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THEFLUOROPOLYMER INDUSTRY IN EUROPE A SOCIO-ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE THE FLUOROPOLYMER VALUE CHAIN Fluoropolymers are polymers with fluorine atoms directly attached to their carbon backbone. They are plastics which are virtually chemically inert, non-wetting, non-stick, and highly resistant to temperature, fire and weather. Since the discovery of PTFE in 1938, Fluoropolymers have become critical components in numerous technologies, industrial processes and everyday applications. Their use is so widespread that it is a challenge to identify and evaluate the full extent of the socio-economic benefits that they create. WHERE ARE FLUOROPOLYMERS USED? Fluoropolymer salesto key sectors in the EU (2015) Transport 18,500 Tonnes 300 m Example application and benefit of fluoropolymers Fluoropolymer fuel hoses enab e fuel savings and reduce damage from em,ss,ons worth 140m per yearin EU Statistics on sectors where fluoropolymers are used > 13 m1ll1onemp loyed Chemicals & power 16,500 Tonnes 220 m Corros ion prevention savinghundreds of m,11,ons ofeachyearinthe EU Nearl y 3 mIllIonemployed Cookware 3,500 GO Tonnes m Electronics 3,5oo 50 Tonnes m Food & pharma 3,000 40 Tonnes m Easy clean non sti ck properties allows cooking with less fat Cnt, cal in semiconductor manufacturing enabling progress in IT that has generated t rillions ofgl oballyin the last 20years Safer and cheaper food and pharma by reventing contamination and materia failure Production val ue In the order of2b1llion EU semiconductor market worth circa25 billI0n Nearl y 5 mIllIon employed Textiles & 3, 000 40 architecture Tonnes m Enablingnovel and unique landmark' architectural designs > 2mIllIon employed Medical 1, 500 20 applications Tonnes m Renewable 500 <5 energy Tonnes m Reduces the nsks of fai lure cross infections and cloggingof med ical equipment PVmodu le production eff1 c1 ency increases h ,ch save40m 90m each year in the EU Europe accounts for 41% of global medical devi ce patents Europe leading the g loba market ininstal el d capacit y Other TOTAL 2,000 30 Tonnes m 52,000 780 Tonnes m mports to the EU Sold on the EU market CAR MANUFACTURING AND AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS IN THE EU 296 automobile assembly and production plants in26 EU COUNTRIES by 2017 R&D expenses for the automobile sector amount to 45 BILLION EUROS, 18 MILLION cars, vans, trucks and buses are produced in ABOUT 260/o of total EU expenses Europe every year. Of those,16 MILLION are passenger cars (22% and 20% of global production respectively) > trade surplus of 100 BILLION EUROS every year Tax revenues from vehicles in 14 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES alone were400 BILLION EUROS in 2015 Global production is expected to exceed 100 MILLION VEHICLES of all types by 2017 @, * Applicable ' iSs' !rs PRODUCERS OF RAW MATERIALS USED IN FWOROPOLYMERS "Y PRODUCERS OF FLUOROPOLYMERS PRODUCERS OF si!'-FINISHm GOODS The use of fluoropolymers in high-temperature wire insulation and fuel hoses SAVES 200 MILLION OVER the full lifetime of cars in Europe. El 0 Fluoropolymer use in fuel hoses enables FUEL SAVINGS OF 40 MILLION ANNUALLY IN EUROPE. Production efficiency gains in photovoltaic modules using certain fluoropolymers relative to glass provides potential YEARLY SAVING OF AROUND 90 MILLION for consumers in the EU. FAILURE RATES ARE AS LOW AS 0.10/o in recent PV module designs which use fluoropolymer film-based backsheets, compared to 45% in early backsheet designs. Annual benefits of fluoropolymers in semiconductor manufacturing are substantial - estimated in a 2006 study at some 10BN ANNUAL BENEFITS per year. Fluoropolymer cables maintain CONSTANT OPERATION FOR AT LEAST 20,000H at temperatures ranging from -190 c to +260 c (depending on which fluoropolymer ). Fluoropolymers facilitate surgical procedures, helping to shorten their duration and the patient's risk. Looking at 36 different kinds of surgical procedures, AT LEAST 20 MILLION take place per year in the EU. A reduction of just one minute per operation across the EUwould SAVE AT LEAST 300 MILLION ANNUALLY. The Fluoropolymers Committee is part of PlasticsEurope, the professional body representing European polymer producers. PlasticsEurope has more than 100 member companies, producing over 90% of all polymers across the EU28 member states plus Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. DAIKIN SOLVAY 1ct11 moofrom dlllffllst READ THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE SO CIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE EUROPEAN FLUOROPOLYMER INDUSTRY WWW.PLASTICSEUROPE.ORG/FLUOROPOLYMERSTUDY Chemours- FLUOROPOLYMERS COMMITTEE PLASTICSEUROPE AISBL Avenue E. van Nieuwenhuyse 4/3 1160 Brussels - Belgium Phone Fax @plasticseurope.org