

Baerlocher

PVC tactile footway for blind and visually impaired people

Low VOC stabilisation system based on pastes for the flooring industry

This simple system, having only two basic codes, makes it easy to identify the footway, turns, changes in direction, warning lines. It provides the foot with a clear tactile perception which is hard to ignore, transmitting a constant warning and sense of alert thanks to the specially designed height and radius of the pattern. Based on a limited number of clear design principles (universality of signs, safety, durability), this product can be used in a very wide range of applications, both outdoors and indoors. Footways made with this system allow blind and visually impaired people to improve their autonomy and mobility by actively using the tactile information provided by the paving to their feet and/or long cane. This system further helps visually impaired people by means of colour contrasts between the footway and the surrounding paving.

The new low VOC paste stabilisation system helps the flooring industry to reduce emissions whilst retaining all of the performance benefits of the traditional liquid stabilisers. It is suitable for filled/ pigmented plastisols as well as for clear plastisols.

> Massimo Battista > +39 0823 581 054 > Italy

> Emilio Pellegrini > +39 317 451 366 > United Kingdom

These new Ca/Zn paste stabilisers are specially designed for the stabilisation of the clear topcoat (wear layer) which is the main contributor to the emissions from flooring. The performances of these new stabilisers are comparable to those of traditional liquid stabilisers, in terms of heat stability, transparency, colour hold, aging propertiesâ&#x20AC;Ś Key further advantages are the absence of phosphites and long chain alcohols, thus giving a substantial reduction in the noticeableÂ odour.

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Benecke-Kaliko

Bi-tone UEV (unsupported expanded vinyl = PVC foam foil) for automotive interiors

Acella® Eco Green – a new eco-friendly artificial leather

The bi-tone UEV (unsupported expanded vinyl) developed by Benecke-Kaliko facilitates the processing of foil-laminated interior parts by the automotive industry. It is now possible to produce automotive interior parts like door panels with two different colors in one production step. This makes the use of PVC decorative surface more competitive and cost efficient in car interior applications.

Acella® Eco Green is a new supported expanded vinyl foil (artificial leather) especially designed for permanent contact with the skin. It satisfies the Öko-Tex®100 standard level 2 requirements. It conforms to the highest automotive industry standards for interior surface products. Acella® Eco Green is a contact allergen free material (according to the Volvo ENV 0006 specification), antimony-free and low-emission.

> Roland Freudenmann > +49 5116 302 562 > Germany

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> Roland Freudenmann > +49 5116 302 562 > Germany

Innovation Award BEX France Decking coextruded in wood composites Decking made of PVC recycling and natural fibers (wood or hemp) giving natural aspect and offering all the advantages of PVC products (water resistant, UV resistant, competitive priceâ&#x20AC;Ś) Decking is coextruded in fine thickness: PVC with fibers used for the external layer and recycling PVC used for the internal layer. > Bernard Cohen > +33 950 604 369 > France

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Bolon is the first flooring enterprise in the world to switch to using plasticizers consisting of 100% renewable raw material, with their origin in modified vegetable oils. With the introduction of the BOTANIC collection the company has showed that it is possible to use a non-phthalate plasticizer in an advanced flooring product. The company has been implementing a progressive environmental improvement program in all areas of its operations for many years. The new plasticizer is a part of Bolon® Green – a strategic objective aimed at being able to offer a product that is environment friendly and climate neutral. With a focus on superior quality innovative flooring, Bolon’s products meet all the most stringent standards for fire safety, wear and durability, sound insulation, etc. 22 – SolVin Award 2010

Bolon

nominee

Botanic : woven vinyl flooring with vegetable oils based plasticisers > Helen Emanuelsson > +46 321 530 400 > Sweden

Innovation Award Centi Core Coating

Chemson

PVC bumper for warehouse loading bays

BA 63 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a new cost-effective blowing agent system

The application allows for the cost effective replacement of alternative materials eg rubber and components may be produced in any colour to meet end users requirements.

Foamed PVC products are becoming more popular. This is because less material is required to produce articles of the same size, and lighter finished products can be produced. Chemson offers different Blowing Agents and Blowing Agent Systems. Chemson has developed a new Blowing Agent system, BA 63. BA 63 has improved powder flow characteristics and is cost effective compared to traditional blowing agent systems. BA 63 has improved compatibility with other components of the recipe, which leads to an improvement in dry blend preparation and quality. Because of its advantages, the Blowing Agent system BA 63 is proving a great success in the European market and also promises further expansion worldwide.

> W-P van der Burg > +31 105 917 684 > The Netherlands

> Martin Johnson > +44 1912 597 040 > Central Europe

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Chemtura Vinyl Additives Lampertheim

Debolon

Heavy metal-free, renewable and sustainable stabilizers for flexible PVC

The debolon Leben+Pflegen (Life and care) collection, with its novel color and design concept, has been developed as a first set of elastic floor coverings for senior residences and healthcare units. Developed in accordance with the findings of healthcare science and the requirements of care unit managers and architects it possesses a highly mat surface that prevents reflection, makes the residents more sure-footed and offers high impact sound insulation.

Liquid OBSTM PVC stabilizer types will soon be used in the flexible PVC Market. They are environmentally friendly, because they avoid solvents and other critical substances, are based on renewable vegetable oils and need less energy in their production. OBSTM stabilizers are used at low levels, meaning lower VOC and odor characteristics as well as less emissions during processing and conversion of PVC. New stabilizers provide additional advantages for flexible PVC. > Karl-J. Kuhn > +49 6202 958 553 > Germany

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Debolon collection leben + pflegen (Life and Care)

> Corinna Meisel > +49 3406 500 278 > Germany

Innovation Award Dickson Constant

Dietzel Univolt

Seaguard Flex & Seaguard Plus

Hot runner injection moulding in PVC

Dickson and Sunbrella® launch “Seaguard by Dickson”, the ideal solution for covering and protecting boats. Available in two versions – Seaguard Flex and Seaguard Plus – this watertight outdoor fabric is specially designed for the protection of boats and their equipment. Capable of standing up to the worst the weather can throw at it (rain, sun, heat or cold), Seaguard combines stateof-the-art expertise with a stylish finish that gives it a genuine “textile” look. Seaguard can be used for all boating applications, thanks to the fact that it comes in weights adapted to each type of use.

Dietzel Univolt successfully implemented for some injection moulding products, such as pipe clips and other accessories, hot running systems, even in 16 or 32 cavity tools. Furthermore, since the year 2009 all lead formulations have been substituted by Calcium zinc stabilised PVC compounds. In a second step also the small remaining gate material has been re-used inline by regrinding the material and adding the milled material to the virgin one. > Markus Palfinger > +43 176 076 160 > Austria

> Marie Hélène Roeland & Arnaud Dalle > +33 320 455 959 > France

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Dream Valley

Dugdale

easySWEET: a new generation of PVC bearing walls for the building of “low-cost” residences

DucaFreeze: a calcium organic rigid PVC-based purge compound that actually works

easySWEET is a range of 7 models of low-cost residences delivered in kit and transportable economically without abnormal load or lifting machines. This new generation of prefabricated solutions (from 13 to 45 square meters) uses an ingenious system of construction constituted mainly by PVC which allows to realize design, economic, flexible and resistant constructions.

It can take hours to change colours or clean down when processing PVC, plus the constant risk that tooling might be damaged by decomposition or dismantling procedures. This equates to costs and reduced profits. Ducafreeze is a rigid Calcium Organic-based high temperature freeze/purge compound that actually works and has been proven to compete against lead-based freeze/purge compounds. Freeze/purge compounds can cut clean down costs and colour changes providing less scrap and lower tool maintenance. This reduces costs and dramatically reduces machine downtime. Ducafreeze works at temperatures of up to 200°C and has been proven in simple and complex tooling in extrusion, co-extrusion and sheet extrusion as well as injection moulding tools and barrels.

With 3 different levels of finishing, these residences bring a new answer to the markets of the individual and of the spare time activities residences (social housings, students’ residences or seniors’ residences…) These residences allow furthermore to open the new market of “added rooms to your main house” to make a guest room, a “studio” for young adults or old people, office for work at home, a play room… Ready of going up by private individuals or partners’ network of distributors affected persons, these residences are built up in 1 day. Although all the elements in PVC are very big dimensions (2 in 3 meters high on 2 in 4 meters long), they remain light enough to be carried in men’s hands. > Philippe Bourgain > +33 2 54 07 05 18 > France 26 – SolVin Award 2010

> J L Ryan > +44 1422 832 501 > United Kingdom

Innovation Award Empa

Extruplesa

Tensairity: new light-weight structures with PVC coated fabrics

Road singposts in pvc reinforced with glass fibre

Tensairity is a new light-weight structure based on the synergetic combination of fabrics, struts and air. First Tensairity structures such as bridges are demonstrating the feasibility and potential of the technology. PVC-coated polyester fabrics have proven to be ideal for temporary Tensairity applications. This new technology opens new possibilities for PVC in the growing market of light-weight structures. The Tensairity technology of the Swiss company Airlight is being investigated and further developed at the Center for Synergetic Structures at Empa, the Swiss federal research institution of material science and technologies.

Road sings manufactured in PVC 30% glass fiber reinforced PVC making the frame more resistant, covered by an external PVC layer ensuring a good weathering resistance. This product obtains the stiffness required, using poltrusion; it means a sort of co extrusion of PVC with oriented glass fibres. Due that it is an outdoor application, it is necessary the product doesn’t suffer from corrosion or other kind of degradation, and has a low or inexistent maintenance. > Enrique Moliner Mañas > +34 976 144 455 > Spain

> Rolf Luchsinger > +41 448 234 090 > Switzerland

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Extruwood

Fainplast

Extruwood-CAP: PVC based wood-composites, a technical innovation for wood-windows

Thermoplastic elastomeric compound based on PVC-P for gaskets, pipes and cables sheathing

Aluminum caps are often used for the weather protection of wood-windows. Due to their design the wood frame will loose insulation capability. Extruwood-Cap will bridge the gap with an environmental friendly nature based weather protection for wood windows. High thermal insulation capability of Extruwood-Cap will entitle wood window manufacturer either to save material (less frame thickness and/or window glass thickness to ensure an optimum UF-value of the window) or comply with national building codes to replace existing windows without main re-construction works.

Multi-component Flexible PVC dynamically modified during production process.

> Sven Wolf > +43 676 305 2830 > Austria

PKS 1000 is obtained with PVC compounding lines duly modified and is available in a wide range of hardness. The compound PKS 1000 developed by us maintains the good properties of PVC such as fire resistance, easy processing and low cost but has significant physical and mechanical improvements that widen the scope of applications for its use. This grade has been used for the production of shutting gaskets requesting a high elastic recovery at low temperature (-22°C) and at high temperature (+70°C). It can be used for the sheathing of cables requesting high oil and Hydrocarbon resistance and high mechanical performances at very low temperatures within the segment of fire resistant cables. For this application PKS 1000 is at the moment under approval from a major manufacturer of special cables. > Ottavio Tulli > +39 0736 403 605 > Italy

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Innovation Award Ferdinand Stükerjürgen

Fitt®

Rigid PVC foam siding profiles with a wood design

Spiral hose made of PVC compound highly resistant to chlorinated components and water

Showing keen intuition for tomorrow’s products, Ferdinand Stükerjürgen continually develops ideas and technology to an extremely high standard. The innovative rigid PVC foam siding profiles with their known positive properties such as low weight, good insulation, easy processing and assembly, durability and recyclability at the end of the product life cycle etc. have been produced with the look of wood. The company, founded in 1967, has a high level of competence in processing thermoplastics. > Pala Varghese > +49 5244 404 329 > Germany

This invention concerns the formulation of a brand new material highly resistant to normal disinfectants used in swimming pool water disinfection and the co-extrusion process needed to couple this material to a flexible hose in order to create, inside the hose itself, a chlorine proof internal layer. Thanks to that, it is possible to lay a thin protective skin on the internal side of the hose able to protect itself from chlorine water attack. This is strongly useful in order to improve chemical and physical hose resistance and its mechanical properties during its working life with an increase in product life time as well. The new protective skin, made of a particular high molecular weight PVC resin and innovative plasticizers, is laid on the internal surface of a plasticized PVC stripe throughout co-extrusion process before wrapping the stripe itself on a mandrel. A brand new extrusion head engine enables to couple and glue different layers made of different materials. > Rita Mascolo > +39 0444 461 000 > Italy SolVin Award 2010 – 29

Flag COPPER ART: waterproofing membranes with a perfect marriage copper/PVC The marriage between copper and PVC, obtained with a patented product system, guarantees that all Copper Art membranes will oxidize, taking on the patina of age, gradually changing from tawny brown to dark brown, just like real copper, when exposed to the elements. The system creates an unbeatable cost-benefit, with enhanced appearance. The system eliminates the risks associated with traditional metal roofing such as cold bridging, air-tightness, corrosion and water ingress at penetrations and details on low pitched systems. It can be laid easier than copper roofing and it gives a better insulation. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suitable for any kind of roofing. > Claudio Fossen > +39 0350 951 011 > Italy

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Innovation Award The innovative GERFLOR flooring “CREATION CLIC SYSTEM” is a PVC lose lay plank with “clic system”. This new GERFLOR product is a 100% loose lay plank offering realistic wood design AND easy and fast track installation. The PVC planks are laid on the floor without glue and connected together with the “clic system”. This product is a must for flooring in construction or renovation.

Gerflor Group

nominee

PVC FLOORING “CREATION CLIC SYSTEM”: loose lay plank with “clic system” > Olivier Ceysson > +33 475 506 902 > France

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This innovative project is dedicated to the production of efficient pipes and fittings made of 100 % transparent PVC to be used as photo bioreactors to grow micro algae. The products are UV-stabilised and are characterised by innovative elements that can be combined for spectral modulation of the light (UV/vis/NIR) irradiated into the suspension of algae. The product range is wide, including the integration of static mixers into the pipe and the possibility to produce pipes with very thin walls having high optical quality and excellent interior surfaces. In addition, significantly energy saving pipings / fittings are provided for the level and parallel arrangement of the photo bioreactor pipes. 32 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SolVin Award 2010

GF Deka Innovative photo bioreactors based on 100% PVC to grow micro algae > Stephan Schuessler > +49 6468 915 131 > Germany

Innovation Award GKV Future perspective: plastic windows construction as a dedicated job qualification Until 2007/2008 there was no training for PVC window assemblers. Thanks to the initiative of the GKV this lack of a qualified training has been addressed. The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology recently added the ‘PVC-window assembler’ training programme to the training of plastics and rubber technology processing engineer. More than 50 years after the introduction of PVC windows into the market, German PVC window producers have now the possibility to train their own junior staff in a qualified way. Introduction of this PVC window assembler training has two main advantages. Firstly, the official approval improves the image of the PVC window sector and, more generally, that of the whole PVC business. Secondly, highly skilled employees are the key to the further improvement of PVC window quality and to the continuation of the PVC windows success story. > Kristin Brunner > +49 6927 105 31 > Germany

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Graboplast developed a new generation of antibacterial flexible PVC floor coverings. Owing to a new industrial process, it is now possible to integrate a silver-modified photo catalytic nano titanium-dioxide in the top transparent layer which – under visible/UV light radiation – gives a full-scale antibacterial protection to the product. Formulations of plasticised PVC are converted into a multilayered structure on impregnated glass fibre reinforcement using a special coating technology, followed by a surface embossing step. The resulting top layer is a transparent antibacterial composite material. 34 – SolVin Award 2010

Graboplast

nominee

New generation of antibacterial PVC floorcoverings > Tamás Nagy > +36 96 506 193 > Hungary

Innovation Award Grepa

Griffine

Valorisation of Biomass: “VALBIOM”

PVC G-ecofriendly

VALBIOM developed by GREPA are films and sheets made of PVC and vegetal fibers. Films and sheets could be transparent or not, with ornamental inclusions of vegetable fibers.

COTTING GRIFFINE has developed the “PVC G-Ecofriendly” formula, which is innovative and environmentally respectful. PVC G-Ecofriendly, made of bio raw materials, is the new Griffine formula for products range used in furniture and automotive.

> Daniel Chazelas > +33 158 427 600 > France

> Kamal Mergoum > +33 130 272 677 > France

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Groupe Legrand

Logix 45: the flagship product for electrical installation in commercial buildings in France

Mosaic™ program DLPe snap-on trunking: a new solution for wiring devices installation in commercial buildings

Thanks to a successful association of soft and rigid PVC, the new PVC LOGIX 45™ range offers a quick, easy and intuitive installation of wiring devices in commercial environment. For several years and in many countries all over the world Legrand DLPe* is the reference trunking system for cable management and wiring devices installation in commercial buildings. Nowadays DLP or DLPe has become a generic word designing electrical trunking especially in commercial environment. Usually, dedicated mounting accessories are necessary to fit wiring devices in the trunking. These accessories take into account dispersion in dimensions due to manufacturing processes and corresponding variable play between the moulded parts of the wiring device and the extruded profile. > Jean-Michel Rossignol > +33 243 525 252 > France

The product combines aesthetic and technical advantages of round corner associated with flexible cover and convenience of snap on installation for Mosaic™ wiring devices. In traditional electrical trunking design, wiring devices are fit in the trunking thanks to mounting devices. Therefore a potential drawback of snap on design is that the wiring device may be not so firmly attached in the trunking. To overcome this limitation Planett Wattohm has introduced a new version of its LOGIX 45™ product: in the new design, a thin layer of soft PVC is coextruded with the white rigid PVC on both inner sides of the trunking thus bordering the 45mm wide aperture. Flexibility of PVC cord provides a good adaptation to the play between the actual width of the opening and the precise 45 mm width of wiring devices. On the other hand excellent grip of plasticized PVC helps to secure the mounting. > Jean-Michel Rossignol > +33 2 43 52 52 52 > France

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Roller Adjustment

Double Roller

Remove cap for allen key adjustment.

MAX NOM.

Meeting Stile Fixing

MIN

Meeting Stile fixed to door after single roller adjustment. To be fixed from either inside or outside.

Adjust both top and bottom rollers to minimum point for sash assembly in frame. Once assembled in frame adjust back to nominal to suit 8mm door gap. Adjust top roller to suit desired compression.

Frame Fixings Jamb

Hinge Adjustment Add/Remove hinge packers to adjust each hinge independently.

Fix through recess at 600mm centres. Clip trim/track in after fixing.

Head/Threshold

Spax fixing recommended

Removable pins for transportation and ease of installation 2 Packers = Nominal 8mm Gap Total hinge adjustment: 2mm

Single Roller

Toe and Heel

Adjust bottom roller to suit 8mm nominal door gap. Adjust top roller to suit desired compression.

Each door to be ‘toe and heeled’ to suit constant nominal door gaps of 8mm. (see reverse)

Remove top single roller for door assembly. Fix in position once door is assembled.

Grupo Plásticos Ferro

HL Plastics

Improved silent pipe system for evacuation inside buildings

Liniar Bi-Fold Plus

New silent pipes system with thinner wall thickness. This fact improves hydraulic performance, and allows the system to be certified under the EN1329, and improves fire safety behavior, meeting the widest range of certifications, saving raw materials and contributing to sustainability. This system has been tested by the Fraunhofer Institute. It has an improved fire classification B-d0-s1, according Euroclasses (European standard). The main improvement is in terms of smog generation s1 in comparison to other systems. > Rodrigo Doctor > +34 958 438 611 > Spain

Roller Adjustment

General Installation

Remove cap for allen key adjustment.

Head

MAX NOM.

MIN

Ensure outer frame is packed out to be level and true. Maximum deviation 2mm Threshold

PVCu fencing and decking products provide a low maintenance and attractive alternative to traditional timber and concrete products. All items are durable in use, and highly resistant to weathering and rot. Among them, you will find: – slotted posts – gravel boards – decking systems – caravan verandahs – temporary event fencing Our range of PVCu systems is distributed to both domestic and commercial markets through our sister company Liniar. > Rosie Cheetham > +44 1332 883 800 > United Kingdom

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Innovation Award

Liniar Bi-Fold Plus Installation Example: 5-3-2

Hultec Europe

Ineos Films

Bulldog ™, integrated restraint system for PVC pipes and fittings

Innovative blister packaging film providing a unique combination of high barrier performance and excellent processability

Hultec offers a full range of integrated and fixed sealing systems for PVC pipes and fittings as well as a large range of seals for ductile iron pipes. Hultec’s mission is to help pipe manufacturers, contractors and municipalities alike to add value to their respective products by improving quality in the pipeline and cutting cost in their installation. In this spirit Hultec has created Bulldog™, the world’s first fully integrated restraint system enabling pipes to be assembled by a simple push-and-fit. Bulldog™ not only replaces complicated concrete thrust blocks and external mechanical couplings but also enables the use of PVC pipes in trenchless applications such as Horizontal Directional Drilling, pipe bursting, pipe casing, etc. Try it now ! > Michel Ruffieux > +41 797 751 024 > France

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Utilizing advanced technology and proprietary know-how, INEOS Films, now Bilcare Research, has engineered the innovative AquaBa® film product range for high barrier pharma blister packaging. The AquaBa film series provides a unique set of performance properties and drug safety in a PVC/ PVDC film structure only, encompassing an ultimate combination of highest water vapor and oxygen barrier, high film flexibility, excellent thermoforming performance and processability on packaging lines, as well as offering best efficiency for an increasingly cost-conscious market segment. > Olivier Paillereau > +49 7633 811 326 > Germany

Innovation Award Inoutic

Katoen Natie Italia

Thermal reinforcement with co-extruded steel cables

RE-USABLE PVC LINER for S-PVC fully recyclable by Vinyloop® process

To enhance the flexural stiffness of PVC window profiles the plastic matrix has been reinforced with steel cable. This reinforcement has a significantly lower heat transfer than conventional reinforcements for window profiles, with a resistance comparable to that of steel. With this reinforcement the newly developed window systems contribute to the decrease of the energy consumption in buildings. They are also suitable for the construction of passive houses. The steel-PVC composite is fully recyclable. > Hanno Jooss > +49 9422 821 334 > Germany

Since 2007 KTN Italia transported PVC in bulk by 45’ container with a liner from the SolVin plant in Southern France to Cremona, where the content is unloaded into a silo. After unloading the liner is removed and the container is re-used to export Italian finished goods and not raw materials to the South of France. Before the project the bulk trucks returned 100% empty to France, today the 45’ hybrid containers return from Italy to France 100% full of other palletized products. There’s just one problem: the single use liner to transport the PVC is made of polyethylene: and PVC and PE are not compatible… As the product transported from France to Cremona is always the same, was born the idea of a re-usable liner. After various unsatisfactory tests with liners of enforced PE and raffia PP, we found the solution with a liner made of polyester reinforced PVC. At the end of the life cycle, the liner coul go to the Vinyloop plant in Ferrara Italy. > Dirk Verwimp > +39 0372 415 521 > Italy

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This project is based on the fact that certain pigments, even in very small doses (<0.001%), can be used to create geometric symbols in pigmented PVC film used for packaging manufactured goods. The method designed by KlĂśckner Pentaplast makes it possible to measure these and to store them in the memory, even in random distribution. The aim is to distinguish the original packaging from counterfeit product packaging. It is even possible, by analyzing the doses used in counterfeit packaging, to trace these back to their origin. The process was designed to produce an infinite number of symbols from a limited number of basic figures, in order to minimize the use of data storage space.

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KlĂśckner Pentaplast Counterfeit-proof PVC-film packaging >C hristian Kohlert, Bernd Schmidt & Walter Egenolf > +49 2602 915 357 > Germany

nominee

Innovation Award Kömmerling Chemische Fabrik

Konrad Hornschuch

Polyurethane-based adhesive system for bonding insulating glass units to window casements

High-tech skai “cool colors plus” film for window profiles

By offering Ködiglaze P, a product whose rheological properties can be adjusted with the help of PVC, KÖMMERLING has developed a special adhesive for the bonding of windows at the rebate base. This system opens up completely new possibilities for window constructors and system providers in realizing building designs. The bonding technique offers both technical and economic benefits, such as cost savings because less steel is used and less production effort is required, it provides better burglar protection and an improved insulation Uw value. The adhesive system and the edge bond of the insulation glass must be compatible and coordinated with each other. KÖMMERLING offers the edge bond and the adhesive system as an integrated concept from a single supplier.

Skai “cool colors plus” film reflects the sun’s infrared rays so effectively, regardless of substrate, that even with extremely dark colors the heating of the laminated window or profile system is greatly reduced, preventing warping and deformation. This permits the use of non-steel plastic window systems in dark colors, contributing to a longer serviceable life and thus sustainability of the entire system. The “cool colors plus” film is effective in any type of solar radiation, whether moderate or strong. It has even been certified for colored windows systems in so-called “dry and hot climatic regions” such as in Southern Europe. > Rainer Irouschek > +49 7947 81 574 > Germany

> Christoph Müller > +49 6331 561 118 > Germany

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Konrad Hornschuch

Kopos Kolín

“Nature base” product range with skai Evida, skai Etano and skai Ebamboo

PK 120X55 D and PK 210X70 D

The newly-developed “Nature base” product range, with synthetic leathers skai Evida, skai Ebamboo and skai Etano, has been brought recently to the market. “Nature base” is a trend-setting development by Hornschuch that represents a world novelty. The aim has been to replace as many components as possible with natural and renewable resources, without influencing the wear resistance and longevity of the products. The product is more than 75% based on natural and renewable raw materials. Even if the formulation contains a large amount of sustainable, natural resources the product properties still fulfil stringent technical specifications. Compliance with Okotex Standard 100 as well as Medical Product Law DIN EN ISO 10993-5+-10 impressively demonstrates that a sustainable solution can also meet the highest technological specifications. > Gabriele Brenner > +49 7947 818 306 > Germany

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One of the origin products designed in KOPOS KOLIN by the department of construction and technical development are wiring boxes for flammable materials and assembly ring for mounting a box. As a sample we can mention fixation of the shielding canal in a plastic wiring trunking. For example parapet trunking type PK 120x55 D and PK 210X70 D with hollow wall, wiring trunking elegant. Their characteristics are their double wall, their rigidity, a two compartment trunking and a complete system with accessories. > Jaroslav Topol > +42 0321 730 120 > Czech Republik

Innovation Award Kunstostoff Museum

Lichter - Extrusionstechnik

Kunststoffmuseum – more than 100 years of polymer history in Troisdorf

“Longerlife Reed” for thatched houses

The Kunststoffmuseum in Troisdorf displays the history of 100 years of plastic, with a focus on PVC. Evidence is presented in a compact and efficient way showing how lasting problem solutions have been developed and economical and environmentally-friendly successes have been reached with PVC over the decades. 1200 exhibits and an extensive library show the exciting development of many plastic-related ideas – from the idea to products on the market today: the world’s first PVC window profile, the world’s first floor covering, the first bowling balls, lighter suitcases etc.

Thin-walled conical tubes are extruded and used as long life reed material for thatched houses. A renewable raw material (thatch or reed) has been incorporated as filler into the polymer melt, giving a product visually similar to the WPC (wood plastic composite). The product is characterized by a superior fire resistance, does not shrink and the danger of rotting has been eliminated, thus extending the lifetime of the roof. > Heinz Lichter > +49 2552 2436 > Germany

> Wolfgang Pohl > +49 223 475 100 > Germany

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LML

Malip

Self Cleaning Syphon

Digital printing on soft uncoated expanded PVC

PVC is the most used material to make siphons. This project aims to improve its functionality by making a part of it in flexible PVC. When a siphon is blocked, you have to contact a plumber to fix it. When you try to fix it yourself, it is very common that the siphon leaks afterwards. We have tried to improve the functionality by replacing the lower part of it by a flexible PVC tube, in a way that a non professional can easily unblock it by squeezing the tube. The gain is both on time and cost. It is also possible to prevent blocking by regular squeezing, since this is a clean, quick and easy job.

The digital printing on soft uncoated expanded PVC, into an industrial process, allows sophisticated printing for this kind of products, especially for short series, still at a same level of price. The process gives really new perspectives to a commonplace product.

> Luc Lodewyckx & Jos Mertens > +32 3 237 30 99 > Belgium

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> Patrice AbelĂŠ > +33 320 764 231 > France

Innovation Award Mehler

Novintiss

PVC-coated sound absorbing textile fabric

PVC pan for sloped green roofs

The topic of acoustic design is becoming more and more significant in many areas of our daily life. Our performance is largely dependent on our well-being and on a stress-free environment. The point is to create an atmosphere that minimizes noise pollution. The Sound Absorption project represents a new innovative solution. The soundabsorbing textile fabric coated with PVC that has been developed has acoustic properties by virtue of dimensionally stable micropores and is especially suited for applications in interior architecture and in trade fair constructions. The highly sound-absorbing properties of the textile fabric reduce the impact of noise sources and offer additional possibilities for innovative interior design.

Novintiss designed a PVC pan for sloped green roofs. The Green Roofs market is young and high growth is expected. Green roofs bring excellent thermal insulation and soundproofing. Pans are needed for flat and sloped green roofs in order to maintain life of plants (water reservoir and drainage functions). Steel and polypropylene pans are used for sloped roofs (far more difficult than flat roofs). A PVC pan has been designed in order to bring stiffness, lightness and be easy to handle and assemble for making a complete green roof.

> Carina Erdmann & Christian Callhoff > +49 2433 459 276 > Germany

The PVC pan is thermoformed. Workers prepare each pan (place geotextile, substrate and plants). The PVC pans are then placed on the sloped roof and are assembled together. > Serge Pelsy > +33 546 510 201 > France

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Omnova Wallcovering trading as Muraspec 30% recycled content in fabric-backed vinyl wallcoverings The new specification for fabric-backed decorative vinyl wallcovering incorporates a minimum of 30% recycled content, when designed for use in contract environments (eg hotels, offices, public buildings, healthcare, restaurants and shops). A ground-breaking new process using previously unusable industrial waste PVC/paper/fabric composite, which would have otherwise ended up in landfill, can be seamlessly integrated within the wallcovering. There is no need to ‘hide’ the recycled content within a sandwich layer, which often gives unnecessary and wasteful additional weight to the finished product. Available in several designs across a number of colourways, the recycled content does not compromise in any way the design of the wallcovering aesthetically or performance-wise. Nor is there any price premium for the new recycled content designs. > Richard Wallington > +44 1442 883 068 > United Kingdom

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Ongaro Giovanni, Minghi Tommaso UNDERGAUNTLET: an hygienic gauntlet to protect travelling people Our product is designed to meet the hygiene needs of those who travel by underground and other mass transit systems. In fact, our target includes all the individuals who everyday have to hold on to handrails, poles, straps etc. which are often dirty and cause a feeling of repugnance. This has led us to design a gauntlet concept which will allow passengers to hang on without having to worry about dirt, and will meet the growing need for hygiene. On the one hand, it meets the growing need for hygiene; on the other, it improves civil coexistence in crowded areas where the risk of contagion is higher. > Giovanni Ongaro & Tommaso Minghi > +34 7068 7335 > Italy

Innovation Award Ongropack

Perlen

Ongroglow - PVC sheets and films having prolonged afterglow time

PERLAZID® - innovative, antimicrobial coatings on PVC films for highly efficient protection

The combination of fluorescent and phosphorescent pigments in transparent PVC carriers forms an illuminating system without external electric energy sources. Ongropack developed its innovative Ongroglow type film and sheet products having prolonged afterglow time.

Perlen Packaging has developed PERLAZID® antimicrobial coatings on PVC films for packing and protection in the medicinal and hygiene sectors as well as for the use in medical applications. These functional coatings make it possible to finish packaging surfaces and therewith to protect goods, both solid and liquid, against micro or putrefactive organisms, molds and yeasts with a previously unachievable efficiency. The broad scope of applications encompasses i.a. blisters, tablet transportation bags, medical wound coverings, mouth protection gear, clean room footmats for hospitals, stethoscopes and book covers.

> Georgina Czók > +36 48 510 151 > Hungary

> Stefan Bokorny > +41 414 558 823 > Switzerland

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PipeLife International

Electro pipe with EMI shielding properties

Low smoke PVC electro pipe

Electric installation conduits with an added functionality: shielding of electromagnetic fields generated by electric current in the wires that are covered by the conduits. This phenomenon is also called “electrosmog”.

Polyvinyl chloride has a relatively high chlorine content. Therefore, many PVC compositions have good flame retardancy. This is especially true for unplasticized PVC compositions. Without special additives, rigid PVC complies with the fire test of the European standard for electro pipes (IEC 61386). However, a certain level of smoke development does occur when ordinary PVC electric conduits are set in fire. Although this particular standard does not contain requirements concerning smoke evolution, a reduction of the smoke evolution is desired.

Possible applications: – added functionality on electro pipes that contributes to the general health protection of people in buildings – extra protection of data in cables in those locations where data cables and power cables are in close proximity – prevent disruption of sensitive equipment in hospitals The electric conduits for installation of wire and cables can be either stiff/smooth or corrugated. > Jan de Boer > +31 228 355 544 > The Netherlands

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In the present invention, the PVC U formulations developed can favourably be extruded into electric conduits at a usual temperature. Besides a good processability, the pipes still have mechanical properties (bending, impact) in the same classification range. Under the conditions of a test often used for cables (IEC 61034), the new formulations give approximately 30% less smoke compared to the standard products. > Jan de Boer > +31 228 355 544 > The Netherlands

Innovation Award PipeLife International

PipeLife International

Gas/safety stop

Electro pipe with low friction inner layer

Pipelife is developing a new fitting for the Polsafe system for gas distribution. The new fitting is a T-piece with an integrated gasstop. This gasstop closes and stops the gasflow when a pipe breaks (for example caused by excavation). So in this way the integrated gas-stop improves the safety of the gas distribution system by introducing an extra safety device. The product will be produced by injection moulding. The product is only for the Dutch market, because in other countries different systems are used for gas distribution.

Electric conduits for installation of wire and cables provided with a low friction inner layer (both for stiff / smooth and corrugated / flexible pipes). The product is manufactured by extrusion and is available on the market since January 2008. The product is patented. Electric conduits for installation of wire and cables provided with a low friction inner layer are available for both stiff or smooth and for corrugated / flexible pipes.

> Mark Ploeg > +31 228 355 563 > The Netherlands

Time and effort required to insert wires into electric conduits can be reduced, when using an electric conduit that is provided with a friction-reducing inside layer. A faster installation time means cost saving on the installation. The risk that wires are damaged is also reduced. > Jan de Boer > +31 228 355 544 > The Netherlands

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PipeLife International

Plastico Rototech

PVC drainage pipe with filter supported by PVC stripes

Ecological sport balls with hemp

The product is a new PVC flexible drainage pipe, which consists of a single wall corrugated pipe and a number of longitudinal extruded soft PVC stripes which support a wrapped geo-textile. The structure supports the geo-textile so that between the pipe and the filter is left just the right space for the build-up of the necessary bed of soil particles. The production of the product can be in one step with the help of a special cross die-head, reducing the production costs. The product provides a stiffer filter with a better long-term performance. The production method is suitable for all filter types in respect to different soil particle sizes and different soils. The intergraded filter and its relevant characteristics (perforation density, number of stripes, diameter of stripes, geo-textile type) is build according to the required pipe performance which is described by the drainage standards. > Nikos Leontaridis > +31 228 355 601 > The Netherlands

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PLASTICO ROTOTECH, the leading French PVC ball producer is proud to present you today the first ECOLOGICAL BALLS with HEMP. In a world where everyone is concerned with how humans interact with the ecosystems of the planet, it was our duty (as producer of sport articles for schools) to launch a ball that does not arm the nature. After many years of tests, we have finally managed to produce the first balls with HEMP. > Eric Michaud > +33 473 853 061 > France

Innovation Award Polinter Easyfloor: profile co-extruded in rigid and flexible PVC for flooring Profile co-extruded in rigid and flexible pvc that facilitates the placement of technical floors, in a quicker, easier and more competitive way. Allows easier and cheaper maintenance also (no tools are required), it is possible to change only the damaged part of the floor. Furthermore it is also possible to easily change the design by interchanging the pieces location, while always ensuring the required performance of the floor. > Ricard Ramos > +34 935 641 350 > Spain

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Cross-Box is a new developed system for the vacuum supply in extrusion lines used for the PVC profile extrusion. The actual systems consist in a certain number of servo controlled vacuum valves. The new one is based on a “one frequency” controlled vacuum pump, saving energy up to 85% in comparison with the actual state of the art extrusion lines. Not only energy saving is the big benefit it increases also the stability of the production quality level. Each production line could earn € 10.000,- up to € 20.000,- in energy savings.

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Politsch Kunststofftechnik nominee Cross-Box - reduced energy consumption in profile extrusion > Meinhard Schwaiger > +43 758 820 0150 > Austria

Innovation Award An invisible change ... with a huge impact! Profel has developed a new system to reinforce large PVC windows and doors without compromising on their thermal insulation value. This has been possible by replacing the existing and classical steel reinforcements by a thermal interrupted profile with similar mechanical strength. This has been achieved by combining the thermal properties of plastic and the mechanical properties of steel in a new type of reinforcement-profile.

Profel

nominee

Reinforcing PVC windows and doors while maintaining high thermal properties > Johan Lauwers > +32 11 809 800 > Belgium

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Protan

Rehau

Protan ProFence – professional Inflatable Protection System

The new dimension in window construction: GENEO – the fully reinforced window profile system

Protan ProFence is a concept of inflatable safety products starting from industrial values – long life expectancy, strict demands on functionality over time and well-designed systems for care and maintenance. Only the newly developed textile reinforced PVC membrane could satisfy the high requirements foon strength, flexibility and durability. From the initiation of the project in September 2008, the development has this far resulted in safety systems for Speedway (launched May 2009), Skating (launched September 2009), and Alpine (launched May 2010).

The development of a new glass-fiber reinforced PVC core material, combined with a visually pleasing, easy-care and weather-resistant PVC covering layer is the basis for the new GENEO window profile system. The glass-fiber reinforced PVC material RAU-FIPRO, combined with a special profile design, is presented as an innovative new generation of window profiles, which makes steel reinforcement redundant. The GENEO system is characterized by excellent thermal insulation, reduced weight and high stability, thus contributing to energy efficiency and resource conservation over the entire lifecycle of the PVC-window.

> Mattias Markusson > +47 322 216 26 > Norway

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> Thomas Rhönisch > +49 9283 772 080 > Germany

Innovation Award Renolit Belgium

Renolit Iberica

Renolit solutions for solar roofs

Floating cover for water swamps: cleaner water, avoiding evaporation

Alkorsolar is a lightweight non penetrating system to mount PV modules on a roof top relying on the excellent mechanical properties, durability, weldability and fire properties of Plasticized PVC. On a (existing) soft PVC waterproofing membrane, one welds the Alkorsolar soft PVC profiles containing an Aluminium insert. The waterproofing membrane is preferably a P-PVC Alkorplan® membrane of the type Alkorbright which is is coated with a low soiling acrylic coating. The resulting product is a unique waterproofing membrane with an exceptionally high Albedo (reflectivity) of around 97% that increases the production of electricity of PV modules of typically around 4%.

Full system that allows easy and cheap installation of covers for water swamps. This system avoids contamination coming from the air, protecting the surface of the water. It also avoid to loose water by evaporation. Of course, the formulation of the side in contact with water is food approval, and the external side is formulated UV resistant in order to guarantee, either the quality of the water stored, and the durability of the sheet. > Juan Carlos Giralt > +34 938 484 241 > Spain

For roof renewal, or new inclined roofs, Renolit proposes an alternative, the Heliotog system. This new designed corrugated PVC sheet combines mechanical strengths and fixing devices to mount PV cells. > François Rummens > +32 475 351 395 > Belgium

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Roadcom Ads on the move: truckadvertising system Roadcom innovation solves rigid panels truck advertising. A revolutionary free bolt system that is 20% cheaper and saves up to 90% fitting time compared to SAV. It is also safe and sustainable. It allows truck advertising as to promote fleets services or commercials for much shorter periods than what is available now. > Lionel Bro > +33 699 750 609 > France

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Innovation Award SureCel™ represents a breakthrough processing aid technology for rigid foam PVC. This technology relies on the reaction of the processing aid with PVC to build a polymer network in the melt during the extrusion process. This leads to a specific rheology allowing for reductions in density, impossible to reach with existing processing aids.

Rohm and Haas SureCel™: breakthrough in processing aid technology for foamed PVC > Paul Van Rheenen & Eric G. Lundquist > +1 215 641 7171 > France

Reductions in density of up to 20% equate to not only lighter materials but also to a 20% reduction in the amount of PVC compound required to produce a specific linear length of foamed PVC product. Sheet thickness can also be increased while maintaining a good cell structure and modulus. SureCel™ can be used in place of conventional processing aids without adversely affecting product recycle and reuse. SureCel™ and foamed PVC are an innovative combination for sustainable building materials, saving raw materials. SolVin Award 2010 – 57

Simona

Sinepipe

PVC plate with a wood design for deep-drawing applications

Low cost, large diameter dual wall corrugated pipe

Plastic door and window elements with a wood design and feel have very good weather resistance, low cost and high versatility. However, due to the different production steps, the profiles and the door leaves show slight differences in terms of visual appearance and feel. The project was motivated by the need to generate a semi-finished product that had exactly the same visual appearance and feel as the decoration film that it was based on. The semi-finished product had to be combined with the decoration film in a continuous process without using adhesives. To achieve this, a special apparatus was developed, designed and built, which can integrate the lamination directly into the plate production process. The process is configured in such a way that the embossed pattern typical of a film is retained and is even more resistant to the structural leveling that is typical for the thermoforming process.

Inadequate sanitation in developing countries has a high material impact on human health, social and economic development and ecosystem sustainability. In urban areas with high economic activities and large environmental impact every single Euro invested in a sewer infrastructure has 4-10 Euro economic return. Sinepipe has developed a revolutionary, patented production technology for light weight PVC sewer and storm water pipes. Sinepipe reduces the capital investment of a total production line to 1/3. This radical innovation eliminates the expensive mold blocks that are characteristic for the state-of-the-art dual wall corrugated pipe production, but maintains the high benefits of this product. This unique Sinepipe innovation will make it possible to build affordable, long life sewer and storm water infrastructure in urban areas of developing countries resulting in improvement of public health, environment and economic development.

> Andreas Altmayer > +49 675 214 712 > Germany

> Thomas KĂśnig > +31 624 217 626 > The Netherlands

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Innovation Award Sioen Industries

Sioen Industries

PVC based coated textiles for food applications

Anti-graffiti lacquers for PVC substrates

Years ago Sioen actively responded to the needs of its customers by developing new PVC based qualities with reduced ecological impact. Our broad range of phthalate free PVC coated textiles is one example. Another more recent development deals with food grade PVC coated polyester fabrics that can be used as flexitank material for e.g. drinking water (B6303, 1100 g/m2) or as cover material for e.g. fruits and vegetables (B7303, 550 g/m2). Both products are fully compliant with European legislation (European Directive 2002/72/EC and its amendments) on food packaging materials, meaning that: all ingredients are listed on the European positive lists, individual and overall migration limits are respected, requirements with respect to smell and taste are respected. Detailed chemical analysis of numerous competitor products for food applications showed that Sioenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s products are unique!

Graffiti is a general problem in our society. Once applied onto walls, plastics, wood, etc. these substances are very difficult to get rid off. The same goes for graffiti on PVC coated polyester substrates. Since graffiti paints are all based on aggressive solvents, PVC coated textiles (e.g. trailer covers, tents & textile architectures, train covers, banners, etc.) are irreversibly damaged due to the penetration of its ingredients into the substrate. As a spin-off activity within the European project CONTEX-T, Sioen has developed a unique lacquer that can withstand these aggressive graffiti paints. This lacquer, which is based on advanced copolymeric species, can be applied by coating or spraying and results in an excellent barrier to all kinds of graffiti paints. > Bert Groenendaal > +32 476 984 379 > Belgium

> Bert Groenendaal > +32 476 984 379 > Belgium

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Sioen Industries

Sioen Industries and Deceuninck

PVC based photovoltaic (PV) laminates Sioen produces ca. 75 Mio m of coated textiles per year, the majority being based on PVC as coating material. Since 2008 Sioen has been actively researching the possibilities to incorporate electronics into such technical textiles. Examples are incorporation of light, electronic security systems, heating and photovoltaic cells. Incorporation of electronics strongly increases the functionality of the coated textiles and results in new materials for all kinds of applications. This submission is focussed on PVC based flexible photovoltaic laminates that can be (non-) permanently connected to PVC coated fabrics, e.g. for tents and textile architectures, trailers, etc. Sioen expects to commercialize its PV laminates by Q4 2010 under the name SioSOLAR. 2

> Bert Groenendaal > +32 476 984 379 > Belgium

Thermoplastic UV curable coatings (laquers and links) Each year hundreds of millions m2 of PVC coated textiles are being lacquered with solvent-based lacquers worldwide. Since such lacquers typically consist of 10% solids and 90% solvents, this implicates enormous energy costs for drying and huge emissions of VOCs/CO2 to the environment (solvents are burned > CO2 emission). Since mid 2008 Sioen Industries and Deceuninck have jointly worked on the development of thermoplastic UV coatings that can replace solvent based systems on short term. Due to unique combinations of monomeric and oligomeric species we have identified formulations that can be applied onto the PVC substrate via traditional rotogravure followed by UV curing under a set of UV lamps for instantaneous drying. The resulting materials combine good welding properties (thermal and HF) with similar mechanical properties, thermal and UV stability, flexibility, etc. as solvent based products. > Bert Groenendaal > +32 476 984 379 > Belgium

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Innovation Award Alvehol 1200 is a PVC pipe intended to be used for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage systems with perfectly smooth internal and external surfaces.The pipe wall is not compact but consists in a sort of cells in the longitudinal direction. The wall structure can be regarded as a double T beam; this configuration gives equal mechanical properties but lower weight compared to a compact PVC pipe.

Sirci Gresintex

nominee

Alvehol 1200 > Stefano Pisoni > +39 07 592 981 > Italy

Sirci Gresintex has developed an extrusion line for Alvehol pipe nominal diameter up to 1200 mm, with formulations containing new generation of stabilisers (â&#x20AC;&#x153;lead freeâ&#x20AC;?). Other advantages of Alvehol in the production process, are the lower material consumption in comparison with the same diameter pipe and mechanical properties, the easier handling during installation in difficult situations and the choice of non-toxic formulations. SolVin Award 2010 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 61

Sirci Gresintex

SKZ

PVC-O pressure pipes for conveyance potable water irrigation and industrial uses

Technology and application development for welding PVC-based wood-plastic composites

The project involves the production of PVC-O pressure pipes for conveyance drinkable water, irrigation and industrial uses. The process was made possible thanks to the phenomenon of biaxial molecular orientation during the production of rigid PVC pipes. In this way the molecular chains of PVC and their layout change from random to well organized type compared to a laminated. The process of molecular orientation developed by Molecor and licensed to Sirci Gresintex ensures high productivity and repeatability thanks to control temperature, pressure and strain rate during molecular orientation. In this manner PVC pressure pipes improve the mechanical property and become a serious candidate for conveyance of pressurized fluids compared to other plastics pipes. The main advantages about using PVC-O pipes are: resistance to internal pressure, resistance to impact and accidental cuts, hydraulic performance, high flexibility, easy installation, energy efficiency.

The overall aim of the research project â&#x20AC;&#x153;Technology and Application Development for Welding WoodPlastic Composites based on PVCâ&#x20AC;? lies in in the analysis of the weldability of commercially available WPC formulations using heated tool butt welding, ultrasonic welding and vibration welding. The objective is to adapt the findings made so far of on current WPC welding processes and parameters in such a way that this new material can be joined using these welding techniques. The main focus of the research is on the optimization of the heated tool butt welding parameters and the determination of the basic weldability of WPC using ultrasonic and vibration welding.

> Stefano Pisoni > +39 07 592 981 > Italy

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> Benjamin Baudrit > +49 931 4104 180 > Germany

Innovation Award SKZ

Socredis

Evaluation and improvement of the economic efficiency of welding PVC window profiles

SYMBIOline Project

The motivation behind this research project was based on the long overdue adjustment of the process parameters in heated tool butt welding to the current PVC formulations and welding machines for window profiles. The expected potential in terms of cycle time reduction could be clearly confirmed and successfully implemented. Each of the considered white profile types allowed a reduction of the cycle time by about 24%, along with increasing the weld strength by an average of 17%. Profiles with outstanding weldability could even be welded up to 40% faster, while the weld quality according to valid quality guidelines would always be ensured. Thanks to the developed welding parameters, the efficiency of a window manufacturing line could be clearly increased and costs could be reduced without having to face quality losses, a higher environmental impact or additional investment costs.

The SYMBIOline range of products is mainly marked out by the association of two materials: lacquered Aluminium outside and extruded PVC inside. The mixed SYMBIOline range endows a better thermal insulation and better phonic, aesthetic and economical performances. By taking advantages of each material, we obtain a complete product which can either be used for new constructions or renovation markets. > William Bosquet > +33 241 961 800 > France

> Benjamin Baudrit > +49 931 4104 180 > Germany

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Solvay Benvic Iberica

Ongoing project for implementing a power tri generation system

Soft PVC compounds for automotive and building applications

More efficient, environmentally and economically, energy generation system, used in the PVC compounding industry for generating electric power and chilling water for cooling down the PVC compounds. This “in site” system reduces losses of energy during its transportation, and by simultaneous generation, increases the efficiency. This fact allows to reduce the energy used per unit of weight of compound, minimizing the carbon footprint as well.

Replacement of SBS/SEBS materials with soft PVC formulations for automotive and building profile applications. These profiles improve economic competitiveness, offer better fire resistance, they match the properties needed in each particular case and are easier to convert, since they are also 100% recyclable.

> Marc Farràs Gassó > +34 935 686 221 > Spain

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> Javier Vivancos > +34 935 444 375 > Spain

Innovation Award Studio Arkit & Partners

Svedaflex

2 LITERS HOUSE: a building system with low environmental impact

Svedaflex PVC compounds with renewable plasticizer made from modified vegetable oils

The “2 liters house project” is an integration of building systems with low environmental impact for the construction of residential buildings.

Svedaflex compounds are plasticized PVC compounds made with a renewable plasticizer based on modified vegetable oil, which can be used to replace phthalate plasticizers. The renewable plasticizer is moderately priced so that it is possible to produce these compounds within the same price range as phthalate-containing PVC-compounds, thereby opening the way to high-volume applications. The new plasticizer has low migration and volatility values. The processing properties of Svedaflex compounds are identical to ‘standard’ PVC-compounds. Properties like hardness, tensile strength, elongation at break etc. are very similar to those obtained with phthalate-containing compounds.

It’s the result of a synergy between the design team, the developer and the construction company. This system performs in an excellent way in terms of energy savings; as far as the management and window insulation are concerned, there are no competitors that can provide the same limited environmental impact. It guarantees a low maintenance and a consistent performance over time. It is based on the respect for nature with an ambitious goal: zero environmental impact. > Alessandro Ballocchi > +39 051 444 242 > Italy

> Roger Dahl > +46 707 797 310 > Sweden

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Technofrance

The Dow Chemical Company

A second life for PVC with the funeral vaults

Sustainability through Innovation: Advapak™ NEO heavy metal free PVC heat stabilizers

Funeral vaults made in PVC recycling. Today, the majority of funeral vaults are done in concrete. Vault done with profiles in PVC give several advantages such as: lightness of the products, decrease of the weight carried by the workers, possibility to adapt the size of the vault… > Jean-Louis Rivolta > +33 474 401 435 > France

In order for PVC to remain a material of choice for pipe and fittings, it must be part of a sustainable solution which takes into account not only its benefits to mankind but also its impact on natural resources and on the environment. PVC heat stabilizers must be considered as part of this sustainable solution and Advapak™ NEO provides the solution. Advapak™ NEO is based on latent mercaptan technology that provides PVC pipe producers with a lead free PVC heat stabilizer with good performance and a wide processing window. Advapak™ NEO’s excellent recycling properties; low metal content, low toxicity and ecotoxicity make it the choice for a more sustainable PVC future. > Jian-Yang Cho > +1 215 619 5102 > France

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Innovation Award Travyl

University of Salento

Flexible Innovative film with renewable raw materials

CARDANOL: derived plasticizers for the PVC industry

This thin flexible film AGROVYL® WOOD is PVC based with wood filler. The market aimed at is stationery and graphic arts and more precisely: book cover protection, pockets, and small flexible printed “give away”. This film is not a lab curiosity as we sell it already since 2008. Our clients communicate on the fact that our product is “greener” than a classical thin gage PVC film.

The innovative product is a plasticizer for PVC obtained by chemical modification of cardanol, a very cheap resource with an industrial cost which is half the cost of DOP compared to similar chemical and physical properties. Cardanol and modified cardanol have been proven to be effective plasticizers for rubber. Derivatives of cardanol have also been proved to be efficient plasticizers for PVC. The cardanol molecule can be modified by esterification of the hydroxyl group, to obtain cardanol acetate, which can be used as secondary plasticizer of PVC in conjunction with traditional phthalates plasticizers. Up to 20 phr of cardanol acetate can be added to soft PVC. Cardanol acetate can be obtained in very high yields in a green process, which does not require the use of solvents, and uses very cheap reagents.

> Luc Chavany > +33 231 205 890 > France

> Antonio Greco > +39 832 297 233 > Italy

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Varteco Quimica Iberica

Verseidag – Indutex

Phthalate free plasticizer, based on vegetable oil

Membrane structure for the new Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa

Use of KALFLEX™ plasticizers based on soybean oil together with appropriate technical support bring a solution to most of the end users requiring phthalate free plasticized PVC and/or willing to improve the sustainability of their products. The raw materials of these plasticizers are 100% renewable, and due that comes from vegetables, have also CO2 among them. > Diego García Touza > +34 657 603 749 > Spain

The recently built new Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, presents a new dimension of airiness in modern architecture. This high level of sophistication from an aesthetics point of view had to be combined with very high levels of technical demands in many aspects. For this reason the technical textiles from VerseidagIndutex’s duraskin® brand were the material of choice to build the façade of the stadium roof. This material combines high tenacity polyester yarn with a special PVC coating to provide architects with a material balancing optimum mechanical strength, translucency longevity and special acoustical properties. The product is now also available in a digitally printable version and used for both under ceilings as well as façades. > Peter Siemens > +49 2151 876 160 > Germany

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Innovation Award Zakłady Lentex Spółka Akcyjna Biostatical PVC resilient floor covering based on nano silver particles We would like to present PVC Resilient Floor Covering with biostatical properties achieved by adding nano silver particles. This improvement in physical characteristics has been reached by using natural silver’s property instead of mostly dangerous and complicated chemical substances. The final products obtained are friendly not only for the environment but also for people. > Mariusz Suszka > +48 343 515 810 > Pologne

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2010

13 Ricrea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Affresol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Art Terre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Bannerbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Chaize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Fitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 G. Fumagalli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Hamos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Htl St. Poelten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Mario Scheichenbauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Mavinil (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-81 Mehler Texnologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Od Plast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Plasticana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Profine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 TĂśnsmeier Kunststoffe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Trucs-Trouvailles.Com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Vinylit Fassaden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Vinyltech International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Weidner Iberica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Recycling Award

13 Ricrea

Affresol

Eco Flower’s Wall: a nice way to recover PVC scraps

Processing of non-recyclable PVC waste and conversion into low cost housing and modular buildings

Our idea is to reduce left over PVC using high quantity of scraps and cut off coming from any PVC converter. We developed a method to decorate outdoor walls of any kind. Maintenance: washable with water and soap These outdoor walls are modular panels mounted on stainless steel or aluminum structure. The panels are made of variable sizes (Max size of panel 140 cm x 300 cm) and can be removed for maintenance. Each panel will use from 40 to 80 kg of PVC scraps depending on the weight of the material itself. Colors: any color available Colors presented in this project come from Arimar company working in the soft boat industry. Outdoor eco flower’s wall can be applied in any condition. 13 Ricrea’s project uses a huge quantity of waste PVC rubber from the nautical pollutant waste and conferring a second life which improves our own: urban walls which are always fresh and ironic with minimal maintenance. > Ingrid Taro > +39 3486 513 333 > Italy 72 – SolVin Award 2010

PVC waste – that would have gone to landfill – is being converted using a cold low-energy process and re-used for an innovative low cost housing project by Affresol. Thermo Poly Rock (TPR) material uses waste plastics including PVC to produce a structural material which is waterproof, does not rot, is stronger than concrete, has a low ‘U’ value and a long durability rating. TPR is being used to manufacture frames for low cost housing, targeting the sustainable homes code 4/5 rating. > Scott Phillips > +44 1792 581 197 > United Kingdom

Art Terre

Recycling Award

Outdoor seat « OtaRi » in recycling material “Pévétex®” Comfortable seat developed with an eco-conception approach and made of PVC recycling. > Letizia Asselin > +33 14 484 002 > France

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Bannerbags has been trading since 2007 originally recycling banners seen in Liverpool to promote the Liverpool Capital of Culture. The company has continued to recycle banners from numerous events and advertising campaigns and is the only recycling company in the UK converting PVC advertising material into fashion bags and accessories. We have today diverted more than twelve tonnes of material from landfill and converted them into reusable products.

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Bannerbags Bannerbags > Paul Gilbraith > +44 0125 458 2923 > United Kingdom

nominee

Chaize

Recycling Award

Pévétex®: PVC recycling raw material coming from automotive applications Pévétex® is a new recycled raw material coming from automotive applications made of PVC and polyester, polyamide textiles. Pévétex® are aggregates of 4 mm which are ready to use in applications such as leather store, paving stones of ground, furniture... > Bernard Chaize > +33 610 560 829 > France

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The garden hose manufacturing process is based on the use of different kinds of plasticised PVC compounds having various technical features and performances enabling to create the layers of the hose. We managed to use regenerated PVC up to 90%. This brings the possibility to lower the environmental footprint of our garden hoses.

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FITT Hose made of regenerated soft PVC > Rita Mascolo > +39 444 461 000 > Italy

nominee

G. FUMAGALLI Recycled PVC profiles for street and garden furniture

Recycling Award

Profile extrusion product, which appears on the outside of a uniform color resulting from the use of virgin PVC and the inside of a dark color resulting from the use of recycled material. The G. Fumagalli, micro-enterprise artisan production, moved from the wooden window frames selection to milling, re-granulation, extrusion and assembly of finished products in recycled PVC, stood out for the creativity of its founder who, in order to raise public attention on the various possibilities of recovery of this material, has created the longest bench recycled in the world (25 mt. in one piece) in which the application of know-how, passion and experience for this work had a decisive role. In 1967 in the movie - The Graduate – Dustin Hoffman was told: “The future is in plastics”, now we can certainly say: “in that recycled!” > Graziano Fumagalli > +39 28 71 444 > Italy

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The hamos WRS system generates clean milled PVC from PVC profile production waste, profile sections and old windows from demolition or modernization projects. The process is fully automatic, i.e. no manual presorting is required. The window profile sections are crushed, dusted and separated from rubber or flexible-PVC seals and other incompatible plastics by an EKS electrostatic separation system, using the different electrostatic charging behavior of rigid PVC, rubber and flexible PVC. After the separation cycle the PVC is already approx. 99.5% pure. The opto-electronic color sorter then eliminates colored impurities, so that the obtained recycled PVC is ultra pure. At the end of the hamos WRS recycling process is high-quality recycled PVC which can be used as a high-quality raw material for the production of new PVC windows. 78 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SolVin Award 2010

Hamos

nominee

Reclaimed PVC from waste window profiles using hamos WRS system > Rainer Koehnlechner > +49 8856 9261 88 > Germany

Mario Scheichenbauer

Ideas against waste for the climate protection

Brik Plast: R-Pvc profiles for wall partitions in buildings

The project “IDEAS AGAINST WASTE – FOR THE CLIMATE PROTECTION” shows that even PVCwaste can be used and recycled and therefore leads to waste-reduction and to the protection of our nature and climate. Semi finished sheets, which are ‘waste’ of the company Schubert Electrical Construction Company, are rebuilt to switch connecting boxes, to insulation covers for products as well as to exercising-products for pupils for warmgas-rhipidium-welding exercises. > Kurt Umgeher > +43 274 275 051-0 > Austria

BRIKPLAST partitions are a component made of extruded PVC to build partition walls. BRIKPLAST partition is plastered after installation. A given color, a good finishing or an U.V. protection are not requested. It can be made with recycled PVC. BRIKPLAST partition has a big market. Italian market of partitions in hallowed brick is 630 Mmq/ year. BRIKPLAST partition compared with hollow brick partition and plaster paper panel, is: – CHEAPER: save from 20% to 25% – LIGHTER: 40% less of hollow brick partition – QUICKER: quicker installation together with an excellent acoustic, thermal, and fire behavior characteristics; together with less work for electrical, hydraulic, heating installations and with a very low investment for production plants. > Mario Scheichenbauer > +39 0276 005 900 > Italy

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Recycling Award

HTL St. Poelten

Mavinil

Recycling of end of life conveyor belts

Recycling of PVC plasticized pipes reinforced with a rigid PVC spiral

The Mavinil’s technology allows recovering PVC coming from end of life conveyor belts, avoiding landfill and obtaining PVC ready for a second life. This process is based on cyclonic technology, and obtains PVC ready for a second life by separation from the fibres, taking advantage of the difference of densities between the two fractions. > Francesc Riera > +34 93 867 62 36 > Spain

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The Mavinil’s technology allows to recycle PVC pipes with rigid and P-PVCs, obtaining two homogeneous R-PVC.This process is based on the different melting point of both PVCs (rigid and plasticized), that makes them perform in a different way one in comparison to the other, allowing the separation. > Francesc Riera > +34 93 867 62 36 > Spain

Mehler Texnologies

Recycling of end of life advertising banners PVC made

Green products Mehler Texnologies

The Mavinil’s technology allows the recovery of PVC advertising banners, avoiding landfill and obtaining PVC ready for a second life, with no consumption of non renewable raw materials. Due to the visual impact of the banners, their short cycle life and the fact that it’s a product used in a public area, this solution ensures a correct end of life impact, and a suitable recycled raw material for a new application.

The developed technology enables shredded tarpaulin waste to be incorporated into new products without compromising quality. This is a further step toward solving the problem of recycling of polyester and PVC composites. > Ellen Keulen & Christian Callhoff > +49 2433 459 270 > Germany

> Francesc Riera > +34 93 867 62 36 > Spain

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Recycling Award

Mavinil

The product is a new and high quality foundation drainage pipe with a corrugated outer wall made with 70% joinery recycled post-consumer scraps. They aim at an accurate and quick slope tune-up.

OD Plast

High quality drainage pipe with high content of post-consumers rigid PVC scraps > AndrĂŠ Cordelier > +33 299 765 353 > France

82 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SolVin Award 2010

nominee

Plasticana

Recycling Award

Shopping bag recyclable and/or reusable as gardener Shopping bags conceived with solded sheets of Plasticana (composites PVC and Hemp). After usage, the shopping bags could directly be sent to the company for recycling (address printed on the bag) or could be used as a gardener. The presence of Hemp allows the storage of carbone coming from photosynthesis. > André Ravachol > +33 148 047 771 > France

SolVin Award 2010 – 83

KBE System_88mm is the latest product from the profine Group. With a maximum use of recycled material (50%) and a lead-free PVC formulation, a window system was developed, which meets the most stringent energy efficiency and CO2 emission reduction requirements. The result is spectacular, with a heat insulation Uf value of less than 0.79 W/m²K, contributing thus to the protection of our environment. All product characteristics combined, KBE System_88mm is the best possible window system made of PVC – not only from an ecological point of view, but also in terms of functionality, appearance and comfort! 84 – SolVin Award 2010

Profine KBE System_88mm window and door system > Marc Habermeyer > +49 224 199 530 > Germany

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Proof of the positive impact of use of recycled PVC on the product carbon footprint compared with virgin PVC

Trucs-trouvailles.com collection

A calculation of the Product Carbon Footprint of the milled and granulated PVC made by Tönsmeier Kunststoffe. KG demonstrates the ecological benefit of recycled plastic compared to virgin PVC. As the resource-saving recycling process emits significantly less greenhouse gases than the production of virgin PVC, this market-leading recycler and its customers in the plastics processing industry make a notable contribution to reducing global climate change and to the improvement of the eco-balance. With its environmentally friendly and resource- saving production in terms of sustainable value added, Tönsmeier takes the lead in the recycling industry while supporting the further improvement of the image of PVC as well as the use of recycled goods.

Trucs-trouvailles has developed a recycled version of artificial leather, which has different properties in terms of Density and color to make it a real new material. It can be exported as a raw material but also as finished products.It is a new raw material; coming 100% from recycling; designed to be used in all circumstances in which we can use rubber like: Shoes, Clogs, flip flops, films, cut from bulk, leather goods. > Sylvie Dameron > +33 147 006 610 > France

> Marc Schmidt > +49 5271 972 251 > Germany

SolVin Award 2010 – 85

Recycling Award

Tönsmeier Kunststoffe

Vinylit Fassaden VinyTherm - a clever combination of PVC and natural stone VinyTherm presents a unique combination of PVC and natural stone. The product, produced by an in-line natural stone coating on a foam coated PVC profile, is fully recyclable. The material has improved weather resistance and mechanical properties. As a curtain-type, rear-ventilated façade the wall structure saves significant amounts of energy. > Stefan Schmatz > +49 561 9591 300 > Germany

Vinyltech International, LLC / Extrusion Solutions, LLC Synergistic effect of tooling, process & materials management to utilize recycled RPVC Sulzer Chemtech, along with their consortium partners, Vinyltech International, LLC and Extrusion Solutions, LLC has developed a proprietary process of tooling, Process Enhancement, and Materials Management to allow Extrusion Processors to recycle both their scrap as well as Post-Consumer Materials available in the market place. Materials Testing validates no loss of properties and can increase ductility of recycled PVC. Online testing of processing parameters utilizes Statistical Process Capability techniques to determine the “Mean & Standard Deviation” factors and adjust the process accordingly. > Daniel Cykana & Rolf Heusser > +41 52 262 6791 > Switzerland

86 – SolVin Award 2010

Recycling Award Weidner technology allows the use of PVC waste mixed with impurities, being able to make large pieces at a very competitive cost when compared with traditional techniques. The innovation lies in the adaptation and optimisation of our machines for direct injectionextrusion of large volume materials, with almost no previous treatment or processing, especially PVC wastes from cables, that would have no further use other than being disposed of in landfills.

Weidner Iberica

nominee

New injection systems for converting difficult plastic wastes > Laura Lapuente > +34 962 532 359 > Spain

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88 – SolVin Award 2010

2010

Design Award

13 Ricrea (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Ace Of Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Anne-Sophie Bourgogne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Barrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Bea Szenfeld Fashion Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Bi Api . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Cixous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Ferrari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 First Republik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Ideflex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Lml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Martina Doll (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97-98 Molusk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 My Note Deco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Nicoll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Oceplast (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Paliütis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Pierluigi Campagnola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Solvay Benvic Ibérica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Studio Søren Dahlgaard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Wallcovering Pubblicita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Zicla (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-106 Zweinullvier Werbeagentur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

SolVin Award 2010 – 89

13 Ricrea

Eco outdoor garden components: with 100% recycled PVC

PVC in water: an idea for outdoor spaces

The products we create use 100% recycled PVC. Our material is supplied by manufacturers of inflatable products, tensile structures and other firms that have a large quantity of PVC waste either in the form of cut-offs or remains from spools. We use all shapes and sizes of waste PVC, from large, shapeless pieces to small scraps. We have invented a method to ensure the durability of this material for outdoor use, one which improves our lifestyles and ensures a florid and colourful atmosphere for our gardens and open-air spaces with minimal maintenance. The idea is a carbon-zero process which is both constructive in social and economical terms. We produce outdoor furnishings, garden flowers, poufs of various sizes, benches, vases suitable for all weather conditions. 13 Ricreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s project uses a vast quantity of PVC waste, improving our own living spaces which are always fresh and ironic with minimal maintenance! > Ingrid Taro, Cristina Merlo & Angela Mensi > +39 3486 513 333 > Italy 90 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SolVin Award 2010

The product we want to create is made of 100% recycled PVC. The scraps we use come from manufacturers of inflatable products. We have invented a chair to ensure the durability of this material for outdoor use, one which improves our lifestyles and ensures a florid and colourful atmosphere for our outdoor spaces and open-air spaces with minimal maintenance. The product is manufactured with scarps of soft boats, uses the cut off and it is fixed on an aluminium structure. It could be an idea for outdoor spaces such as restaurant, bar and beaches, light and ironic at the same time. > Ingrid Taro, Cristina Merlo & Angela Mensi > +39 3486 513 333 > Italy

Ace Of Plugs

Anne-Sophie Bourgogne

Ace Of Plugs

STRIP.V.C. Textile application for several uses, made with recycled PVC

The Ace of Plugs is a standard size sink or bath plug that will fit any standard sink or bath due to its complete adjustability. There is only one product in the market today that prevents overflowing sinks and baths, but where the Ace Of Plugs has a big advantage is that it is completely adjustable and can operate from a few centimetres to a full sink, whereas the other product is static and can not operate in less than 12 centimetres of water. The Ace of Plugs is also half the size of the other product and does not require a chain as it has its own docking station. It is an everyday product that will be used by everybody at least twice a day. Its attractiveness and its visibility make it the perfect tool in every household to prevent water damage.

For dressing floors, walls or furniture, a collection of coatings based on PVC surfaces. PVC laminations resulting from trimmings and second choices are associated with yarn coated by the Vinyloop process and other materials in order to create a series of smooth or textured surfaces with rhythmic graphics. The use of R-PVC powder in the course of the process enables clouded or aged effects to be obtained, in coherence with the woven structure. The surfaces can be thermoformed. > Anne-Sophie Bourgogne > +34 687 203 057 > Spain

Design Award

> Tony Gilmore > +44 1216 813 585 > United Kingdom

SolVin Award 2010 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 91

Barrain

Bea Szenfeld Fashion Team

Urban furnitures: public benches

Fantastic Plastic - PVC fashion from production waste

Public benches made of PVC and natural fibers (Hemp) and created on the basis of an ecoconception approach. Mixing PVC (40%) and Hemp (60%) gives the following advantages: resistance, strength, no treatment needed… > Christophe Barrain > +33 233 494 209 > France

The ‘Fantastic Plastic’ collection is made entirely out of production waste from manufacturers in Sweden. The colorful PVC bands have been used to create various dresses in a retro style. The artist’s idea was to inspire people and to show that we are able to create extraordinary clothes and accessories from reused PVC. Plastic IS fantastic !! > Bea Szenfeld > +46 736 896 316 > Sweden

92 – SolVin Award 2010

Bi Api

Cixous

Anne-Charlotte Goutal: a world of vinyl accessories with acidulous colors and trendy icons

PVC frame for photovoltaic/solar panels

The Anne-Charlotte Goutal line offers endless choices of accessories & goodies which are very «air du temps», practical and trendy with fun colors and icons. How does it work? Every point of sales has the possibility to create its own assortment according to its customer’s expectations and needs. 3 steps to personalize a product: 1. The Personalization of all products. 2. The Personalization of all products with classic and fashion icons: in total, a choice of 52 icons.

Cixous offers PVC frame for photovoltaic/solar panels. This concept gives the user the opportunity to integrate the PVC in the process of sustainable development with the aim of reducing the costs of fabrication. PVC frame for photovoltaic/solar panels gives the consumer the opportunity to use the qualities of PVC (good heat resistance, good exterior resistance, good resistance to bad weather and prices competitive) in the process of sustainable development. Indeed, using this material could reduce the installation costs of photovoltaic/solar panels. > Cixous > +33 665 144 433 > France

Design Award

Anne-Charlotte Goutal is a French original brand specialized in vinyl goods.

3. The personalization of all the models with choices of different colors: in total, a choice of 22 colors. > Fabienne Torche-Kessler > +33 609 392 404 > France

SolVin Award 2010 – 93

Ferrari

First republiK

Technical polyester PVC fabric making possible hightech inflatable keder

Bandit

Ferrari offers new inflatable keder for large tents having double or triple walls for thermal and acoustic insulation. The product is a PET/PVC fabric having two sides coated with one of them coated with very precise non coated stripes. This non coated side is used in a keder confection like a sliperry side when the keder has to be introduced in an aluminium rail in order to make the jonction between the structural aluminium rails and the roofs mainly used for tent industry. This keder has also an inflatable tube making hard tension on the membranes possible. > Carlos Saiz > +33 608 278 715 > France

94 – SolVin Award 2010

BANDIT, developed by First Republik, is a playfull stool conceived in an “ECO” oriented philosophy, where the idea of giving a second life to plastic waste was central to the project. > Emmanuel de Buzonnière > +33 609 525 979 > France

Ideflex PVC micro pearls for the creation of aesthetic effects (3-D volume effect) PVC micropearls is a new product from the flake range for PVC floorings and wallcoverings. Micropearls brings a new 3-D volume aesthetic.

Design Award

> Jean Michel DondĂŠ > +33 476 217 925 > France

SolVin Award 2010 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 95

PVC and Nature is a concept seeking to merge recycled PVC with plants in our daily environment, in parks, greenhouses, public spaces, verandasâ&#x20AC;Ś PVC is the major support for these creations, using different forms and colors to integrate the creative item into the environment and make it appear less industrial.

96 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SolVin Award 2010

LML Pvc And Nature > Luc Lodewyckx & Jos Mertens > +32 3 237 30 99 > Belgium

nominee

Martina Doll

Silhouettes and Shadows: colours and shapes made with plasticized PVC

Twilight Staging “Twilight Staging” is a concept for attractive designs of walls and flexible partitions with special effects of mystery caused from black light fluorescent tubes. Using films and strings of fluorescent colored PVC like an aesthetic material opens new ways for creativity. The combination of different products of PVC with wall painting and illumination are creating unique “mystery-staging”.

> Martina Doll > +34 620 33 94 11 > Spain

Design Award

“Silhouettes and Shadows” is a concept for attractive designs of walls and flexible partitions. Using colored films of flexible PVC like an aesthetic material opens new ways for creativity. The combination of PVC silhouettes with wall painting and illumination are creating unique “light- and shadow-staging” alive with lightness and vividness.

SolVin Award 2010 – 97

“Materialised Light” is a concept for attractive designs of walls and flexible partitions. Using films of flexible PVC like an aesthetic material and like a transistor of light opens new ways for creativity. The combination of the PVC “light shapes” with wall painting and illumination are creating unique “light- and shadow-staging” alive with lightness and dynamic.

98 – SolVin Award 2010

Martina Doll Materialised Light > Martina Doll > +34 620 33 94 11 > Spain

nominee

Molusk Molusk: aquatic jewelry > Lucille Saliou & Anthony Masure > +33 155 42 15 04 > France

SolVin Award 2010 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 99

Design Award

Inspired by the Ocean, Molusk jewels are creative in the extreme.Â Diverse techniques such as silkscreening, using a multitude of colours and patterns as well as metallic gilding, allow the plastic to metamorphose into refined and stylish designs. This soft flexible jewellery seems to adapt and become part of the body.

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AIR CONCEPT®, inflatable yet stylish furniture as free as the air. This new generation of inflatable furniture is practical, trendy and polyvalent. It can be taken anywhere, used anywhere in the home or in the garden and respects the environment (it can be recycled!). INDOOR and OUTDOOR collections. > Adeline Jouan > +33 476 326 988 > France

100 – SolVin Award 2010

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New PVC gutter system (Vodalis) cVDL09GB

With the new Vodalis gutter system, Nicoll, 1st European producer of PVC products for building and Public Works, reinvents the traditional rainwater by adding small details that make a big difference… From innovative & patented solutions to specific aesthetic and environmental studies, the Vodalis system offers an original solution to the European market evolution. > Charles Poisson > +33 241 637 383 > France

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OCEWOOD fence from OCEDEPLAST

In order to revitalise the PVC roller shutter market segment, OCEPLAST has designed a range of panels called VRColor® combining the insulating Gris properties of PVC with the diversity of RAL colours for Aluminium (Grey 7016, Canon Blue, Red 3004, Green 6005…)

Les nombreux tests mécaniques By co-extruding a bottom layer of et coloured PVC fonctionnels and, réalisés sur laan acrylic lame of et on the surface, the PMMA type with permis additives and a pigment, OCEPLAST offers the les tabliers ont la résolution de VR43mm and 58mm ranges resistant to scratches, différents obstacles justifiant le dépôt UV and the thermal constraints that a solid-tinted d’un brevet. PVC cannot support in solid colours. As well as an already-proven technology in window Réalisées en and PVC les of the process doorhomologué applications, theLNE, specifics lames VRColor® consist43mm in solvingetthe58mm problemssont specific to a panel a roller shutter (jamming, destinés au inchantiers neufs ou repeated à la opening and rénovation. closing cycles) justifying the filing of a patent. > Bertrand Dubin & Stéphane Coutand soit leur couleur, elles sont > +33 251 483 034 crédit d’impôt en présentant > France

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The combination of WPC and aluminium brings personality and modernity to your exterior. The OCEWOOD fence is an aesthetic and innovative fence concept combining a variable-angle post with a thermo-lacquered aluminium finishing strip and tongue and groove 200mm panels in a PVC/wood composite. OCEPLAST’s objective consists of marketing a product that is: – genuinely differentiated from the traditional fences on the market made of PVC, wood or wire mesh – innovative with a universal post that can position the panels from 90° to 180° – customisable by assembling the panels at heights from 600mm to 1800mm – aesthetic due to its choice of colours (Range = 8 colours + 4 WPC colours = 32 different colour combinations) > Bertrand Dubin & Stéphane Coutand > +33 251 483 034 > France

SolVin Award 2010 – 101

Design Award

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Pierluigi Campagnola

Practical and fashionable colored boots in PVC

Vrocker, rocker chair: a rocking chair 100% in PVC

The colored PVC boots are very practical, being waterproof and suitable for garden work or outdoor leisure. They are fashionable to wear in the cities as well. The stylish boot design from PALIÜTIS is becoming a real trend in many European countries.

Vrocker is a small rocking chair made by foaming a PVC compound containing phthalate to enhance its plasticity. The whole product is made of PVC with a combination of 2 different processing techniques. The foamed structure is sprayed up using a technique that is borrowed from the automotive sector. After this, the chair is covered with a thin coat of PVC paint, making it waterproof and easier to clean. The outer skin and the soft quality of the inner material allow the chair to rock without damaging even the most delicate floor surfaces. This chair is made entirely of PVC: this means the material is easier to recycle and to recover.

> Dovile Adomaviciute > +370 5 215 2265 > Lithuania

> Pierluigi Campagnola > +39 3382 987 764 > Italy

102 – SolVin Award 2010

Solvay Benvic Ibérica

Studio Søren Dahlgaard

PVC compound for an helical profile for low-mid tension cables

The Breathing Room

> Javier Vivancos > +34 935 444 375 > Spain

The Breathing Room is an art project by Danish artist Søren Dahlgaard. You enter a white room, which literally breaths. The walls – made from PVC – move by the force of air, taken on concave and convex shapes, giving the impression that the room is alive and breathing. This rather strange behavior of the room suggests new ways of thinking in the context of familiar concepts such as buildings and spaces. Here it is an art installation. In other fields this could inspire new thoughts for architects, engineers, entrepreneurs, designers and manufacturers. > Søren Dahlgaard > +452 62 44 269 > Denmark

Design Award

New PVC Compound for producing the helical profiles that are attached to the electrical mid tension lines. This profile substitutes heavier pieces (spheres), offering better performance in terms of easier quicker and easier installation. Its formulation ensures durability, with the required UV resistance.

SolVin Award 2010 – 103

TrialSystem, Eco-design for the urban habitat is the only system that integrally covers the street signs stems, increasing their visibility. All pieces are made of recycled PVC from cable ducts, through an innovative extrusion-injection process enabling the use of difficult wastes.

104 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SolVin Award 2010

Wallcovering Pubblicitaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; TrialSystem, Eco-design for human habitat > Davide Noti > +39 0258 108 816 > Italy

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Zicla

nominee

Zebra: traffic separators for cycle lanes > Veronica Kuchinow > +34 932 218 687 > Spain

Design Award

Traffic separators for cycle lanes are manufactured with the heavy fraction of electrical wire plastic sheathings. This separator notably improves existing products (concrete and waste tires separators) and gives a chance to a difficult to recover, but as well excellent quality waste.

SolVin Award 2010 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 105

MODULAR PLATFORM based on very resistant auto fitting pieces manufactured with the heavy fraction of electrical wire plastic sheathings. This platform notably improves existing products (concrete platforms) and gives a chance to a difficult to recover but as well excellent quality waste.

106 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SolVin Award 2010

Zicla Modular auto-fit platform for bus access > Veronica Kuchinow > +34 932 218 687 > Spain

nominee

Zweinullvier Werbeagentur style-your-garage.com Yesterday we had grey colored garage doors. Now the garage billboards from style-your-garage.com are giving a new look to boring garage tip-up doors, with expressive designs. The printed 3-D designs are photorealistic with intensive colors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a real eye catcher that makes neighbors, friends and passersby stop in amazement! The so-called garage billboards are made of high-quality material and resist sunlight, rain, wind and cold! They are easy to put up thanks to the Velcro tape and can be taken down again at any time! From a standard single garage right up the largest high-capacity garage: style-your-garage.com offers the right format for any garage door. Even for garage doors with nonstandard dimensions the photo billboards are easy to adapt individually.

Design Award

> Carmen HĂśnnige & Verena Lenninghausen > +49 8941 369 111 > Germany

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Participants innovation PROJECTS Alkor Draka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Aluplast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Amx Automation Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Avimat Coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 B&B Compounds, Antonplas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Baerlocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Benecke-Kaliko (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Bex France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Bolon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Centi Core Coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Chemson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Chemtura Vinyl Additives Lampertheim . 24 Debolon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Dickson Constant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Dietzel Univolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Dream Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Dugdale Plc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Empa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Extruplesa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Extruwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Fainplast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Ferdinand Stükerjürgen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Fitt® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Gerflor Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Gf Deka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Gkv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Graboplast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Grepa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Griffine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Groupe Legrand (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Grupo Plásticos Ferro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Hl Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Hultec Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Ineos Films . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Inoutic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Katoen Natie Italia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Klöckner Pentaplast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Kömmerling Chemische Fabrik . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 108 – SolVin Award 2010

Konrad Hornschuch (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-42 Kopos Kolín . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Kunstostoff Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Lichter - Extrusionstechnik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Lml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Malip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Mehler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Novintiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Omnova Wallcovering Trading As Muraspec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ongaro Giovanni, Minghi Tommaso . . . . . . . . 46 Ongropack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Perlen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Pipelife International (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-50 Plastico Rototech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Polinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Politsch Kunststofftechnik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Profel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Protan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Rehau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Renolit Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Renolit Iberica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Roadcom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Rohm and Haas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Simona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Sinepipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Sioen Industries (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-60 Sioen Industries and Deceuninck . . . . . . . . . 60 Sirci Gresintex (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-62 Skz (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-63 Socredis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Solvay Benvic Iberica (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Studio Arkit & Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Svedaflex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Technofrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 The Dow Chemical Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Travyl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 University Of Salento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Varteco Quimica Iberica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Verseidag - INDUTEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Zakłady Lentex Spółka Akcyjna . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Participants recycling PROJECTS

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13 Ricrea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Affresol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Art Terre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Bannerbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Chaize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Fitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 G. Fumagalli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Hamos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Htl St. Poelten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Mario Scheichenbauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Mavinil (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-81 Mehler Texnologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Od Plast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Plasticana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Profine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Tönsmeier Kunststoffe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Trucs-Trouvailles.Com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Vinylit Fassaden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Vinyltech International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Weidner Iberica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

13 Ricrea (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Ace Of Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Anne-Sophie Bourgogne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Barrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Bea Szenfeld Fashion Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Bi Api . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Cixous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Ferrari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 First Republik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Ideflex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Lml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Martina Doll (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97-98 Molusk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 My Note Deco - GROUPE IMPEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Nicoll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Oceplast (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Paliütis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Pierluigi Campagnola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Solvay Benvic Ibérica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Studio Søren Dahlgaard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Wallcovering Pubblicita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Zicla (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-106 Zweinullvier Werbeagentur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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The Rules Purpose of these awards The SolVin Award for PVC Innovation is intended to promote the image of PVC as an innovative, versatile, cost effective and safe product that contributes positively to the welfare of the company. Innovations submitted to the competition shall be judged by an independent jury. The competition offers the candidates an opportunity to promote their PVC-related project. Candidates Candidates may be material processors, additive suppliers, machines producers, end-users, specifiers, service providers, media related activities, academic institutions, designers, students, etc. Personnel of SolVin and companies of Jury members may not apply. Joint applications between different kinds of candidates or several applications for one candidate are accepted. Innovations eligible for the contest An innovation in the frame of this contest is a product or a process that complies with the following combined criteria (the list is not exhaustive and is given for example only): - To have a link with PVC (for example: additives, processing machines, composites of PVC, logistics, …). - To contribute to the positive image of PVC (for example: to be a new application for PVC, to use recycled material, to reduce waste, to improve hygiene, to preserve the environment, …). - To bring improvement to existing products (for example: to replace another material, at lower cost or higher performance, to improve mechanical, chemical, aesthetical characteristics of existing products, to allow a better processability or a higher productivity, …). - It should lead to an application that exists or could be developed on the European market.

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- It should be under development or available on the market from 1st January 2008. All innovations presented and results of the 2001, 2004 & 2007 competitions are available at the following Internet address: www.solvinaward.com. How to apply? Your application form should preferably be completed in English and sent to us between 1st January 2010 and 30th April 2010. You can find the file on our Internet website: www.solvinaward.com. Please send it back to: SolVin Award - SOLVIN S.A. - rue de Ransbeek, 310 - 1120 Bruxelles – Belgium or by e-mail to: award.solvin@solvay.com Do not hesitate to contact your SolVin delegate for more information or help. In the submission you should: - Explain how and why the innovation complies with the above mentioned combined criteria. - Describe it accurately, please attach, if possible, a prototype or a sample and a high definition picture. - Offer a practical usage for the product. Please note that any submissions made will be considered by SolVin to contain information that is available to the open market and that there will be no restriction for SolVin to use the file’s contents in publications, symposia, etc. Therefore, where appropriate, candidates should ensure that arrangements have been made to protect their innovation through the normal channels. The candidates alone are responsible for their project and the information communicated in this regards. The candidates expressly release SolVin from any responsibility linked to these projects or the information provided in connection with them.

The Rules The jury

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The Jury will consist of 5 representatives independent of SolVin. Any decision of the Jury is final. The candidates waive any recourse against SolVin, its employees, the Jury or its members by reason of any decision taken by the Jury.

-E ntries will be called for between 1st January 2010 and 30th April 2010.

The awards In September 2010, SolVin will inform the finalists of their participation to the ceremony which will take place in Düsseldorf on Thursday 28th, October 2010 in the evening, on the occasion of the fair K 2010.

-T he Jury will select the Finalists in September 2010. -S olVin will officially present the awards on Thursday 28th, October 2010 during the Kunststoffe Messe 2010 in Düsseldorf.

Three finalists will be rewarded with the following prizes: - The Gold SolVin Award for a value of 50.000 EUR. - The Silver SolVin Award for a value of 25.000 EUR. - The Bronze SolVin Award for a value of 10.000 EUR. On the occasion of the SolVin Award 2010, the Jury will also reward special prizes: - The SolVin Award for Recycling for a value of 7.500 EUR. - The SolVin Award for Design for a value of 7.500 EUR. The intention of SolVin is to reward the winners in order to boost their innovation process. The value of the Prizes should ideally be used by the winners to foster their innovation and can be converted into R&D projects, marketing studies, brain storming or creativity sessions, collaborations with academics like Universities, in partnership with SolVin.

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APPLICATION FORM The candidates accept the rules of the SolVin Award 2010 for PVC Innovation. Do not hesitate to contact your SolVin delegate for more information or help.

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General description of the Innovation o Product o Process o In development o Available on the market since 1st January 2008 o High definition picture, sketch, plan here attached o Patent number copyrights: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .nr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Description of the product or the process

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- We found the form on the website solvinpvc.com

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- We were contacted by a SolVin employee Mr or Mrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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- We discovered the contest via

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APPLICATION FORM How is the product manufactured or how will the innovation be implemented?

Brings an improvement towards the existing products because:

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This innovation Has a link with PVC because:

Exists or could be developed on the European market because:

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Contributes to the positive image of PVC because:

Summary for publication in the brochure:

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N.B.:Please send us a prototype or a sample.

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SolVin makes reasonable efforts to provide accurate and current information on this booklet. Any information, advice, instruction and/or recommendation relating to the 141 application files is given by SolVin in good faith, to his current best knowledge. SolVin warrants only that such information is given with reasonable skill and care. SolVin does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, advice, instruction and/or recommendation. 114 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SolVin Award 2010

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