Flexible Vinyl Alliance (FVA) Fall 2015 Value Chain Survey(2)

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* 1. Please help the Flexible Vinyl Alliance (FVA) develop the most effective programs to meet your industry needs by completing the attached survey and returning it ….

Please answer all questions. The survey is designed to take only 10-12 minutes to complete.

Individual survey results will be kept confidential. However, please provide your name and email address so that we can send you aggregated results.

We appreciate your feedback. Thank you.

NAME

COMPANY

EMAIL CONTACT

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* 2. Please indicate your role within your Company or Organization:

President/CEO

Exec VP/ Sr. VP/ COO

Sales

Marketing

R&D

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Please characterize your Company's or Organization's PVC/additives business.

Plasticizer Supplier

Resin Supplier

Compounder

Processor

Converter

Manufacturer

Distributor

Retailer

Non-Profit Industry Group

Other (please specify)

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* 4. In which product segment(s) is your Company or Organization active? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

Automotive

Compound

Fabrics

Film/Sheet

Flooring

Food Packaging

Inks

Medical

Plastisols

Recreational Products

Roofing

Wallcovering

Wire and Cable

Other (please specify)

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* 5. In what regions do you have headquarters or industry facilities? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

Northeast

Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Midwest (Upper)

Midwest (Lower)

Southwest

Western US

California

Canada/Mexico

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* 6. Please indicate your degree of concern with the following as potential threats to reduce or eliminate the use of PVC or additives.

	High Concern	Medium Concern	Low/No Concern
State/Local legislation/regulations	State/Local legislation/regulations High Concern	State/Local legislation/regulations Medium Concern	State/Local legislation/regulations Low/No Concern
Federal legislation/regulations	Federal legislation/regulations High Concern	Federal legislation/regulations Medium Concern	Federal legislation/regulations Low/No Concern
International legislation/regulations	International legislation/regulations High Concern	International legislation/regulations Medium Concern	International legislation/regulations Low/No Concern
Standards and Certifications	Standards and Certifications High Concern	Standards and Certifications Medium Concern	Standards and Certifications Low/No Concern
Retail or other voluntary market-driven initiatives	Retail or other voluntary market-driven initiatives High Concern	Retail or other voluntary market-driven initiatives Medium Concern	Retail or other voluntary market-driven initiatives Low/No Concern
Environmental activist attacks	Environmental activist attacks High Concern	Environmental activist attacks Medium Concern	Environmental activist attacks Low/No Concern
Competitors' anti-PVC marketing attacks	Competitors' anti-PVC marketing attacks High Concern	Competitors' anti-PVC marketing attacks Medium Concern	Competitors' anti-PVC marketing attacks Low/No Concern
Professional journal articles on adverse health effects of chemicals used in PVC	Professional journal articles on adverse health effects of chemicals used in PVC High Concern	Professional journal articles on adverse health effects of chemicals used in PVC Medium Concern	Professional journal articles on adverse health effects of chemicals used in PVC Low/No Concern
General news media articles and broadcasts	General news media articles and broadcasts High Concern	General news media articles and broadcasts Medium Concern	General news media articles and broadcasts Low/No Concern
Social media pressures	Social media pressures High Concern	Social media pressures Medium Concern	Social media pressures Low/No Concern

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If you are concerned about legislative/regulatory activities, to what degree are the following of concern?

	High Concern	Medium Concern	Low/no Concern
REACH	REACH High Concern	REACH Medium Concern	REACH Low/no Concern
Federal chemical management initiatives (FDA, CPSC, EPA Action Plan Chemicals, etc.)	Federal chemical management initiatives (FDA, CPSC, EPA Action Plan Chemicals, etc.) High Concern	Federal chemical management initiatives (FDA, CPSC, EPA Action Plan Chemicals, etc.) Medium Concern	Federal chemical management initiatives (FDA, CPSC, EPA Action Plan Chemicals, etc.) Low/no Concern
California "Prop 65" Chemical Listings	California "Prop 65" Chemical Listings High Concern	California "Prop 65" Chemical Listings Medium Concern	California "Prop 65" Chemical Listings Low/no Concern
State-level "chemicals of concern" legislation	State-level "chemicals of concern" legislation High Concern	State-level "chemicals of concern" legislation Medium Concern	State-level "chemicals of concern" legislation Low/no Concern
California Green Chemistry regulations	California Green Chemistry regulations High Concern	California Green Chemistry regulations Medium Concern	California Green Chemistry regulations Low/no Concern
State or Local Mandates of "green building standards" such as USGBC LEED	State or Local Mandates of "green building standards" such as USGBC LEED High Concern	State or Local Mandates of "green building standards" such as USGBC LEED Medium Concern	State or Local Mandates of "green building standards" such as USGBC LEED Low/no Concern

Other (please specify)

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* 8. If you are concerned about user deselection, in which sectors and to what degree?

	High Concern	Medium Concern	Low/no concern
Automotive	Automotive High Concern	Automotive Medium Concern	Automotive Low/no concern
Compound	Compound High Concern	Compound Medium Concern	Compound Low/no concern
Fabrics	Fabrics High Concern	Fabrics Medium Concern	Fabrics Low/no concern
Film/Sheet	Film/Sheet High Concern	Film/Sheet Medium Concern	Film/Sheet Low/no concern
Flooring	Flooring High Concern	Flooring Medium Concern	Flooring Low/no concern
Food Packaging	Food Packaging High Concern	Food Packaging Medium Concern	Food Packaging Low/no concern
Inks	Inks High Concern	Inks Medium Concern	Inks Low/no concern
Medical	Medical High Concern	Medical Medium Concern	Medical Low/no concern
Plastisols	Plastisols High Concern	Plastisols Medium Concern	Plastisols Low/no concern
Recreational Products	Recreational Products High Concern	Recreational Products Medium Concern	Recreational Products Low/no concern
Roofing	Roofing High Concern	Roofing Medium Concern	Roofing Low/no concern
Wallcovering	Wallcovering High Concern	Wallcovering Medium Concern	Wallcovering Low/no concern
Wire and Cable	Wire and Cable High Concern	Wire and Cable Medium Concern	Wire and Cable Low/no concern

Other (please specify)

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* 9. In the past 1-2 years, in your experience has the pressure to reduce or eliminate PVC or additives increased, decreased or remained about the same?

Increased

Decreased

Remained about same

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* 10. In the next 1-2 years, do you expect the pressure to reduce or eliminate PVC or additives to increase, decrease or remain about the same?

Increase

Decrease

Remain about same

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* 11. Are there particular legislative or regulatory issues involving flexible vinyl that FVA should be addressing in 2016 and beyond? If yes, please provide some details.

Flexible Vinyl Alliance (FVA) Fall 2015 Value Chain Survey(2)

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* 2. Please indicate your role within your Company or Organization:

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* 3. Please characterize your Company's or Organization's PVC/additives business.

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* 4. In which product segment(s) is your Company or Organization active? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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* 5. In what regions do you have headquarters or industry facilities? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

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* 6. Please indicate your degree of concern with the following as potential threats to reduce or eliminate the use of PVC or additives.

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* 7. If you are concerned about legislative/regulatory activities, to what degree are the following of concern?

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* 8. If you are concerned about user deselection, in which sectors and to what degree?

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* 9. In the past 1-2 years, in your experience has the pressure to reduce or eliminate PVC or additives increased, decreased or remained about the same?

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* 10. In the next 1-2 years, do you expect the pressure to reduce or eliminate PVC or additives to increase, decrease or remain about the same?

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* 11. Are there particular legislative or regulatory issues involving flexible vinyl that FVA should be addressing in 2016 and beyond? If yes, please provide some details.

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* 12. Are there particular FVA activities or communications that you have found to be of greatest value? Please describe.

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* 13. FVA produces a quarterly newsletter called "Flexible Vinyl Matters." What would you like to see included in future editions? Please describe.