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GEIR European Regeneration Industry Association Presentation at European Recycling Society Conference 10 April 2014, Bucharest, Romania Dr. Detlev Bruhnke, President of GEIR
GEIREuropean Regeneration Industry Association
Presentation at European Recycling Society Conference
10 April 2014, Bucharest, Romania
Dr. Detlev Bruhnke, President of GEIR
1. About GEIR
3. Overview of used oil regeneration in Europe
4. EU Waste Framework Directive and used oil regeneration
5. How to further enhance recycling in Europe?
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2. What is used oil regeneration?
About GEIR
GEIR (Groupement Européen de l‘Industrie de la Regeneration)
GEIR is the European Regeneration Industry Association defending the interests
of the re-refining industry in front of EU policy-makers and stakeholders.
Objectives
• To promote used oil collection and recycling
• To support the development of used oil recycling in Europe
• To support the priority of used oil re-refining over incineration
GEIR represents 80-85 per cent of the industry active in 9 EU Member States:
Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Poland, Greece, Finland and UK
GEIR maintains permanent contacts with the European Institutions as well as with all
stakeholders that are showing interest in the very actual and crucial issue of used oil.
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1. About GEIR
3. Overview of used oil regeneration in Europe
4. EU Waste Framework Directive and used oil regeneration
5. How to further enhance recycling in Europe?
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2. What is used oil regeneration?
What is used oil regeneration?
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Sediments, ParticlesPre-Treatment
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Dehydration
Vacuum Distillation
Used
Oil
Asphalt Flux
Base
Oil
Fuel Oil
Light Ends (Naphtha)
Waste Water (to WWTP)
Fuel Oil
Base Oil Distillate
Refining
Lubricants
(Engine Oils, Hydraulic Oils
Gear Oils, etc.)
Additives
Industry / Consumer
Used Oil Collection
1. About GEIR
3. Overview of used oil regeneration in Europe
4. EU Waste Framework Directive and used oil regeneration
5. How to further enhance recycling in Europe?
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2. What is used oil regeneration?
Overview of European used oil regeneration industry
Total used oil amount: ca. 2.5 million t/a
Total re-refining capacity: 1.3 million t/a
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European Re-refinery Landscape
Viscolube
Viscolube
Eco Huile
Tracemar
R.A.M. Oil
Cator
Tracemar
S.I.R.O
TracemarTracemar
L&T Recoil
Whelan
Refining
Osilub
North
Refinery
Siral
Cyclon
Südöl
Puralube 1+2KS Recycling
Avista DK
Jedlicze
Re-refining plant (base oil) including
hydrogenation or solvent extraction
Re-refining plant (base oil)
Avista D
New Projects
Used oil regeneration rates in selected EU Member States
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Percentage of collected used oils being regenerated
Country 2010 2011 2012
Bulgaria 96 95 95
Cyprus 0 0 0
Denmark 80 80 75
France 42.5 49.9 61
Germany 49.5 49.3 48.6
Greece 100 100 100
Italy 88.5 88.8 89.2
Netherlands 85.9 80 80.6
Spain 66 69 65.5
Portugal n/a 35 n/a
United Kingdom n/a 14 n/a
Source: GEIR members’ statistics and official EU Member States figures
1. About GEIR
3. Overview of used oil regeneration in Europe
4. EU Waste Framework Directive and used oil regeneration
5. How to further enhance recycling in Europe?
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2. What is used oil regeneration?
EU Waste Framework Directive and used oil
EU Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC
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Used oils (Article 21):
• Separate collection
• Producer responsibility
• Restriction on transboundary shipment
Best solution
Worst solution
Disposal
Recovery
Recycling
Preparing for re-use
Product (Non-Waste)
Waste
Prevention
incl. Burning of used oil
incl. Re-refining
• Introduced 5-step waste hierarchy as priority order (Article 4):
1. About GEIR
3. Overview of used oil regeneration in Europe
4. EU Waste Framework Directive and used oil regeneration
5. How to further enhance recycling in Europe?
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2. What is used oil regeneration?
How to further enhance recycling in Europe?
1. Used oil regeneration good example of resource efficient, cradle to cradle approach to waste management:
• Environment benefits: energy savings; CO2 emissions savings; managing health risks
• Economic benefits: lubricant market remains in balance; security of base oil supply
• Social benefits: secures jobs; potential for new jobs creation
2. EU collection and recycling targets for used oils good way forward:
• EU-wide target of 95 - 100 per cent collection of used oils of the collectable waste oil in
each Member State.
• EU-wide target of reaching at least 60 per cent of regenerated used oils of collectable
used oil for all Member States by 2020.
• EU-wide ultimate target of 85 per cent regenerated used oils of collectable used oil in all
Member States by 2025.
• Member States which do not have facilities to regenerate used oil must export to other EU
Member States in order to meet their targets.
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Contact
GEIR
Rue du Luxembourg, 22-24
B-1000 Brussels
Dr. Detlev Bruhnke
Direct: +49 (5177) 85-148
Cell: +49 (163) 575 0549Phone: +32 (2) 761 6685
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
www.geir-rerefining.org
