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News from Brussels

Get the latest news from the Brussels GPI Members Meeting on 30th April 2015. Topics discussed include too many rules, slow economic growth, Euroscepticism, the packaging market, health campaigns, and regulatory overviews. Stay informed and engaged with the glass industry.

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News from Brussels

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  1. News from Brussels GPI Members Meeting 30th April 2015 Adeline Farrelly Secretary General

  2. Political overview • Too many rules? • Slow economic growth • Eurosceptism on the rise • New motto: be big on big things and small on small things

  3. The market • 1.6% increase in 2014 despite lightweighting • Growing packaging market, switching and Friends of Glass • Talking to consumers about glass • Preference up 13% points from 2008

  4. The Health campaign Cherry Healey, BBC Journalist & Dr. Jane Muncke Food Packaging Forum Dr. Nathalie Gontard, INRA Research Director in Food Packaging & Material Sciences Laurence Bloquiaux Research from InSites Consulting Prof. Dieter Schrenk, Toxicologist & Pharmacologist at the Univ. of Kaiserslautern & working with EFSA Prof. Miquel Porta, Expert in Epidemiologiy at the Univ. of Barcelona & Iker Erauzkin Chef and culinary consultant Agostino Macri, National Consumers Area Food & Prof. Giorgio Calabrese, Nutritionist

  5. Taste Maker Campaign • When: Thursday, 28 May (18:00-22:00) • Format: First Taste Map event in Europe to support campaign launch; mix of cooking & panel discussion event with support from third parties (e.g. Prof Calabrese) – allowing for interactive consumer tasting elements – all will combine to drive core influencer engagement and a hands on experience at EXPO. Live tweet and event updates plus post event recaps • Audience: Key influential bloggers and press across the top 5 markets will be invited to the event (central & local teams work to coordinate a Friends of Glass press trip to EXPO) • Where: Show kitchen area at EXPO

  6. Regulatoryoverview • Emission Trading Scheme (CO2) & Low carbon economy • Energy taxation / State Aid Guidelines • Food contact materials • Product Environmental Footprinting - Life Cycle Analysis – Carbon labelling • IED directive and Glass BREF revision (published March 2012) • End-of-Waste criteria (published December 2012) • REACH (status of raw materials) • Waste Framework Directive and Landfill Directive (revision 2014) • NEPSI reporting & crystalline silica • ISO standards: packaging and the environment (finalised but new work items proposed – Translate to CEN) • Sustainable Consumption and Production (Resource-efficiency, eco-design of furnaces, etc) • Circular Economy: Packaging and packaging waste Directive (revision 2015) • US legislation on toxics in packaging • …

  7. In Conclusion …. • Tough environment need to « pump up the volume »  about our model and making the circular economy real • Work closely with GPI – many common issues • Major success through Friends of Glass, your support welcome to bring this to global scale

  8. Members Pasabahce O-I Europe Santo Barosa Pochet Group Encirc Zignago Vetro Bormioli Luigi Verallia Group Saverglass Group Vidrala Group Vetropack Group Stölzle Glass Group Heinz Glas Bormioli Rocco Group Beatson Clark Gerresheimer Group Libbey Europe Ardagh Group Vetreria Etrusca Zwiesel Kristallglas Yioula Group Allied Glass Anadolu Cam Sanayii A.Ş. BA - Vidro Neue Glaswerke Grossbreitenbach GmbH & Co. KG SGD Group Durobor

  9. www.friendsofglass.com www.feve.org

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