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IPA. The Industrial Packaging Association 23rd General Meeting 10 th September 2014. Sign In, Apologies, Guests Membership Update Minutes of Last Meeting (20 th May 2014 - Brighouse) IPA Promotion, Website & Activity Update IPA Accounts / Budget Update
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IPA The Industrial Packaging Association23rd General Meeting 10th September 2014
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) AGENDA GENERAL MEETING 09:30 – 11:00 • Other Business • Next Meetings & Dates COFFEE BREAK 11:00 – 11:15 • 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 COMMITTEE MEETINGS 11:15 – 13:00 Buffet Lunch 13:00 – 14:00 AFTERNOON MEETINGS • Afternoon Meetings – as Required: Individual Members & Groups 13:00 – 17:00
Membership Update 2014 New 2014 Members: Delta Containers Adam White Greif UK Chris Warren Mauser UK Robin Smith Andy Beardmore M&N Containers Ken Ball Nittel UK (Associate) Paul & James Gwynne Recontainers Alan Pritchard Tradpack Recycling Kevan Underhill Full Members:22 Carrick JG Delta Containers FDL Group Fibrestar Gem Plastics Greif UK Ken Rooms Mauser UK M&N Containers Metal Drum Co Milford IBC National Container Group PackCare / WasteCare Pack2Pack / Earthminded Promens UK Recontainers R. Spivey Ramsden & Whale Rilta Environmental RPC Schutz UK Tradpack Recycling Associates: 4 Impact Laboratories Drum Closures Nittel UK Wheatley Plastics Not Renewed: AST Denios Total Petrochemicals Potential: Werit UK New Contacts: RPC Simon Hutchinson (retiring) New contact: Will Youney
Review of Minutes from Last Meeting 20th May 2014 (Spring Meeting at Brighouse)
New IPA website & promotion www.theipa.co.uk
New 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.
IPA 2013 Annual Accounts & 2014 Budget Report by Phil Pease
Notes: 1 = No change 2 = 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
Notes: 1 = Full Subscription £1400 x 22 members (1 x paid monthly DD) 2 = Associate Subscription £500 x 4 members 3 = Bank Interest – negligible * Projected balance after exceptional cost of new website
Industrial Packaging Regulations & Standards Report by Phil Pease
Overview of Key Regulations & Standards – September 2014 • IBC Production Leak Testing concerns • Swedish Paper withdrawn at June UN meetings • GHS Corrosivity Issues – continued scrutiny for Packing Groups • Ongoing • Revised WM2 Hazardous Waste Guidelines – effective now • Advised no further change but SIA continue to fight • UN 3509 applied to un-cleaned scrapped packaging from 2015 • UK to allow continuation of Empty Packaging Criteria for scrap • Metal IBC wall thickness proposals from SSCA • Not accepted by UN • France BPA ban – applicable to drums & IBCs?.. • Load Securing Guidelines • Understood will be enforced in full by UK authorities
Industrial Packaging Environmental Report by Tony Hancock
Other BusinessNext IPA Meeting: May 2015 Brighouse (date to confirm)Others: EIPA TR Group: 23-24 Oct 2014 DusseldorfInternational: 3-6 June 2015 VancouverEIPA TR Group: 5-6 March 2015 DusseldorfEIPA Annual: 15-16 September Rome
IPA COMMITTEE MEETINGS Plastics: Steel Drums: Fibre Drums: Reconditioning: IBC Manufacturing: Crosby Suite I (Main Meeting Room) Wyatt Room Combined with Steel Meeting Chantrell Room Combined with Plastics Meeting