Certification of Biopolymers

2nd International PLASTiCE Conference „Trends in Bioplastics“

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dr. Oliver Ehlert, 17-18 September 2012

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Introducing DIN CERTCO

Certificates for Biopolymers at DIN CERTCO

„Seedling“ mark

„DIN-geprüft“ mark

Biobased Products

Additives according to EN 13432

HOME and GARDEN COMPOSTING

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Contents.

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History.

1972 founded as „DGWK“ Deutsche

Gesellschaft für Warenkennzeichnung

1995 change of the company name into

DIN CERTCO Gesellschaft für

Konformitätsbewertung mbh

1997 start Certification of products made of

compostable materials

2005 80 % of the DIN CERTCO shares

belong to the provider of technical services TÜV

Rheinland and 20 % still belong to DIN –

“Deutsches Institut für Normung”

2010 start Certification of Biobased products

2012 40 Years in business

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Introducing DIN CERTCO.

Accredited certification body (DIN EN 45011)

Neutral

Qualified

Independent

Recognised and accredited by DAkkS, ZLS, DIBt

Associated company of TÜV Rheinland (80%) and DIN

Deutsches Institut für Normung (20%)

Certifies on the basis of public and published certification

schemes (www.dincertco.de)

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Our services.

Certification

Products

Services

Enterprises

Persons

Systems

Registrierung

-Verbandszeichen

Means: Mark of the DIN e. V.

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Being close to TÜV Rheinland and DIN.

Part of the division “Products” within TÜV Rheinland

Up to date information about new standards and

standard changes

Access to experts in the field of standardization

Participation in standardization committees

Certification is based on national and international

standard (the focus of DIN-Certification is the

conformity with the requirements of the standard)

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Certification

According to DIN EN ISO IEC 17000 – Theoretical

Certification means that an independent third party

confirms in written form, that a product, system or

service fullfills defined requirements.

For you - Practical.

After finishing the assessment positively

DIN°CERTCO confirms, that your product fullfills the

requirements stated in the certification scheme.

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What is a Certification Scheme?

States requirements for certification and registration

Is the basis for the assessment

Defines requirements beyond the standard

Shows organisational and formal aspects

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Products made of compostable materials.

Basis for Test/Certification:

EN 13432

ASTM D 6400

ISO 17088

EN 14995

Required testing:

■ Ultimate biodegradability

■ Disintegration (compostability)

■ Ecotoxicity (plant toxicity test)

■ Chemical analysis (heavy metals + IR spectrum)

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Product requirements:

■ >90 % biodegradability within 180 days

■ >90 % disintegration within 90 days (sieve fraction)

■ >90 % germination rate and biomass of two plants

■ Heavy metal amount below the limit of EN 13432,

Annex A

Products made of compostable materials.

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Products made of compostable materials.

Certification:

Products as sold to the market (e.g. packaging)

Notification of Registration:

Materials (e.g. granules)

Intermediates (e.g. foils, paperboard)

Additives (e.g. printing inks,

masterbatches)

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Products made of compostable materials.

Validity:

Products: 3 years

Materials: 6 years

Intermediates: 6 years

Additives: 6 years

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Products made of compostable materials.

BASF (Ecoflex, Ecovio, Ecovio Mulch)

Natureworks (PLAs)

Novamont (Mater-Bis)

FKuR (Bio-Flex)

Lenzing

DaniMer

Kelheim Fibers

Huhtamäki

Taghleef

PolyOne

Wuhan Huali

Mitsubishi

Bio4Pack, etc.

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Our Cooperation Partners.

■ COBRO – Polish Packaging Reseach and

Development Center, Warsaw, Poland

■ Grzegorz „Greg“ Ganczewski

■ AIMPLAS – Instituto Technologico del Plastico,

Valencia, Spain

■ Miguel Angel Sibila

■ AfOR – Association for Organics Recycling,

Wellingborough, UK

■ Gordon Thompson

■ Emily Nichols

■ SLOPAK – Packaging Waste Mangement, Ltd.,

Ljubljana, Slovenia

■ Matej Stražiščar

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Certification of biobased products.

Basis for certification:

ASTM D 6866

Required testing:

Volatile solids (TOC)

14C amount

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Certification of biobased products.

Product requirements:

■ > 50 % volatile solids (organic content)

■ At least 20 % 14C (carbon content)

Validity: 5 years

Verification testing:

2nd and 4th year

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Some of our customers…

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Additives according to EN 13432.

1. Non-biodegradable additives:

Water-based inks

Solvent-based inks

2. Biodegradable additives:

Masterbatches based on biodegradable materials

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DIN-geprüft HOME and Garden Composting.

Based on AS 5810

Ultimate biodegradability

Disintegration (compostability)

Ecotoxicity (plant toxicity test)

Chemical analysis (heavy metals + IR spectrum)

Earthworm toxicity test according to ASTM E 1676

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DIN-geprüft HOME and Garden Composting.

Product requirements:

>90 % biodegradability within 360 days

>90 % disintegration within 180 days (sieve fraction)

>90 % germination rate and biomass of two plants

Heavy metals and other toxic substances below the limit values of EN 13432, Annex A

>90 % survival rate of two different kinds of worms

Reason: Disintegration and biodegradability < 30 °C

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All-In-One: Combined Logo „DIN-geprüft“.

We proudly introduce the new DIN CERTCO logo:

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Advantages of the combined logo:

Certification from one hand

Certification under one internationally known label

Easier B2B- and B2C-marketing

Internet/Advertisement

Corporate Identity

Correspondence

Product labelling

Invoices, and many more

No need of multiple and different logos on products

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Customized solutions for different kinds of

products.

Modular

combination of

certification

marks

Final

products

Basic

materials

Intermediates

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Ready to go? Make your choice…

Contact us via phone or Email:

http://www.dincertco.de

All certification schemes, application forms, etc. free for download

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... thank you for your attention!

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