The Industrial Packaging Association 23rd General Meeting 10 th September 2014

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1010thth September 2014 September 2014

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AGENDAAGENDA Sign In, Apologies, Guests Membership Update Minutes of Last Meeting (20th May 2014 - Brighouse) IPA Promotion, Website & Activity Update IPA Accounts / Budget Update Key Issues for Committees – inc:

- Standards & Regulations (P. Pease) & Environment (T. Hancock) Other Business Next Meetings & Dates

COMMITTEECOMMITTEEMEETINGSMEETINGS

Buffet Lunch 13:00 – 14:00

09:30 – 11:00

Plastics Drums & IBCs: Main Meeting Room Steel Drums & Fibre Drums: Informal Meeting – room not specified Reconditioning: Informal Meeting – room not specified IBC: Joined with Plastics Meetings

11:15 – 13:00

GENERALGENERALMEETINGMEETING

COFFEECOFFEEBREAKBREAK

11:00 – 11:15

13:00 – 17:00

AFTERNOONAFTERNOONMEETINGSMEETINGS Afternoon Meetings – as Required: Individual Members & Groups

Membership Update 2014Membership Update 2014New 2014 Members:

Delta Containers Adam White

Greif UKChris Warren

Mauser UKRobin Smith Andy Beardmore

M&N ContainersKen Ball

Nittel UK (Associate)Paul & James Gwynne

Recontainers Alan Pritchard

Tradpack RecyclingKevan Underhill

Not Renewed:

ASTDeniosTotal Petrochemicals

Full Members: 22

Carrick JG Delta ContainersFDL Group Fibrestar Gem PlasticsGreif UKKen Rooms Mauser UKM&N ContainersMetal Drum Co Milford IBCNational Container Group PackCare / WasteCarePack2Pack / EarthmindedPromens UKRecontainers R. Spivey Ramsden & Whale Rilta Environmental RPC Schutz UKTradpack Recycling

Associates: 4

Impact LaboratoriesDrum ClosuresNittel UKWheatley Plastics

Potential:

Werit UK

New Contacts:

RPCSimon Hutchinson (retiring)New contact:Will Youney

Review of Minutes from Last Review of Minutes from Last MeetingMeeting

2020thth May 2014 May 2014

(Spring Meeting at Brighouse)(Spring Meeting at Brighouse)

New IPA website & promotionNew IPA website & promotionwww.theipa.co.uk

New IPA website & promotionNew IPA website & promotion

IPA to take a free stand at Empac 2015 Trade Show (25 – 26 February) at the NEC, Birmingham to promote the association and our members.

Members will be invited to exhibit on an individual basis – please advise preferred sales team contact details.

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT / TRADE GROUP IPA ROLE

DfT / VCA UN Packaging Scheme Review Committee Chair

DfT: UN Proposals Review Committee Member

BSI Committee: Packaging & Environment Chair (UK Lead at ISO)

BSI Committee: Drums Chair (UK Lead at CEN & ISO)

BSI Committee: Dangerous Goods Member

DEFRA: Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) Board Member

APPG: All Party Parliamentary Group on Packaging Member

EIPA: European Industrial Packaging Association Technical Advisor (via SEFFI)

ICPP: International Confederation of Plastics Packaging Member

IPA IPA 2013 Annual Accounts 2013 Annual Accounts

& & 2014 Budget Report2014 Budget Report

byby Phil PeasePhil Pease

IPA Budget 2014 - costs

Ref Item Budgeted Cost Cost to Date

1 CEO / Admin Fees 17,000 17,000

2 Travel Expenses 1,000 719

3 Consultancy 750 375

4 Meeting / Hotel Fees 3,200 1,280

5 Website 2,400 2,135

6 Banking 150 108

Total Projected Costs 24,500

Notes:1 = No change2 = Train & Car (attending meetings inc London)3 = TH inc reports & travel to 2 meetings (1 shown to date)4 = Spring & Autumn Meetings + Bristol accommodation for EA meetings (not forecast) 5 = Website cost includes usual hosting fees plus new website development 6 = HSBC Fees average @ £11.50 / month

IPA Budget 2014 - income

Ref Item Budgeted Income Income to Date

1 Full Member Subscriptions 30,800 30,320

2 Associate Subscriptions 2,000 2000

3 Bank Interest 5 3

Total Projected Income 32,805 32,325

Notes:1 = Full Subscription £1400 x 22 members (1 x paid monthly DD)2 = Associate Subscription £500 x 4 members3 = Bank Interest – negligible

* Projected balance after exceptional cost of new website

IPA Budget 2014 – Projected Balance

Projected Income Projected Costs Projected Balance

£ 32,805 £ 24,500 £ 2,485 *

Industrial PackagingIndustrial PackagingRegulations & Standards Regulations & Standards

ReportReport

byby Phil PeasePhil Pease

Overview of Key Regulations & Standards – September Overview of Key Regulations & Standards – September 20142014

•IBC Production Leak Testing concerns IBC Production Leak Testing concerns Swedish Paper withdrawn at June UN meetings Swedish Paper withdrawn at June UN meetings

•GHS Corrosivity Issues – continued scrutiny for Packing GroupsGHS Corrosivity Issues – continued scrutiny for Packing Groups OngoingOngoing

•Revised WM2 Hazardous Waste Guidelines – effective nowRevised WM2 Hazardous Waste Guidelines – effective now Advised no further change but SIA continue to fightAdvised no further change but SIA continue to fight

•UN 3509 applied to un-cleaned scrapped packaging from 2015UN 3509 applied to un-cleaned scrapped packaging from 2015 UK to allow continuation of Empty Packaging Criteria for UK to allow continuation of Empty Packaging Criteria for scrap scrap

•Metal IBC wall thickness proposals from SSCAMetal IBC wall thickness proposals from SSCA Not accepted by UNNot accepted by UN

•France BPA ban – France BPA ban – applicable to drums & IBCs?..applicable to drums & IBCs?..

•Load Securing GuidelinesLoad Securing Guidelines Understood will be enforced in full by UK authoritiesUnderstood will be enforced in full by UK authorities

Industrial Packaging Environmental Industrial Packaging Environmental Report by Report by

Tony HancockTony Hancock

Other BusinessOther Business

Next IPA Meeting: Next IPA Meeting: May 2015 Brighouse May 2015 Brighouse (date to (date to confirm)confirm)

Others: Others: EIPA TR Group: EIPA TR Group: 23-24 Oct 2014 23-24 Oct 2014 DusseldorfDusseldorfInternational: International: 3-6 June 2015 Vancouver3-6 June 2015 VancouverEIPA TR Group: EIPA TR Group: 5-6 March 2015 5-6 March 2015 DusseldorfDusseldorfEIPA Annual: EIPA Annual: 15-16 September Rome 15-16 September Rome

IPA COMMITTEEIPA COMMITTEEMEETINGS MEETINGS

Plastics:Plastics:

Steel Drums: Steel Drums:

Fibre Drums:Fibre Drums:

Reconditioning:Reconditioning:

IBC Manufacturing:IBC Manufacturing:

Crosby Suite I (Main Meeting Room)Crosby Suite I (Main Meeting Room)

Wyatt RoomWyatt Room Combined with Steel MeetingCombined with Steel Meeting Chantrell Room Chantrell Room

Combined with Plastics MeetingCombined with Plastics Meeting