China-EU Industry Forum on Safer Chemical Substitution
China-EU Industry Forum on Safer Chemical Substitution
Organizer: ChemSec
Greenpeace East Asia
Programme background:
In 2012, China’s 12th Five-Year Plan for Industrial Cleaner Production outlined that the nation
would conduct the substitution of hazardous chemicals in materials and products, while
promoting the use of low-hazardous and non-hazardous materials and reducing the
concentration of hazardous chemicals in products. In parallel, the National 12th Five-Year Plan
for Environmental Protection has for the first time stated that China will phase out chemicals
with high toxicity, high bio-accumulation, and high environmental hazards by establishing an
‘elimination list of hazardous chemicals’.
With ‘Chemical Substitution’ being a significant method to reduce the environmental,
occupational and public health risks of hazardous chemicals, practical substitution methodology
and safer alternatives availability are topics of interest for both industryy and the government.
Greenpeace East Asia is working with SUBSPORT project, a LIFE funded project of the European
Union jointly conducted by 4 EU project partners, to organize a forum on chemical substitution.
The forum aims to provide a platform where industry and policy makers could communicate the
method and approaches about chemical substitution. Through the forum, participants will not only
be introduced with the tools and guidance for substitution and substitution management, but also
have the chance to exchange information on alternative chemicals and technologies via substitution
cases.
The format and content of the forum is based on the ongoing SUBSPORT training programme, which
has been conducted for more than 15 sessions across Europe since 2012. Walking through the
substitution process, SUBSPORT training helps participants establish a methodical way of
practicing substitution in companies. Furthermore, the forum will take the case stories of
SUBSPORT as examples to guide the industries to analyze the search process and safety assessment
on substituting chemicals.
Participants of this forum:
The forum welcomes the participants of a diversity of stakeholders, both domestic and
international, who are interested in the hazardous chemical substitution involved in product and
manufacturing process, including governmental agencies, industry, trade unions, NGOs and
other stakeholders.
Time of Forum： March 25th, 2013
Location of Forum: City of HangZhou, Zhejiang Province (venue to be decided)
China-EU Industry Forum on Safer Chemical Substitution
Agenda (Draft version)
China-EU Industry Forum on Safer Chemical Substitution
Draft Agenda
Opening: Keynote Speech
Agenda 1：Tools and Approaches of Chemical Substitution ---A Discussion based on European SUBSPORT Training
Lecturer: SUBSPORT Trainers
Key Points:
1. Initiation of substation process;
Duration:
2.5-3 hours
2. How to identify chemicals of high concern;
3. China’s chemicals lists;
4. How to search for a substitute, e.g. how to use SUBSPORT case stories
database;
5. Several approaches to compare and evaluate substitutes.
Agenda 2: Case studies on Hazardous Chemicals Substitution
Lecturer(s): Chinese expert on chemical substitution, SUBSPORT trainer
Case study on hazardous chemicals substitution ---- combined with SUBSPORT case
studies to analyze the method of substituting procedures.
Duration：
2 -2.5 hours
1. Phthalates
2. APEO surfactant
3. PFCs
4. Lead in paint
Agenda 3: Industry Practice on Hazardous Chemicals Substitution
Lecturer(s): Domestic & International industrial representatives
Duration：
3.5-4 hours
Experiences & Discussions on hazardous chemicals substitution
(Including
1. PFCs & APEO substitution in textile industries;
question
time &
2. Substitution and elimination of phthalates in textile/plastic product;
interactions)
3. Substitution practice of paint containing lead compounds.