ISO TC 130/WG11 Environmental Impact of Graphics Technology 8 th meeting 14th November 2014 09:00 18:00 Beijing, China TC130 / WG11 N 0335 1. Call to order and introductions The meeting was called to order at 09:00 by Laurel Brunner, convener. The following were in attendance and introduced themselves: Laurel Brunner, convener Digital Dots UK Debbie Orf, secretary NPES USA Hirokazu Shimizu Shimizu Printing, Inc. Thailand Alexander Schiller Fogra Germany Uwe Bertholdt Fogra Germany He Xiaohui Beijing Inst. of Graphic Communication China Cui Yuanchao SAC China Luc Lanat Paperdam & ATIP France Maîra de Oliveira ABTG Brazil Lucy Liu Heidelberg Shenzhen China Martin Elofsson Grafiska Foretagen Sweden Paul Lindström Malmö University Sweden Kenichi Mitsui Oji Paper Co., Ltd. Japan Sinichi Uchiyama Oji Paper Co., Ltd. Japan Hiroyuki Nakamura Dai Nippon Printing Japan Josef Bernard ERA Europe Tim Deeming Ricoh International Germany Liu Mei TC207/SC7 China 2. Review and approve agenda The working group reviewed the revised agenda which was distributed as N311. There being no changes the agenda was approved as distributed. 3. Review and approve minutes from the last meeting The working group reviewed the minutes from the March 2014 meeting held in London, England (N291). There being no corrections, the minutes were approved as distributed. 4. Identification of new documents since last meeting TC130/WG11 N 0285 Recyclability of paper and board from the viewpoint of de inking key (replaces N279); 4/8/14 TC130/WG11 N 0286 Paperdam paper profile views (presentation Lanat); 4/8/14 TC130/WG11 N 0287 DPDA Approach for ISO Recycling Standards (email); 4/8/14 TC130/WG11 N 0288 CEPI EN643 brochure; 4/8/14 TC130/WG11 N 0289 Attendance List London 2014; 4/8/14 TC130/WG11 N 0290 Proposal for ISO WD xxxxx CF E Book DR3 (Nakamura) (replaces N267); 4/8/14 1
TC130/WG11 N 0291 Minutes London 2014; 4/8/14 TC130/WG11 N 0292 ISO/WD xxxxx Carbon Footprint of e media DR4 (Response to AI 14 17); 4/8/14 TC130/WG11 N 0293 Liaison statement to ISO/TC 130 from IEC TC 100; 4/9/14 TC130/WG11 N 0294 Deinking discussion summary; 4/9/14 TC130/WG11 N 0295 DPDA Approach for ISO Recycling Standards; 4/30/14 TC130/WG11 N 0296 IEC/TR 62921 Response to AI 14 03; 5/2/14 TC130/WG11 N 0297 EU on harmonized CF; 5/2/14 TC130/WG11 N 0298 Liaison Report to ISO/TC 122/SC4; 5/7/14 TC130/WG11 N 0299 Changes to ISO/IEC Directives 2014 (presentation); 5/13/14 TC130/WG11 N 0300 Briefing Note: The Need for Standards on the Environmental Footprint; 5/19/14 TC130/WG11 N 0301 TC130 Meeting Notice Beijing 2014; 5/28/14 TC130/WG11 N 0302 Consultation paper; 6/3/14 TC130/WG11 N 0303 Call for hosting a meeting 2015 2016; 6/4/14 TC130/WG11 N 0304 Invitation for WG Meetings 2015 05 11/16 in Bologna, Italy; 7/10/14 TC130/WG11 N 0305 CEPIPRINT AND CEPIFINE S user guide to the carbon footprint of graphic paper v1.0; 7/23/14 TC130/WG11 N 0306 N1827 Call for experts for TC6 TG2 Identification of Organizations Environmental issues; 7/23/14 TC130/WG11 N 0307 Briefing Note: The Need for Standards on the Environmental Footprint TC130/WG11 N 0308 Response to AI14 12 (Oliveira); 9/9/14 TC130/WG11 N 0309 ISO/WD xxxxx Carbon Footprint of e media proposed DR5; 9/9/14 TC130/WG11 N 0310 Draft Agenda China 2014; 9/8/14 TC130/WG11 N 0311 Revised Draft Agenda China 2014; 9/15/14 TC130/WG11 N 0312 Liaison report from TC122 SC4; 9/29/14 TC130/WG11 N 0313 ISO/WD xxxxx Assessment guidance for deinked pulp Parameters and measurement methods for 30 day review; 10/1/14 TC130/WG11 N 0314 Letter to host ISOTC130 Oct 2015 Brazil; 10/14/14 TC130/WG11 N 0315 Basic Principles of Paper Recycling (AI 14 16 Brunner); 10/23/14 TC130/WG11 N 0316 ISO/WD xxxxx Carbon Footprint of e media proposed DR5 (replaces N309); 10/23/14 TC130/WG11 N 0317 Liaison Report of WG11 and TC122 SC 4; 10/29/14 TC130/WG11 N 0318 Liaison Report of WG11 and TC207 SC7; 10/29/14 TC130/WG11 N 0319 ISO WD xxxxx CF E Media E DR5; 10/31/14 TC130/WG11 N 0320 Chain of custody of wood and wood based products; 11/5/14 TC130/WG11 N 0321 Minutes of the first plenary meeting of ISO/PC 287 Chain of custody of forest based products Requirements (provisional) ; 11/5/14 TC130/WG11 N 0322 ISO TC6 N1835 Result of Call for experts for TC6 TG211/5/14 TC130/WG11 N 0323 2nd Draft Schedule of Meetings 2014 11 14/20 Beijing; 11/6/14 TC130/WG11 N 0324 Swedish offer to host the ISO/TC 130 meeting in spring 2016; 11/10/14 TC130/WG11 N 0325 Liaison Report from IEC/TC100 TA13; 11/10/14 TC130/WG11 N 0326 TC130 Secretariat's Report; 11/11/14 5. Review status of Action Items from London, 2014 (N0256) # Action Item Status 14 01 All to read N0264 with a view to developing content of N0259 by next meeting Completed (N328 He) 14 02 Cui to remind TA13 about the official confirmation about JWG Nakamura san Completed as convenor in one month 14 03 Nakamura to circulate TA13 s working draft of CF printing standard when it is Completed (N296) available in one month 14 04 Brunner to propose a new work item of CF of e media products, subject to Completed 2
the confirmation of JWG in 6 weeks 14 05 Lanat to circulate the ISO reference of one page about how to calculate CO 2e Completed of paper in one week 14 06 All to report on PCR status in their respective countries by next meeting Completed 14 07 Lanat to ask the experts dealing with Paper profile group for their view on the Completed (N286) integration EU Timber Regulations requirements in the reference document 14 08 Lanat to reach out to TC 6 with the intention of establishing a JWG for printed Completed paper topics such as paper profiles and recyclability and so on in one month 14 09 He to find out whether there s similar use of EN643 in China and if EN643 is Complete (N328) useful for China by next meeting 14 10 Nakamura to find out whether there s similar use of EN643 in Japan if EN643 Complete (N326) is useful for Japan by next meeting 14 11 Brunner to find out whether there s similar use of EN643 and if EN643 is No similar use useful for AU US by next meeting 14 12 Oliveira to find out whether there s similar use of EN643 and if EN643 is Complete (N308) useful for Brazil and south America by next meeting 14 13 Jeon to find out whether there s similar use of EN643 and if EN643 is useful Closed for Korea by next meeting 14 14 Brunner to contact DPDA to determine how many paper mills are using the Complete (N295) Enhanced Mill technology in one month 14 15 Brunner to summarize of discussion of Deinking in addition to the minutes Complete (N294) and circulate to the group for review and updating prior to distribution to WG11 members in one month 14 16 Brunner to contact CEN172/WG2 Paper and Board Recycling and draft a Complete (N315) white paper as the basis of a NWIP in one month 14 17 Cui to revise 3 of T&D in 3.5.1 and add another one for Media Device and also Complete revise the title in one week 14 18 Brunner/Cui to update the WDxxx to reflect agreed changes following in Complete (N292) Nakamura san s presentation(nxxx) 6. Discussion of proposed working draft Assessment guidance for deinked pulp Parameters and measurement methods (N313) Alexander Schiller provided a presentation on ISO assessment of deinked pulp (N330). This is a proposed way forward for a deinking standard. The first principle is based on standard lab tests for deinked pulp. The ISO standard is focused on the final paper product according to optical and mechanical pulp properties and tries to find ways to better assess both. The key parameters to characterize in the methodology include deinked pulp quality are brightness/whiteness, luminosity (Y), color according to a* value (red greenness), and optical cleanliness based on particulate spread (A50/250. In speaking of assessment criteria, Mr. Schiller's proposal is to use brightness/whiteness values that are used in the industry when discussing quality of products along with the assessment criteria as shown in 5.3 of his presentation. In summary, recommendations include the following: Focus on assessment, not in deinking tests Paper grades according to the demands of recycled pulp Measurement on filter pads and handsheets from DIP Assessment of CIE whiteness, Y, a* and A 50/250 Assessment criteria on requirements that are already used in the market 3
Consideration of ash content in deinked pulp (DIP) and process yield to see how well DIP relates to deinking mill conditions The ERPC Deinking scorecard takes 5 parameters form deinking test and calculates a single value, a deinking score ranging from 0 100. 100 is deinkable, below 50 is categorized as not deinkable, 70 or above is acceptable. This allows the deinking results to be included in one parameter. Mrs. Brunner noted that the original intent was to have a series of documents with one main document providing a set of general requirements followed by the following parts: 1. Newsprint 2. Magazine paper 3. Fine paper, DIP 4. Tissue 5. Packaging and board Fogra agreed that it could contribute to the development of parts 1 3 but that it lacks the expertise for part 4 and 5. It was also considered that the parts could be considered and annexes rather separate parts. Mr. Lanat had a concern that instead of focusing on pulp/magazine deinkability the discussion was about deinked pulp. He noted that the paper industry already has a defacto standard in Ingede method 11. However, it was pointed out that this is a European standard and has no international implementation. Ms. Brunner stated that the idea is to provide a standard for quality control parameters for the raw materials for paper makers not the deinkability of the finished product. It was noted that very often users are required by their government to show that a product is sustainable. This standard would provide a means to meet this requirement internationally. There are currently many different methods to assess pulp but they are not standardized. The idea is to define an evaluation method for a print product which may allow a printer to show the recyclability of a specific printed product. Mr. Lanat stated that when sending to a gravure printer the paper and ink is mainly recyclable and using the method for assessing recyclability this works. Assuming the product is on the shelf, the pulp will be assessed for whiteness (specs/ash). The non recyclable pulp would be part of this assessment. Dr. Bertholdt stated that when performing tests with categories of printed products (and not a mix) then you find differences in the deinkability which provides a means to differentiate between different printed products. There is no procedure for the principles of a working process in a mill; the intention with this proposal is to assess the deinkability of a particular print product. Dr. Shimizu provided a presentation on establishing assessment guidelines for de inked pulp by sharing roles fulfilled by international standards and regional certifying bodies. Focuses on specific contents of standardization include: sharing roles by ISO and regional certification bodies, material oriented systems, and detailed testing procedures. He noted that the determination of what should be part of an ISO standard vs. national standards still needs to be determined. Dr. Schiller stated that deinkability is not just a question of paper and ink as separate assessments but that the two often work together and can be part of the same assessment. The question was asked if there are official requirements that address sustainability. Mrs. Brunner stated that based on the different printheads, inks and materials being used by manufacturers it is difficult to propose a standard procedure for all combinations. In addition, labeling is difficult to control and should not be part of this work as it can be better handled by regional standards. This could be a reference document for certification schemes in different countries. 4
Mr. Lanat stated that it is important to consider EN643 as a model for a paper grading system that would be relevant for deinked pulp. There followed a discussion about the taxation of printed products in Denmark and France. The French model feeds such tax revenues back to municipalities to help them support local recycling programs; in Denmark the proposed tax to be voted on in January 2015 is simply about raising revenue. Mr. Bernard commented that any tax on printed materials should be opposed. Action Item 14 19: Lanat to reach out to eco folio group who developed the basis of the French tax on print to put forward their document as the basis of an ISO/TR The objective would be to use their recycling criteria as a guidance document for other entities., The title and scope of the document were edited and it was agreed to add requirements from the Fogra proposal that was distributed as N334. Action 14 20: Brunner to edit document to include requirements form the Fogra document N334 Action 14 21: Orf to distribute the updated deinking document for a 30 day review. 7. Possible NWI: Guidelines to determine the power consumption of digital printing devices (Andy Kraushaar) Andy Kraushaar provided a presentation on assessing the energy efficiency of digital printing technologies. His proposal is to provide a guideline for the determination of operational power consumption of digital printing machines. This proposal would also provide guidance to unambiguously define the energy efficiency of digital printing systems. Fogra would participate in the development of this document (N333). Ms. Brunner noted two key reasons for moving forward with this document. It provides guidance for PSPs when investing in printing devices, could be of interest to print buyers, and creates pressure on manufacturers to improve energy efficiency of machines. It was agreed to add this document as a preliminary work item for WG11. Mr. Lanat then questioned the expertise of TC130 in pulp issues and pulp testing methods. It was agreed that we do have the expertise to write the framework document and once more technical requirements are needed a Joint working group could then be formed. 8. Discussion of proposed revision to DR#5 of Quantification and communication for calculating the carbon footprint of e media (N319) prior to further development within JWG15 (Nakamura) Dr. Nakamura provided a presentation regarding the creation of JWG15. The joint working group has been formed and ISO 20294 has been assigned for development. He proposed changing the working group name to Environmental Impact of e media. Discussion of methodology: With regard to e media one e book is not housed on just one server but on many throughout the world. Based on this it is felt that distribution should not be optional. Possibly the inclusion of assumption of product life in distribution could be an option. There was a suggestion to include a requirement within the functional unit to explain the likely distribution and traffic load (data and archiving). This could be covered under the uncertainty requirement. JWG15 will further refine these ideas as part of its efforts. Action 14 22: Nakamura to determine how Apple calculates customer use and cloud storage in calculating GHG emission for e media 5
There was a discussion of whether to use the term life span vs. life cycle or to use both together. Life cycle suggests that an electronic media entity reaches the grave at some point, which it does not as it has an infinite life. The end of life for digital media is when it is deleted which differs from printed products where the raw material still exists and can be reused for another product. It was agreed to use life span emissions and to explain the use of the term and its meaning in the document's introduction and scope. Action 14 23: Brunner/Nakamura to schedule the first JWG15 teleconference. Action 14 24: Brunner to contact BSI to request support for JWG15. 9. Discussion of AI 14 07 response (paper profiling) Luc Lanat reported that there is no intention to standardize paper profiling as this is already being developed in TC6. The EU timber regulation requires too many demands; most companies already fulfill the requirements. No input from paper profilers companies there is no interest to but is useful issue can be described under request. 10. Liaison reports: IEC/TC100 TA13, TC 207, TC 122 (written reports invited) 10a TC122 SC 4 (N317) 10b TC207 SC7 (N318) Liu Mei reported that TC207/SC7 has set up an ad hoc group to remove the communications part of ISO/TS 14067 and to create a separate document on footprinting in general. This would be a generic document that deals with water and carbon footprint that any industry sectors could use. Mr. Lanat expressed concern that the printing industry's interests would be properly represented. Once this document is available it will be circulated to WG11 for review and comment. 10c IEC/TC100 TA13 (325) Dr. Nakamura suggested changing the name of JWG15. It was agreed that the decision will be made within the JWG. 11. Discussion of NWI proposals (written proposals invited) ISO/TC 130, at the request of WG11, resolves to add a NWIP (Stage 10.00) for the development of an International Standard on "Graphic Technology Assessment guidance for the recyclability of paper-based printed matter Deinkability evaluation" to its program of work. The project leader will be Laurel Brunner. ISO/TC 130, at the request of WG11, resolves to add a NWIP (Stage 10.00) for the development of an International Standard on "Graphic Technology Guidelines to determine the operating power consumption of digital printing devices" to its program of work. The project leader will be Andreas Kraushaar. 12. Reports from members (written reports invited) No reports 13. Review of new Action Items 6
The working group reviewed and approved the following action items: # Action Item 14 19 Lanat to reach out to eco folio group who developed the basis of the French tax on print to put forward their document as the basis of an ISO/TR 14 20 Brunner/Schiller to edit deinking document to include requirements from the Fogra document Nxxx by December 31 14 21 Orf to distribute the updated deinking document for a 30 day review 14 22 Nakamura to determine how Apple calculates customer use and cloud storage in calculating GHG emission for e media 14 23 Brunner to contact BSI to request secretarial support for JWG15 14 24 Kraushaar to draft a document on energy consumption for digital presses based on his presentation N333 14 25 Brunner to improve the explanation and rationale of life span vs life cycle thinking in the introduction and scope of ISO 20294 14 26 Brunner/Nakamura to schedule first meeting of JWG15 after December 15 14. Other business There was no other business, however, for the benefit of people participating via web conference Mrs. Brunner provided a recap of the day and invited comments. There were none. 15. Future meeting plans It was agreed that TC130 WG11 will request one half day for next meeting in May 2015 in Bologna, Italy to be followed by a half day for JWG15. 16. Adjourn Mrs. Brunner thanked everyone present and Debbie Orf for providing support. TC130/WG11 offers its thanks to Yuanchao Cui, Meifang Li and SAC for their support in organizing the meetings and providing facilities. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. 7