IPA The Industrial Packaging Association 23 rd General

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

AGENDA GENERAL MEETING 09: 30 – 11: 00 COFFEE BREAK 11: 00 – 11: 15 COMMITTEE MEETINGS 11: 15 – 13: 00 AFTERNOON MEETINGS 13: 00 – 17: 00 Sign In, Apologies, Guests Membership Update Minutes of Last Meeting (20 th May 2014 Brighouse) IPA Promotion, Website & Activity Update IPA Accounts / Budget Update Key Issues for Committees – inc: - Standards & Regulations (P. Pease) & Environment Other Business (T. Next Hancock) Meetings & Dates Ø Plastics Drums & IBCs: Main Meeting Room Ø Steel Drums & Fibre Drums: Informal Meeting – room not specified Ø Reconditioning: Informal Meeting – room not specified Ø IBC: Joined with Plastics Meetings Buffet Lunch 13: 00 – 14: 00 ² Afternoon Meetings – as Required: Individual Members & Groups

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 Associates: 4 Not Renewed: 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 Pack. Care / Waste. Care Pack 2 Pack / Earthminded Promens UK Recontainers R. Spivey Ramsden & Whale Rilta Environmental RPC Schutz UK Impact Laboratories Drum Closures Nittel UK Wheatley Plastics AST Denios Total Petrochemicals Potential: New Contacts: Werit UK RPC Simon Hutchinson (retiring) New contact: Will Youney

Review of Minutes from Last Meeting 20 th 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.

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT / TRADE GROUP IPA ROLE Df. T / VCA UN Packaging Scheme Review Committee Chair Df. T: 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 2013 Annual Accounts & 2014 Budget Report by Phil Pease

IPA Budget 2014 - costs Ref Item Budgeted Cost to Date 1 CEO / Admin Fees 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 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

IPA Budget 2014 - income Ref Item Budgeted 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 members 3 = Bank Interest – negligible IPA Budget 2014 – Projected Balance Projected Income £ 32, 805 Projected Costs £ 24, 500 Projected Balance £ 2, 485 * * 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 WM 2 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 Business Next IPA Meeting: May 2015 Brighouse (date to confirm) Others: EIPA TR Group: International: EIPA TR Group: EIPA Annual: 23 -24 Oct 2014 Dusseldorf 3 -6 June 2015 Vancouver 5 -6 March 2015 Dusseldorf 15 -16 September Rome

IPA COMMITTEE MEETINGS Plastics: Crosby Suite I (Main Meeting Room) Steel Drums: Wyatt Room Fibre Drums: Combined with Steel Meeting Reconditioning: Chantrell Room IBC Manufacturing: Combined with Plastics Meeting