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Certification of Biopolymers
2nd International PLASTiCE Conference „Trends in Bioplastics“
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dr. Oliver Ehlert, 17-18 September 2012
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Introducing DIN CERTCO
Certificates for Biopolymers at DIN CERTCO
„Seedling“ mark
„DIN-geprüft“ mark
Biobased Products
Additives according to EN 13432
HOME and GARDEN COMPOSTING
Combination logo
Contents.
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History.
1972 founded as „DGWK“ Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Warenkennzeichnung
1995 change of the company name into
DIN CERTCO Gesellschaft für
Konformitätsbewertung mbh
1997 start Certification of products made of
compostable materials
2005 80 % of the DIN CERTCO shares
belong to the provider of technical services TÜV
Rheinland and 20 % still belong to DIN –
“Deutsches Institut für Normung”
2010 start Certification of Biobased products
2012 40 Years in business
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Introducing DIN CERTCO.
Accredited certification body (DIN EN 45011)
Neutral
Qualified
Independent
Recognised and accredited by DAkkS, ZLS, DIBt
Associated company of TÜV Rheinland (80%) and DIN
Deutsches Institut für Normung (20%)
Certifies on the basis of public and published certification
schemes (www.dincertco.de)
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Our services.
Certification
Products
Services
Enterprises
Persons
Systems
Registrierung
-Verbandszeichen
Means: Mark of the DIN e. V.
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Being close to TÜV Rheinland and DIN.
Part of the division “Products” within TÜV Rheinland
Up to date information about new standards and
standard changes
Access to experts in the field of standardization
Participation in standardization committees
Certification is based on national and international
standard (the focus of DIN-Certification is the
conformity with the requirements of the standard)
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Certification
According to DIN EN ISO IEC 17000 – Theoretical
Certification means that an independent third party
confirms in written form, that a product, system or
service fullfills defined requirements.
For you - Practical.
After finishing the assessment positively
DIN°CERTCO confirms, that your product fullfills the
requirements stated in the certification scheme.
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What is a Certification Scheme?
States requirements for certification and registration
Is the basis for the assessment
Defines requirements beyond the standard
Shows organisational and formal aspects
Publicly available on www.dincertco.de
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Products made of compostable materials.
Basis for Test/Certification:
EN 13432
ASTM D 6400
ISO 17088
EN 14995
Required testing:
■ Ultimate biodegradability
■ Disintegration (compostability)
■ Ecotoxicity (plant toxicity test)
■ Chemical analysis (heavy metals + IR spectrum)
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Product requirements:
■ >90 % biodegradability within 180 days
■ >90 % disintegration within 90 days (sieve fraction)
■ >90 % germination rate and biomass of two plants
■ Heavy metal amount below the limit of EN 13432,
Annex A
Products made of compostable materials.
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Products made of compostable materials.
Certification:
Products as sold to the market (e.g. packaging)
Notification of Registration:
Materials (e.g. granules)
Intermediates (e.g. foils, paperboard)
Additives (e.g. printing inks,
masterbatches)
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Products made of compostable materials.
Validity:
Products: 3 years
Materials: 6 years
Intermediates: 6 years
Additives: 6 years
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Products made of compostable materials.
BASF (Ecoflex, Ecovio, Ecovio Mulch)
Natureworks (PLAs)
Novamont (Mater-Bis)
FKuR (Bio-Flex)
Lenzing
DaniMer
Kelheim Fibers
Huhtamäki
Taghleef
PolyOne
Wuhan Huali
Mitsubishi
Bio4Pack, etc.
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Our Cooperation Partners.
■ COBRO – Polish Packaging Reseach and
Development Center, Warsaw, Poland
■ Grzegorz „Greg“ Ganczewski
■ AIMPLAS – Instituto Technologico del Plastico,
Valencia, Spain
■ Miguel Angel Sibila
■ AfOR – Association for Organics Recycling,
Wellingborough, UK
■ Gordon Thompson
■ Emily Nichols
■ SLOPAK – Packaging Waste Mangement, Ltd.,
Ljubljana, Slovenia
■ Matej Stražiščar
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Certification of biobased products.
Basis for certification:
ASTM D 6866
Required testing:
Volatile solids (TOC)
14C amount
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Certification of biobased products.
Product requirements:
■ > 50 % volatile solids (organic content)
■ At least 20 % 14C (carbon content)
Validity: 5 years
Verification testing:
2nd and 4th year
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Additives according to EN 13432.
1. Non-biodegradable additives:
Water-based inks
Solvent-based inks
2. Biodegradable additives:
Masterbatches based on biodegradable materials
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DIN-geprüft HOME and Garden Composting.
Based on AS 5810
Ultimate biodegradability
Disintegration (compostability)
Ecotoxicity (plant toxicity test)
Chemical analysis (heavy metals + IR spectrum)
Earthworm toxicity test according to ASTM E 1676
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DIN-geprüft HOME and Garden Composting.
Product requirements:
>90 % biodegradability within 360 days
>90 % disintegration within 180 days (sieve fraction)
>90 % germination rate and biomass of two plants
Heavy metals and other toxic substances below the limit values of EN 13432, Annex A
>90 % survival rate of two different kinds of worms
Reason: Disintegration and biodegradability < 30 °C
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All-In-One: Combined Logo „DIN-geprüft“.
We proudly introduce the new DIN CERTCO logo:
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Advantages of the combined logo:
Certification from one hand
Certification under one internationally known label
Easier B2B- and B2C-marketing
Internet/Advertisement
Corporate Identity
Correspondence
Product labelling
Invoices, and many more
No need of multiple and different logos on products
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Customized solutions for different kinds of
products.
Modular
combination of
certification
marks
Final
products
Basic
materials
Intermediates
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Ready to go? Make your choice…
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