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VINYL INSTITUTE MEETING SEPTEMBER 2, 1992 INDIA DUMPING ISSUE INDIA HAS INITIATED A PVC RESIN DUMPING CLAIM AGAINST PVC PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, KOREA, BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, AND MEXICO FOLLOWS ON HEELS OF DUMPING CLAIMS INITIATED BY MEXICO, AUSTRALIA AND BRAZIL CTL007742 VINYL INSTITUTE MEETING SEPTEMBER 2, 1992 WHATS DUMPING DUMPING UNDER GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE AND TARIFFS (GATT): - WHEN THE PRODUCT OF ONE COUNTRY IS INTRODUCED INTO THE COMMERCE OF ANOTHER COUNTRY AT LESS THAN ''NORMAL VALUE' - THREE MEASUREMENTS TO DETERMINE "NORMAL VALUE' 1. THE DOMESTIC PRICE OF THE EXPORTING COUNTRY 2. THE EXPORT PRICE TO A THIRD COUNTRY 3. "CONSTRUCTED" VALUE (COMPLICATED FORMULA) - GATT DUMPING CODE ALSO STIPULATES THAT INJURY WAS CAUSED TO THE "DOMESTIC INDUSTRY' CTL007743 VINYL INSTITUTE MEETING SEPTEMBER 2. 7992 INDIAN PVC SUPPLY/DEMAND(2) (MR CAPACITY DEMAND 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 166,000 194,000 272,000 323,000 373,000 523,000 250,000 269,000 290,000 349,000 390,000 475,000 (2) Source, CMAI, World Vinyls Analysis, 1991 CTL007744 VINYL INSTITUTE MEETING SEPTEMBER 2. 1992 INDIAN IMPORTSTM (MR FROM U.S. 1990 1991 1992 (1st Qtr) 24,012 23,983 13,499 (1) Source, PVC Trader TOTAL IMPORTS 87, 439 87,443 54,045 CTL007745 VINYL INSTITUTE MEETING SEPTEMBER 2, 1992 INDIAN DUMPING ISSUE WHAT'S BEEN DONE - VISTA EXTENSION REQUESTED - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MEETING - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE REQUESTED EXTENSION ON PROCEDURAL GROUNDS CTL007746 VINYL INSTITUTE MEETING SEPTEMBER 2, 1992 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE REVIEW m INDIAN REQUEST FOR DETAILED INFORMATION IS NOT OUT OF LINE m ANSWERS WOULD BE CONFIDENTIAL WE NEED TO COMPLY FULLY WITH REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION REQUEST IS PROCEDURALLY DEFECTIVE WITH GATT PROCEDURES: - 1. TIMING STIPULATED - 2. VALIDATING DATA NOT PRESENTED INDIA RECENTLY JOINED GATT COULD BE LONG (3 YEAR) STRUGGLE NO GUARANTEES GATT PANEL DETERMINATION WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY INDIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE READY TO HELP CTL007747 VINYL INSTITUTE MEETING SEPTEMBER 2, 1992 WHAT SHOULD WE DO? TOUGH QUESTION OPTIONS - DO NOTHING - DEAL WITH ISSUE INDIVIDUALLY - DEAL COLLECTIVELY CTL007748 VINYL INSTITUTE MEETING SEPTEMBER 2, 1992 DEAL COLLECTIVELY HOW - A FOCUSED, COALITION OF PVC PRODUCERS COST - KEEP IT LOW $50M - 100M TOTAL APPROACH - WORK EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT - COLLECTIVE DATA, CONFIDENTIALLY SUBMITTED (I.E. ERNST & YOUNG) OUTCOME - PROBABLY NOT SUCCESSFUL - LONG PROCESS BUT - SEND MESSAGE TO OTHER COUNTRIES - EDUCATE TRADE COUNCIL - GET LEGISLATIVE ATTENTION ON THE THE OTHER HAND - WRONG TIME - WRONG COUNTRY CTL007749 ' i V! BOARD MEETING SEPTEMBER 2, 1992 VIGOR REPORT * o STATUS - QUARTERLY SUMMARY o AUTOSORT DEMONSTRATION FACILITY - P o NRT VINYLCYCLE - CLEARVUE o FLORIDA INITIATIVE o CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE o SORTCO - CSPI - CANADA 9 i- * * CTL007750 AUTOSORT DEMONSTRATION FACILITY - P3 o GRAND OPENING - FRIDAY 8/14/92 NORTH AMERICAN RECYCLING, INC. o 200 ATTENDEES - LOCAL/STATE/RECYCLERS o DEMONSTRATION IMPRESSIVE - MANUAL LINE - AUTOMATIC LINE o EXCELLENT SITE - POST CONSUMER BOTTLES - MANUAL/AUTOMATIC - FILM RECOVERY PLANT - WASTE-TO-ENERGY FACILITY - TOURS ARRANGED o EXCELLENT VIDEO AVAILABLE o MSS - EAGLEBROOK CTL007751 NRT VINYL CYCLE - CLEARVUE o VI NRT UNIT MOVED TO CLEARVUE IN AMSTERDAM, NY - SORTING VINYL BOTTLES - BREAK BALES - PRE-HANDSORT - VINYLCYCLE IN REVERSE MODE o PVC BOTTLE CLEANING LINE OPERATING - $40,000 LOAN TO CLEARVUE - LINE RUNNING 1000-1200 LBS/HR - MATERIAL CLEANING WELL, SLIGHTLY WET - COSTS > EXPECTED o % PVC IN BALES o WASTE HIGHER o % PVC HIGH IN REJECT STREAM - REVERSE MODE o NRT TECHNOLOGY - 16 MACHINES SOLD - MOST TO CLEAN UP PET STREAM - HAVE COLOR CAPABILITY - THINKING ABOUT ALL BOTTLES CTL007752 NRT VINYL CYCLE - CLEARVUE o VI NRT UNIT MOVED TO CLEARVUE IN AMSTERDAM, NY - SORTING VINYL BOTTLES o PVC BOTTLE CLEANING LINE OPERATING - $40,000 LOAN TO CLEARVUE - LINE RUNNING 1000-1200 LBS/HR - MATERIAL CLEANING WELL, SLIGHTLY WET - COSTS > EXPECTED o NRT TECHNOLOGY - 16 MACHINES SOLD - MOST TO CLEAN UP PET STREAM - HAVE COLOR CAPABILITY - THINKING ABOUT ALL BOTTLES CTL007753 FLORIDA INITIATIVE o WASTE ALTERNATIVES INC. - OCALA, FLORIDA SELECTED AS SITE - NEW PLANT SITE - EXCELLENT, ENTHUSIASTIC MANAGEMENT - GOOD POLITICAL CONNECTIONS o MSS PET/PVC/COLOR SORTING UNIT SELECTED - LOAN FOR ONE YEAR - 18 MONTH PAYBACK ON PURCHASE o STARTUP EXPECTED - MID-NOVEMBER cTL007754 CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE o BACKGROUND - BOARD APPROVED, IN PRINCIPLE, UP TO $200,000 FOR SITING 2 UNITS (LOAN) - WASTE ALTERNATIVES, INC., FLORIDA 1ST SITE - 2ND. SITE PROPOSED NEAR LOS ANGELES o PROPOSED SITE - ENVIROTHENE IN CHINO, CA. WEST OF LA - CURRENTLY CLEANING HDPE - CLOSE LOOP WITH 2 FILM PLANTS - COLLECTING MIXED - 3RD BALE BOTTLES - PROPOSED PILOT IN 1 OF 4 LA DISTRICTS o PROPOSAL - PLACE NRT SMALL UNIT (THEIR CHOICE) AT ENVIROTHENE - ONE YEAR LOAN - PURCHASE UP TO TWO-YEAR PAYBACK OR VI TAKE BACK CTL007755 SORTCO - CSPI* - CANADA o CSPI - UNDER EPIC WING - RESPONDING TO ONTARIO/CANADIAN GOVERNMENT - COALITION OF COMPANIES (DOW, NOVACOR, EASTMAN, 7-8 IN ALL) TO FACILITATE PACKAGING RECYCLING IN ONTARIO o PLAN - CONTRACT WITH RECYCLER - SORT ALL PLASTICS RIGID CONTAINERS - MANUAL LINE INITIALLY WITH MSS DEVICE 2.5 MM LBS/YR - MEMBERS OFFTAKE MATERIAL - COST TO COVER CAPITAL, MATERIAL, OPERATIONS - EVALUATE PROGRESS o VI - VIGOR WITH SYNERGISTICS - HANDLE PVC - ESTIMATED VOLUME - 85-172M LBS/YR - ESTIMATED COST - $28-32M/YR o PROPOSAL: - VIGOR PICK UP COST - $50,000/YR MAXIMUM - MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO VI MEMBERS - VIGOR MEMBER SIT ON CSPI BOARD Corporation for Sortation of Plastics CTL007756 NEW TECHNOLOGY o LOW COST PVC SORTING DEVICE - <$10,000 o PROPOSAL FROM HENRY FRANKEL - PRF > RUTGERS o EVALUATED UNDER SECRECY BY ROY GOTTESMAN o VIGOR - AGREED TO SUPPORT > $39,000 TO DEMONSTRATE - SHARE SUPPORT WITH PET - USE DEVTECH FUNDING CTL0077 57 PROPOSAL: o SPECIAL ASSESSMENT - UP TO $150,000 TO HANDLE ANY VIGOR BUDGET OVERRUN CTL007758