VISIon FoR tHE FutuRE
The VECAP programme has actively been
promoted across other regions worldwide as
well as between other flame retardant producers
beyond EFRA. The VECAP team is committed to
encourage a further increase in the volume
covered, which this year stood at 93% of the
overall volume of the reported substances sold
by EFRA member companies.
This year’s inclusion of EBP as a new reported
substance is a success story that shows the
industry’s commitment to embrace the VECAP
best practices. Yet the VECAP team is also
encou r ag i ng use r s t o app l y t he VECAP
methodology to more substances by further
simplifying and generalising its survey tools. In
parallel, there will be a determined effort by the
VECAP team to establish how to include the
end-of-life process of flame retardant containing
products in the scope of future VECAP surveys.
In its effort to encourage the uptake of VECAP
best practices, the VECAP team is constantly
focusing on new potential collaborations with
second-line users, including textile finishers and
EPS foam producers.
InCREASE VECAP CoVERAgE
WItH nEW SuPPlIERS
CollABoRAtIon oF
SEConD-lInE uSERS
BRoADEnIng tHE SCoPE to
InCluDE nEW SuBStAnCES AnD
ADDRESS tHE ‘EnD oF lIFE’ oF
FlAME REtARDAnt ContAInIng
PRoDuCtS
VECAP 2013
European Annual
Progress Report
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