Supply and Storage Experts Group Meeting

The meeting was organized by the Government of Spain (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, MAGRAMA), with the collaboration of the Government of Uruguay (National Environmental Directorate). The meeting was held in Madrid (Spain), 25-26 October 2016, at the MAGRAMA.

Workshop Objectives:

• Collaboration of the Supply and Storage Area with other areas of the Global Mercury Partnership.
• Overview of the challenges faced by the Chlor-Alkali industry, including consideration of the risk of surplus mercury within this sector going again to the market.
• Highlight the mercury stabilization and solidification technologies as tools to ensure the environmentally sound management of mercury.
• Present the analytical tools to characterize mercury and mercury wastes, environmental studies for mercury monitoring.
• Review relevant mercury storage experiences.
• Discussion on the future activities of the Supply and Storage Area.

The meeting also had the aim to exchange initiatives and real experiences that have been undertaken both in public and private sectors and to contribute to disseminate information.

Meeting Report

Presentations:

Intro - Global Mercury Partnership and the Minamata Convention on Mercury

Update on global mercury production and trade trends, and need for improved reporting

Spain;Uruguay - Minister - Presentation1. Mercury Partnership Supply & Storage Area Experts Group Meeting

Spain;Uruguay - Minister - Presentation2. Mercury Partnership Supply & Storage Area Experts Group Meeting

Spain;Uruguay - Minister - Activities of the Supply and Storage Partnership Area, Global Mercury Partnership (GMP)

United Nations Industrial Development Organization - Results of the Chlor-Alkali Experts Group in Vienna

CIEMAT - Environmental studies for mercury monitoring

CIT - Technology of stabilisation and solidification of contaminated mercury chlor-alkali waste with sulfur microcements

ERCROS - Management of Mercury from Decommisioning of Chlor-Alkali Mercury Cell Plants

MAYASA - Mercury stabilization and solidification technologies

SOLVAY- Mercury Management Experience

MAYASA - Experiences on Mercury storage - Containers for metallic Mercury