PSA_GROUP_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017
DECLARATION ON EXTRA-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Embracing environmental issues
Eco-design for better recycling 2.2.1.3.2. DPEF.20 DPEF.23 The Group’s initiatives in this area come under European Directive 2000/53/EC of 18 September 2000 on end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), which sets out the requirements for vehicle design and the operational requirements for the treatment of end-of-life vehicles. It identifies three types of ELV recovery: reuse of parts, recycling of materials, and energy recovery. Up until 2015, it required vehicles to be overall 85% recoverable by vehicle weight (of which 80% is actually reusable or recyclable) and after that, vehicles had to be 95% recoverable (of which 85% reusable or recyclable). To fulfil these obligations, Groupe PSA has set up a dedicated network. This highly cross-functional structure pools the expertise necessary for the upstream and downstream treatment processes. The activity is managed at two levels: upstream, which seeks eco-design solutions, and downstream, which involves monitoring the collection and treatment of end of life vehicles. These are handled in close collaboration with our partners, such as suppliers, recycling operators and car manufacturers associations. Prevention measures: recyclability commitment Upstream, the impacts of recycling end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) are taken into account in every new model and component. To ensure that its vehicles are highly recyclable, the Group is committed to: using easily recyclable materials ; reducing the variety of plastics in a car , to facilitate sorting after shredding, optimise the related recovery processes and ensure their profitability; using a single family of plastics per major function , so that an entire sub-assembly can be recycled without prior dismantling; marking plastic parts with standardised codes, to ensure identification, sorting and traceability; introducing green materials, especially recycled materials, into vehicle design to support the emergence or development of new markets for certain materials; integrating recycling considerations very far upstream, starting with the innovation phases, with particular attention to new materials or vehicle parts; designing in vehicle depollution or pre-treatment requirements, the first mandatory phase of end-of-life vehicle disposal which consists of draining all fluids from the vehicle, neutralising pyrotechnical components and dismounting parts considered harmful to the environment so as to prevent any transfer of pollution during end-of-life vehicle disposal. As a participant in the International dismantling information system (IDIS) project, the Group provides recycling facilities with disassembly instructions for the Group’s vehicle brands. On 8 November 2017, the Group’s UTAC certificate was renewed for three years, demonstrating its ability to implement the processes needed to meet the requirement of 95% recyclability/recoverability (by weight), of which 85% through reuse or material recycling: all PEUGEOT, CITROËN and DS vehicles are now certified to meet this requirement.
The latest vehicles to be marketed show the results obtained: the DS 7 contains on average 30% natural and recycled materials throughout the vehicle. Approximately 100 polymer parts incorporate recycled materials and materials of natural origin, including the rear and front mud guards, the boot side trim supports, the use of wood fibres in the rear and front floor mat, or even the use of cotton fibres in the sunshields; the new Citroën Jumpy and Peugeot Expert comprise on average 30% recycled and natural materials throughout the entire vehicle. Approximately 100 polymer parts incorporate recycled materials and materials of natural origin, such as; recycled plastics are used in the air deflectors, bumpers, sun shields, air filters, 12V starter battery; cotton fibres are used in the boot trims. On average, the percentage incorporation of green materials on vehicles sold worldwide in 2016 was over 30% (weighted average on 2016 volumes of vehicle sales in Europe). Reducing hazardous substances DPEF.18 DPEF.36 Regulatory requirements, combined with the use of hazardous substances, are factored into all phases of vehicle life, from design and manufacture to use and end-of-life recycling, in close collaboration with suppliers. The Group asks its suppliers to provide a compliance certificate for each part delivered using the IMDS (International Material Data System) with regard to regulations on chemical substances. The integration of these requirements focus on two major issues: the elimination of four heavy metals (lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium) : for example, circuit board solder has been lead-free in new vehicles since January 2016; compliance with the REACH regulation : the Group has set up an organisation and a communication system to monitor its partners and suppliers and ensure that they comply with the REACH regulation. The Group has set itself the goal of minimising the use of substances on the REACH candidate list and anticipating the restrictions in Annexes XIV and XVII by working on new materials right from the research and innovation phase. For example, DEHP (Diethyl Hexyl Phthalate), used as a plasticiser in PVC sheaths for wiring harnesses, has been replaced. Other chemicals regulations (e.g. regulation on persistent organic pollutants, biocides, etc.) with an impact on the design and/or manufacture of parts are also taken into account. Likewise, the use of nanomaterials is traced right from the innovation phase through to use on vehicles. In addition to monitoring regulatory requirements, the Group has voluntarily introduced technical solutions to ensure the highest levels of customer health and safety. These include filters for air coming into the passenger compartment and limits on volatile organic compounds in materials used. Vigilant scrutiny of materials’ criticality Bearing in mind the growing scarcity and increasing cost of raw materials over the long-term, the Purchasing Department and the R&D Department are working together, via a Materials Strategy Committee, to manage and secure the Group’s supply of materials over the long term and to direct the focus of its R&D towards replacement materials. This strategy, which was originally applied to source materials is now being extended to synthetic raw materials.
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