IPPIC COMMITTEES

Coatings Care®/Industry Stewardship Coordinating Committee (CCISC)

This committee was formed by IPPIC to enable paint and printing ink manufacturers to share information regarding industry stewardship programs and advance implementation of Coatings Care® or other similar programs (i.e., Responsible Care®). The membership of the Coatings Care®/Industry Stewardship Coordinating Committee (CCISC) consists of interested paint and/or printing ink associations who are actively implementing Coatings Care® or other similar programs (i.e., Responsible Care®). Any paint and/or printing ink association wishing to participate in the Coatings Care®/Industry Stewardship Coordinating Committee is expected to organize their approach considering the following:

Approval:		Obtain formal approval and endorsement of Coatings Care® or other similar programs (i.e., Responsible Care®) by their Board of Directors or other appropriate policy-making group.

Member Communication:		Establish a communications, education, and outreach effort to alert their members to the benefits of Coatings Care® or other similar programs (i.e., Responsible Care®).

Implementation Effort:		Each participating organization’s implementation effort should include details of how and when the association will introduce each aspect of Coatings Care® or other similar programs (i.e., Responsible Care®). Participating organizations should also clearly define the responsibilities of participating members implementing Coatings Care® or other similar programs.

Cooperation:		Agree, as appropriate, to share with other participating associations information, resources and experiences for the purpose of facilitating the uniform application and implementation of Coatings Care® or other similar programs (i.e., Responsible Care®).

Resource Development:		Initiate effort to develop resources that assist their members in implementing Coatings Care® or other similar programs, (i.e., Responsible Care®).

Funding:		Agree to fund, when necessary and appropriate, the development of shared implementation resources that will facilitate use of stewardship programs on a global basis.

Current participants in the Coatings Care®/Industry Stewardship Coordinating Committee include:

Australian Paint Manufacturers’ Federation (APMF) - Australia
Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) - Canada
European Council of the Paint, Printing Inks and Artists’ Colours Industry (CEPE) - European Union
Brazillian Paint Association (ABRAFATI) - Brazil
British Coatings Federation (BCF) - United Kingdom
Federation des Industries des Peintures, Encres, Couleurs, Colles et Adhesifs (FIPEC) - France
Vereniging van Verf en Drukinktfabrikanten (VVVF) - Netherlands
Japan Paint Manufacturers' Association (JPMA) - Japan
Philippines Association of Paint Manufacturers (PAPM) - Philippines
American Coatings Association (ACA) - United States

Global Anti-fouling Workgroup

The International Paint and Printing Ink Council (IPPIC) Antifouling Working Group (the Group) was formed to:

Monitor activity which will, or is likely to, impact on the regulations governing the marketing and use of antifouling products, whether such activity is undertaken by National Governments, International Organizations, NGOs or research institutions.
Exchange information about such activity.
Arrive at common standpoints regarding the acceptability or otherwise of such activity, and document and distribute common positions.
Lobby appropriate bodies to modify regulations or proposals to be in accordance with the Group's positions. IPPIC will normally lobby international bodies and will only lobby at the regional or national level when other appropriate bodies (e.g. CEPE, JPMA, ACA) do not exist.

Membership of the IPPIC AFWG is open to all paint companies which manufacture antifoulings and related raw materials that are members of their national paint maker associations, which, either directly or via regional associations are members of IPPIC.

Multinational companies are allowed one lead delegate, except that, in order to ensure adequate regional or national representation, further additional delegates from otherwise unrepresented countries may be added with the approval of the group. The group may, as from time to time as it considers appropriate, invite additional representatives of raw material suppliers, staff members of paint associations, regulatory officials and other persons to attend.

The IPPIC AFWG normally meets at least once a year to discuss strategic issues and monitor the activities of the group. Legal council is present at all meetings, and the minutes summarizing all discussions are available to group members and other interested parties. Efforts to develop additional work product or to address issues that emerge between meetings may be accomplished through conference call and/or e-mails. The AFWG also appoints one of its number as Chairperson and one as Vice-Chairperson to preside at meetings.

Decisions and positions on issues being addressed by the AFWG are to be achieved through consensus of all members present at a meeting, and comport with all IPPIC requirements as outlined in the council’s by-laws and operational guidelines. At the beginning of each meeting the IPPIC policy with respect to competition and code of conduct issues will be provided and reviewed by legal counsel, and participants will be monitored for strictly comply with all relevant competition or antitrust laws.

Performance Standards for Protective Coatings Working Group

The International Paint and Printing Ink Council (IPPIC) Performance Standards for Protective Coatings Working Group (PSPC WG) was formed to address the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) program establishing a uniform performance standards for anti-corrosion protective coatings which are applied to ballast tanks, crude oil tanker cargo holds, and void spaces. Effective coatings to prevent corrosion of these critical areas are essential to prevent their breaching and causing catastrophic loss of life.

Established by IPPIC coatings companies, the effort has now evolved to where three Joint Work Groups have been organized under IPPIC auspices. These will work under the umbrella of an IMO Correspondence Committee to develop a uniform test method for determining the adequacy of such coatings. The Joint Work Groups include representatives from IPPIC coatings manufacturers, independent testing labs, certification societies, shipyards, ship owners, and insurance companies — all of the major interests affected by the standards.