Building Momentum Toward Global Lead Paint Elimination

ICCM4 Lead Paint Alliance Side Event
Building Momentum Toward Global Lead Paint Elimination by 2020:
DRAFT AGENDA
TUESDAY 29 September 2015 1
13:15 to 15:00 @ Conference Room 18 (CICG)
Brief Description
Lead in paint is an emerging policy issue under SAICM, and governments, industry and other stakeholders are
actively working toward a global phase out of lead in paint. The Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint, now
commonly known by its short name of the Lead Paint Alliance, was established in 2009.
This side event will review the current efforts of the Alliance and discuss how it proposes to address the
elimination of the use of lead paint by 2020.
Proposed
Timing
Agenda item
Presenter
INTRODUCTION
1
13.15- 13.20
Welcome Remarks
13.20-13.25
Why lead paint is still a problem?
Revised as 25 September 2015. Subject to change as necessary.
Tim Kasten, Deputy Director
Division of Technology, Industry and
Economics, UNEP DTIE
Joanna Tempowski, Scientist,
International Programme on Chemical
Safety, Evidence & Policy on
Environmental Health, WHO
CONTINUATION
Proposed Timing
13.25-13.35
Agenda item
Overview: 2020 goals, current status,
accomplishments and
Alliance Action Plan for 2015-16
Introduction of the members of the UNEP/WHO
Advisory Group for the Lead Paint Alliance
Presenter
Angela Bandemehr
International Program Manager
Office of Global Policy and Affairs,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
( EPA)
PRESENTATIONS
ESTABLISH LAWS ON LEAD IN PAINT
13.35-13.45
Alliance Regulatory Toolkit overview and how to
use it to help develop new laws on lead in paint
Case studies on recent efforts to develop new
laws on lead paint:
African case study
Latin America case study
13.45-14.00
IPEN
Christina Wadlington, Office of
Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention, U.S. EPA
Mr. Jamidu Katima
SAICM Regional Focal Point
Professor, College of Engineering and
Technology
University of Dar es Salam
United Republic of Tanzania
Mr. Elmer Quichiz Romer, Executive
Director, General Directorate of
Environmental Health,
Ministry of Health, Peru; and
Mrs. Paulina Cecilia Villamar Espin,
Technician of the National Directorate
of Environmental Control,
Ministry of Environment, Ecuador.
Sara Brosché, PhD
Global Lead Paint Elimination Project
Manager, IPEN
CONTINUATION
Proposed
Timing
Agenda item
Presenter
VOLUNTARILY STOP MANUFACTURE AND SALE
OF LEAD PAINT
14.00-14.05
Perspective of the paint manufacturing industry
14.05-14.15
The business case for no longer manufacturing
lead paints
14.15-14.25
Challenges for small and medium-size paint
manufacturers
14.25-14.35
INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE RISK OF LEAD
PAINT
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
of Action (October 2015): Examples of planned
activities by governments, non-governmental
organizations and others
Stephen Sides, Secretariat
International Paint and Printing Ink
Council (IPPIC)
Julian E Hunter, Senior Manager,
Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs,
Corporate Centre of Expertise,
AkzoNobel
Petra Schwager, Industrial
Development Officer Coordinator –
Global Chemical Leasing Programme,
Environmental Management Branch,
UNIDO
Joanna Tempowski, Scientist,
International Programme on Chemical
Safety, Evidence & Policy on
Environmental Health, WHO
OPEN DISCUSSION
14.35-14.45
Questions and comments on the presentations?
Questions about the Alliance? Other comments?
INCREASE NUMER OF ALLIANCE PARTNERS
Welcome ceremony for new Alliance partners
14.45-15.00
CLOSING REMARKS
Angela Bandemehr
International Program Manager
Office of Global Policy and Affairs, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
UNEP & WHO
Angela Bandemehr
International Program Manager
Office of Global Policy and Affairs, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (
EPA)
Why lead paint is a
problem
Joanna Tempowski,
Dept Public Health, Environmental and
Social Determinants of Health
Key messages
 Lead is a persistent hazard
 Lead has wide-ranging effects on health
 Lead paint is still widely available
 There are alternatives to lead paint
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What is lead paint?
 Paint to which lead compounds have
been added to give certain properties
e.g. colour, rapid drying
 Includes varnishes, lacquers, stains,
enamels, glazes, primers, and coatings
 Used for decoration inside and outside
homes and public buildings, on toys,
furniture and playground equipment, on
roads, bridges and other structures
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Lead persists in the environment
 Lead can be released during paint
manufacture, application and removal
 Old lead paint fragments into flakes and
dust that contaminate the home
environment
 Lead can remain in the environment
indefinitely
 Lead paint creates legacy of potential
human exposure for years into the
future
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Lead persists in the body
 Stored in bone for many years
 In adults 90% of body burden may
be in bone
 Lead can remobilize from bone, e.g.
during pregnancy, lactation and the
menopause
 Affects all body systems
 No safe level of exposure to lead has
been identified
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Lead lines in bone
Children are especially vulnerable
 Greater exposure:
 hand-to-mouth activity, mouthing
 absorb 4-5 times more lead from the gut
than adults
 Early childhood is critical period for
neurological and organ development
 Damage may be permanent
 reduced potential for intellectual
development
 increased likelihood of behavioural
disorders
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Small IQ reduction has significant social
impact
Mean IQ 100
Mean IQ 95
Canadian Environmental Health Atlas
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Lead paint is still widely available
 >65 countries do not have
legally binding controls on
lead paint
 SAICM/ICCM4/INF/25
 Market surveys show that lead
paints still sold in Africa, Asia,
Latin America and Eastern
Europe
 consumers not given
information on lead content
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Alternatives to lead are available
 Non-lead pigments and driers can be used
 Lead-free paints are available at similar cost in countries
 Countries with established regulatory frameworks have
lower lead levels in paint
 e.g. Uruguay – no paint exceeded 90 ppm lead
 e.g. Chile – only 1 paint exceeded 90 ppm lead
(UNEP/IPEN Lead in enamel decorative paints. National paint testing results in a nine
country study (2013))
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Conclusions
 Lead is a persistent hazard – it remains in the
environment, in the home and in the human body
 Lead has wide-ranging effects on health – these have
both personal and societal impacts
 Lead paint is still widely available - many countries
have yet to control this
 Alternatives to lead paint are available
 Prevention is better (and cheaper) than cure!
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The Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint
(Lead Paint Alliance)
Overview: 2020 goals, current status,
accomplishments and Alliance Action Plan
for 2015-2106
Angela Bandemehr, US EPA
September 29, 2015
Lead Paint Alliance
Goals
Primary goal - to prevent children’s exposure to
paints containing lead and to minimize occupational
exposures to lead paint.
By 2020
• All countries have adopted legally binding laws
• All manufacturers have eliminated use of added
lead in priority areas
• 40 countries with national awareness days for
prevention of lead poisoning with emphasis on risks
of lead paint
• 70 partners participating
Current Status and Accomplishments
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New Advisory Group
Regulatory toolkit
Successful global week of action in 2013 and 2014
Additional partners
Action Plan for 2015-2016
• Highlights the need for near-term, coordinated
efforts
• Developed by UNEP and WHO in consultation with
the Advisory Group
• Will be updated to reflect new and ongoing
activities
• Designed to facilitate information sharing and
coordination
• Identifies activities by stakeholder type
• Will be developed every two years
Action Plan for 2015-2016
Action Areas
1. Encourage governments to enact lead paint laws
2. Encourage industry to voluntarily stop the
manufacture and sale of lead paint
3. Increase awareness of the health and
environmental risks posed by lead paint
4. Increase the number of Alliance partners
Lead Paint Alliance Advisory Group
• United Nations Environment Programme
• World Health Organization
• UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• U.S. EPA (Advisory Group Chair)
• Colombia – Ministry of Environment
• Kenya – Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development
• Moldova – Ministry of Health
• Thailand – Ministry of Health
• AkzoNobel (paint manufacturer)
• International Paint and Printers Ink Council (IPPIC)
• Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)
• IPEN (global network of environmental NGOs)
 European Commission (Observer/co-opted)
Legal framework on lead paints
in Ecuador
Background
• The high level of lead in
paint found in some
countries in Andean
Region as Ecuador
(32000 ppm), Perú
( 11600 ppm) show the
necessity of develop a
regional project to
reduce the content to
safe levels.
According to Environmental Health
Perspecitves, Lead-Based Decorative
Paints (april, 2014), Ecuador is one of
the 40 countries in the world that
continues sell paint with lead.
The journal Environmental Research published the article “Lead
levels in new enamel household paint from Asia, Africa and South
America” (2009). The research was developed with 337 samples of
paint, of which 10 were collected in Ecuador. These presented the
highest average lead concentration of 31960 ppm. Colors with
higher content of lead are yellow, orange, green and red.
Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 1544:2015
Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN 2095:98
Paints of Synthetic enamels alkyd for vehicles.
This type of paintings must have a maximum of 5% in lead
concentration
Ecuadorian Technical Standard
NTE INEN-ISO 8124-3
• Lead in toys is regulated by the technical standard NTE INEN-ISO 8124-3: Safety of toys, Part 3
Migration of certain elements (ISO 8124-3:2010,
IDT). This includes lead and other toxic substances
(Cd, Sb, Ba, Cr, Hg, Se, As)
Trade
• By 2013, the painting production in Ecuador was
over 58,000 tons by 39 industries.
• Industries are mainly located in Guayas (47%),
Pichincha (37%) and Azuay (8%).
• 95% of the national production are in four
companies: ADHEPLAS, Pinturas Cóndor,
Pinturas Ecuatorianas and Pinturas Unidas
Import of paints
Industries of paint
in Ecuador only
make mixtures of
imported raw
materials
•32.08: Paints and varnishes based on synthetic polymers or modified
natural, dispersed or dissolved in a non aqueous medium.
•32.09: Paints and varnishes based on synthetic polymers or modified
natural, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium.
•32.10: Other paints and varnishes; prepared water pigments
Import of paints (2014)
Export of paints
•32.08: Paints and varnishes based on synthetic polymers or modified natural,
dispersed or dissolved in a non aqueous medium.
•32.09: Paints and varnishes based on synthetic polymers or modified natural,
dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium.
•32.10: Other paints and varnishes; prepared water pigments
Export of paints (2014)
Public information, Awareness and
Education
The public information on the risks of paints containing
lead is not available.
There has not been awareness related to the exposure
effects of lead paint use on human health and
environment.
There is no awareness to employers and workers in the
construction industry of the dangers of lead paint and
measures to be taken to control those risks.
Ecuadorian Ministry of Industries and
Productivity
Resources Efficiency and Cleaner
Production Center
[email protected]
Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment
Undersecretary of Environmental Quality
[email protected]
Establish Legal Limits On
Lead In Paint
– HOW CAN NGOS CONTRIBUTE?
Dr. Sara Brosché, IPEN
[email protected]
IPEN
A Global NGO Network
700 NGOs in more than 100 Countries working on:
www.ipen.org

POPs
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Toxic Metals: Lead and Mercury

Safe Chemicals Management (SAICM)
IPEN
IPEN
Mission
www.ipen.org
A TOXICS FREE FUTURE FOR
EVERYONE
A world in which chemicals are no longer produced or
used in ways that harm human health and the
environment
Model
IPEN
Globalizing Local Priorities
Identifying national issues of concern
and linking local constituencies to
the global process
Localizing Global Policies
Securing and leveraging global
policies and resources for on-theground change
www.ipen.org
IPEN´s Global Campaign
www.ipen.org
IPEN´s Global Lead Paint Elimination
Campaign
• Launched in 2007 in reaction to high lead
levels in paint found in India
• Conducted study in 2008 -2009 showing
that lead paint was widely available in lowand middle income countries
• As a result, IPEN brought the issue of lead
in paint to IFCS in 2008, and to ICCM2 in
2009
IPEN´s Global Campaign
www.ipen.org
IPEN´s Global Lead Paint Elimination
Campaign
Regional Efforts
• Asian Lead Paint Elimination Project (2012 – 2015)
EU Funded (€1.4 million)
• African Lead Paint Elimination Project (2014- 2017)
Funded by the Global Environment Facility ($1
million), Implemented by UNEP; Executed by IPEN
National Efforts
Organized studies on lead levels in paint in more than
35 countries and national reports.
Successful Lead Paint Elimination Can Only
Be Achieved When All Stakeholders Engage
- IPEN CASE STUDIES
IPEN Case Studies
www.ipen.org
Studies on Lead in Paint Show Global and
Regional Trends
UNEP / IPEN 9-country study, 2013
• In 5 of the 9 countries, 67% or more of the
analyzed paints contained lead above 90 ppm
(the standard in many countries today, e.g.
Philippines and Nepal)
• In 7 of the 9 countries, some analyzed paints
contained lead concentrations greater than
10,000 ppm
• In most of the countries, equivalent paint with
no added lead was available
• Few of the countries had
established regulatory frameworks
but lead paint was less frequent
in those that had
IPEN Case Studies
www.ipen.org
Studies on Lead in Paint Essential to
Support New Regulations
Center for Public Health and Environmental
Development (CEPHED), Nepal
• Conducted paint studies in 2010, 2011, 2013
and 2015, all showing paint with high levels of
lead easily available on the market
• Conducted massive public awareness campaign
in collaboration with e.g. Min of Education,
• Provided technical support in standard setting
process
IPEN Case Studies
www.ipen.org
Studies on Lead in Paint Can Show
Non-Compliance to Existing Regulations
Center for Environmental Justice (CEJ), Sri Lanka
• Lead paint regulation in Sri Lanka came into
force in 2013
• CEJ conducted paint studies in 2013 and 2014
showing that lead paint was still easily available
on the market
• Implemented an intense awareness raising
campaign 2013-2015 as well as dialogue with
policy makers and industry
• Conducted study in 2015 that showed that lead
paint was much less frequent on the market
IPEN Case Studies
www.ipen.org
Public Awareness Increase Demand for
Lead Free Paint
NGO Activities in 20 – 30 Countries During International
Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action
Information booth
CEPHED, Nepal
Awareness raising,
Greenwomen, Kazakhstan
Media Activity
AGENDA, Tanzania
TV Interview
CREPD, Cameroon
School rally ESDO,
Bangladesh
IPEN Case Studies
www.ipen.org
Stakeholder Collaborations Encourage
Paint Reformulation
Environment and Social Development
Organization (ESDO), Bangladesh
Collaboration with Bangladesh Paint
Manufacturers Association (BPMA) resulted in
• A joint letter to the government supporting
legal limits on lead in paint
• Technical assistance to SMEs to reformulate
their paints
• The General Secretary of the BPMA
announced
“Manufacturers have agreed to eliminate the
use of lead in paints by 2016 and set up the
immediate standard of 50 ppm by 2015”
IPEN Case Studies
Third-Party Certification Programs
Benefits All Stakeholders
The EcoWaste Coalition, Philippines*
• Lead paint regulation enacted in 2013 for all
paints, thanks to strong stakeholder alliance lead
by EcoWaste
• Collaboration with the Philippines Association for
Paint Manufacturers to develop the first
international Third-Party Certification program for
lead in paint
⇒ Companies with majority market
shares in the Philippines and
Sri Lanka were just approved
for certification
www.ipen.org
* Under the Asian Lead Paint Elimination Project,
in collaboration with OK International
THANK YOU!
Dr. Sara Brosché, IPEN
[email protected]
Industry Support for the
Elimination of Lead Paint
International Paint and Printing Ink Council (IPPIC)
ICCM4 Side Event Presentation
September 29, 2015
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Introduction to IPPIC
• IPPIC is a global council of national trade associations
representing the paint and printing ink industries
• Established in 1992
– Networking
– Information sharing
– Policy development at national/international level
• Formal Consultative Status with the UN (ECOSOC) in 2003
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“IPPIC Network”
Secretariat (ACA)
The Americas
Europe
CEPE (EU)*
ACA (USA)*
ANAFAPYT(Mexico)*
CPCA (Canada)*
ABRAFATI (Brazil)*
LatinPIN (Americas)
Argentina
Colombia
Uruguay
Ecuador
* IPPIC Member
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FIPEC (France)*
BOSAD (Turkey)*
VdL (Germany)*
BCF (UK)*
IVP (Belgium)
DFL (Denmark)
PUPVPIM (Greece)
ASEFAPI (Spain)
AVISA (Italy)
GFCV (Luxemburg)
VVVF (Netherlands)
MLF (Norway)
FCIO (Austria)
APFTV (Portugal)
VSLF (Switzerland)
VTY/PVY (Finland)
SVEFF (Sweden)
Africa/Asia/Pacific
APMF (Australia)*
CNCIA (China)*
IPA (India) *
JPMA (Japan)*
SAPMA (South Africa)*
NZPMA (New Zealand)*
APIC (Asia)
TPMA (Thailand)
SLPMA (Sri Lanka)
SPMA (Singapore)
PPMA (Pakistan)
IPMA (Indonesia)
MPMA (Malaysia)
KPMA (Korea)
PAPM (Philippines)
IPPIC Resolution on Restricting
Use of Lead in Paint (2008)
“IPPIC supports the long-standing effectiveness of
lead-use restrictions that are already in place in
certain jurisdictions and recommends their
widespread adoption by authorities not currently
regulating the use of lead in paint and printing ink.
Such restrictions may be accomplished through
specific legislation or regulation, formal voluntary
agreements, or by other means that ensure
widespread and verifiable compliance.”
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IPPIC’s Commitment to LPA
• Increase industry understanding of the potential human
health and environmental risks associated with
continued use of lead in paint
• Reinforce the technical reformulation requirements that:
– Allow for compliance with (applicable) lead use restrictions in
paint
– Provide for alternative products that meet performance
requirements
• Establish a “level playing field” for manufacturers by
actively engaging governments (and their associated
regulatory agencies or official agents) in the
development and enforcement of lead use restrictions
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IPPIC Supports Special Emphasis of LPA on
Residential and Decorative Paints:
• Widespread industry conformance with existing legal
requirements restricting lead in residential and
decorative paints
• Governments with established regulations have restricted
lead use in 95% of global residential and decorative paint
production
• Globally, residential and decorative paints without
added lead are widely available
• Continued lead use in residential and decorative paints is
primarily centered on production by Small and Mediumsized Enterprises (SME’s)
• Reformulation of residential and decorative paints is
feasible to eliminate lead use
• Technical and cost impacts are manageable
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Current Industry Collaboration with
Governments
• South Africa
• Philippines
• Vietnam
• Thailand
• Japan
• Taiwan
• South Korea
• New Zealand
NOTE: Specific details of these collaborative efforts may be
obtained from the national governments or by contacting IPPIC
([email protected]) for further information
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Point of Contact
• International Paint and Printing Ink Council, Inc. (IPPIC)
1500 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20005
Stephen Sides, Marie Clarke
202-462-6272 Tel
E-mail: [email protected]
• PREPARED: August 2015
References
• Aspects originally presented at the GAELP Workshop and Third Meeting
in New Delhi, September 2014
• Updated and expanded version included in the UNEP “Toolbox” for
Governments, August 2015
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The business case for lead-free paint
Dr Julian Hunter
Senior Manager, Product Stewardship and Regulatory Affairs , AkzoNobel
Lead Paint Alliance, ICCM4, 29th September 2015
AkzoNobel* in a slide
Key regions by revenue
North America 15%
Latin America 10%
Emerging Europe 8%
Revenue by end-user segment
Buildings and Infrastructure 42%
Transportation
16%
Consumer Goods
17%
Industrial
25%
* All figures are based on year end 2014
Asia Pacific 26%
Mature Europe 37%
Other countries 4%
Revenue by Business Area
Decorative Paints
27%
Performance Coatings
39%
Specialty Chemicals
34%
LPA 2015
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Paints and coatings
Leading global paints and coatings company –
operating in all decorative and industrial paint
markets
Consistently ranked as one of the leaders in the
area of sustainability
In 2011 we became the first global paint
company to completely phase-out the use of
lead compounds from all of our products
throughout the world
Signed up as Partner to the
Lead Paint Alliance in July 2015.
LPA 2015
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Lead-free pigments
Readily available for use in all paints and coatings :
Lead-free pigment toolbox is significant:
•
Organic: Includes azos, polycyclic (eg. DPP), metal
complexes, dye based
•
Inorganic: Includes metal oxides hydroxides, sulfonides
and sulfoseleniedes, metal salts (eg. Bismuth vanadate),
silicates etc
Key technical issues include : colour, opacity, dispersability,
gloss retention, durability, solvent resistance, heat resistance.
These pigments can be used alone, as hybrids or in
formulated mixtures with other pigments to obtain the desired
coating product characteristics and performance at an
acceptable cost.
Worldwide availability.
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Lead-free pigments
Different formulation solutions are often required for
different product types, depending on the end-use involved.
When moving to products free of lead compounds
AkzoNobel experienced no resistance from customers.
No loss of business reported.
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Business case for lead free paints
Lead compounds add cost and risk at every stage of the coating product life
cycle :
Raw materials (RM)
Own operations
End-user
End of life
Lead containing : Special handling measures and Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) with high
protection factor, blood monitoring of workers, toxic waste disposal, decontamination / disposal of
coated assets at end of coating life.
Lead-free : Standard PPE, disposal and recycling
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AkzoNobel and Lead compounds in paint
Given pigments and driers that do not contain lead are now widely available,
there is no need or justification to intentionally add lead compounds to any
paint.
AkzoNobel is honored to be a partner in the Lead Paint Alliance (LPA) fully
supports the objectives of the UNEP/WHO Lead in Paint (LPA) to alliance promote
a phase-out of the manufacture and sale of paints that have had lead compounds
added to them.
In particular the key action area to :
Encourage industry activities to voluntarily stop the manufacture and sale of lead
paint, focusing on residential and decorative paints containing lead additives in
countries where legal limits are not currently in place.
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AkzoNobel and Lead compounds in paint
Given pigments and driers that do not contain lead are now widely available,
there is no need or justification to intentionally add lead compounds to any
paint.
Lead-free business = sustainable business
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AkzoNobel and Lead compounds in paint
AkzoNobel is honoured to be a member of the Lead Paint Alliance.
We will:
• Share experiences of conversion of paint products from lead to lead-free
versions, their proven track record and acceptance in the marketplace.
• Provide technical advice and expertise on decorative/residential paints and
performance coatings (eg. paints for buidlings, bridges, shops, vehicles).
• Contribute to discussions on the regulation of lead compounds in paint.
• Promote the work of the Lead Paint Alliance in the countries in which we
operate and in our industry through our internal and external communication
networks.
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Thank-you
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“ICCM4 Lead Paint Alliance Side Event“
Voluntarily Stop Manufacture and Sale of Lead Paint
Challenges for small and medium-size paint manufacturers
UNIDO and the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint
• UNIDO joined the Lead Paint Alliance in 2014
(a) Promoting the establishment of appropriate national
regulatory frameworks
(b) Promoting third-party certification/ public procurement
guidance
(c) Identifying the information that small and medium-size paint
manufactures may need to cost-effectively re-formulate their
paint products
UNIDO’s global projects to Eliminate Lead Paint
• GEF project Eliminating Lead in Paint in Bolivia, Colombia,
Ecuador and Peru under development
• Global project on Innovative Approaches to Sound
Management of Chemicals and Chemicals Waste
Lead in Paint in the Andean Region*- Facts
Market
• Production of paint varies between 24.000- 232.000 tons/ year
• Import of paint is common, export is small
• Paint is for architectural (approximately 73-85%) or industrial
(15-27%) use;
• The market share of SME producer among all paint producers
differ
Level of legislative framework and standards to regulate the level
of lead differ among the region*.
* Region: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Role of small and medium-sized paint manufactures along the
paint formulation value chain
Simplified paints & coatings value chain
Paint Ingredients:
binders, pigments,
solvent, fillers,
additives
SME Paint
formulation:
dispersal and
blending
Industrial
application of
coatings by
SME
Coating of final
products;
Intermediates in
final product
Common characteristics of small and medium-sized paint
manufactures along the paint formulation value chain
SME paint
Direct customers
manufacturer
 10-75 employees  Domestic SMEs
 Decorative and/or painting
industrial coatings contractors
 Specialty
ingredients (e.g.
pigments)
typically imported
from Asia
End market
customer
 Large
original
equipment
manufacture
rs of finished
goods.
Case studies of SMEs changing to lead free paints (a) Caralz in
Colombia
Product lines:
Solvent-based paints for cars
Contains lead ?
Yes, yellow solvent-based paints
Has the company switched to
lead-free paint?
Additional plans to change to
lead-free paints?
Reasons for switching to
lead-free paints?
Yes, lead-based pigment has been switched to
lead- free
Yes, yellow solvent-based paint
- High cost and environmental problems caused
by lead-containing sludge
- Customer demand lead-free paints
Challenges for switching to
lead-free paints?
- Market competitors not using lead-free paints
- Lead-free paint is more expensive
Case studies of SMEs changing to lead free paints (b) Universal
Colors in Peru
Product line
Paints and varnishes for architectural and industrial
applications
Yes, the water-based epoxy paints line
In progress
Contains lead?
Has the company already
switched to free-lead paints?
Reasons for switching to lead- High cost of hazardous waste disposal: Fine for
free paints?
overpassing the Environmental Quality Standard
Proposal of Law to limit the Lead in progress
Challenges for switching to
lead-free paints?
Increased social awareness about health effects
1. Technical reformulating is time-consuming
2. Prices for lead-free high
3. Legislation not enforced
Summary of key challenges to SME manufactures to eliminate
lead in paint
• Lack of regulations, enforcement (control) and incentives
• Supply of ingredients from larger paint manufactures – SMEs
have no control
• Customer demand for lead-free paint is still low; customer are
more price oriented
• R&D capacity of SMEs to develop and test lead-free paints are
limited
• Economic challenges such as domestic unavailability of
alternatives and need for costly import, low R&D capacity and
potential price increases (for indoor and outdoor paints)
THANK YOU!
Contact: Ms. Petra Schwager
Industrial Development Officer / UNIDO
[email protected]
“ICCM4 Lead Paint Alliance Side Event“
Voluntarily Stop Manufacture and Sale of Lead Paint
Challenges for small and medium-size paint manufacturers
International lead poisoning
prevention week of action
Joanna Tempowski,
Dept Public Health, Environmental and
Social Determinants of Health
Background
 Lead Paint Alliance identified a lead poisoning prevention
awareness campaign as a key activity area
 supported by ICCM3
 takes place in the last full week of October (Sunday-Saturday)
 first campaign was in 2013
 Lead Poisoning Prevention Campaign aims to:
 raise awareness about lead poisoning
 highlight efforts to prevent childhood lead poisoning
 urge further action to eliminate lead paint
 Campaign week is supported by Lead Paint Alliance
partners
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Third international lead poisoning
prevention week of action
 25-31 October 2015
 Lead Paint Alliance partners
providing customisable materials for
use in local campaigns
 Visual materials
 posters, icons, web banners in
Chinese, English, French, Russian
and Spanish
 Information materials
 Q&As, fact sheets in 6 UN languages
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Materials available from WHO website
http://www.who.int/ipcs/lead_campaign/materi
als/en/
http://www.who.int/ipcs/lead_campaign/
en/
Third international lead poisoning
prevention week of action
Twitter hashtags for the week:
#LPPW2015
#LeadFreeKids
#StopLeadPaint
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Examples of activities from previous
campaigns
 Social media to spread the message
 Twitter campaigns e.g. #StopLeadPaint –
forwarded by multiple organizations and
individuals
 Facebook pages
 YouTube videos
 Mobilising the community
 marching against lead paint
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Examples of activities from previous
campaigns
 Providing information on lead paint
 report published on the results of study of
lead paint in selected countries
 interview with legislators working on new
regulations
 newspaper articles on the hazards of lead,
lead poisoning prevention and the need for
regulatory controls
 Art events
 drama / dance to convey messages about
lead
 art competition
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Examples of activities from previous
campaigns
 Educational events
 lead-awareness stand in a shopping area
 technical meetings / webinars to discuss
health effects of lead and alternatives to
lead in paint
 school education session and competition
to develop slogans
 Declaration that action has been taken
 introducing control measures on lead paint
 joined Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead
Paint
 painting a school with lead-free paint
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Some slogans from schools in New Delhi
 Delhi Public School sector XII RK Puram
 Say no to lead for a better body and head.
 Let's lead Indians to unleaded homes. Paints contain lead!
Choose wisely or suffer later.
 Save future generations from lead. The future is in your hands.
Wake up, unlead yourself!
 Government co-ed senior secondary school, Laxmi Bai
Nagar
 Jan-jan ki hain yahi pukaar, sisa rahit ho sansaar.
 Anjane me hamne bahut kiya sisa ka prayog, ab apne
sawasthya ke liye jara socho aur karo inka viyog.
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Some examples of campaign materials
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Read about last year's campaign
http://www.who.int/ipcs/lead_campaign/report_2014.pdf?u
a=1
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Register your campaign
 What are you going to do?
 Register your event on the WHO
webpage
 See who else is organising events in
your area and consider joining forces
 Use Lead Paint Alliance materials
 multiple events using same icons and
messages increases the global impact
of the campaign
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http://www.who.int/ipcs/lead_ca
mpaign/event_registration/en/
Donors & supporters
 German Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation,
Building and Nuclear Safety
 IPEN
 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
 World Health Organization HQ and Regional Offices
 And many local organizations
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