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FREUDENBERG PERFORMANCE MATERIALS FREUDENBERG INNOVATING TOGETHER Freudenberg Performance Materials SE & Co KG HOhnerweg 2-4 169469 Weinheim I Deutschland Kind attention: Mr. Martijn Beekman - Netherlands Dr. Mandy Lokaj - Germany Mrs. Jenny Ivarsson - Sweden Mr. Toke Winther - Denmark Mr. Audun Heggelund - Norway Mr. Mark Blainey - ECHA restrictiePFASPrivm.nl bund.de J akerni.se miliodir.no echa.europa.eu Date: 21.09.2021 Through: Pro-K Industrieverband Halbzeuge and Konsumprodukte aus Kunststoff e.V. (pro-K), Stadelstr. 10, 60596, Frankfurt am Main, Germany The members of pro-K mainly focus on processing of Fluoropolymers, part manufacturing and its applications, the involvement of downstream users in PFAS process. Subject: PFAS restriction proposal & request for exemption of FLUOROPOLYMERS Reference: PFAS - Registry of restriction intentions until outcome (Rol) dated 15th July 2021 Dear Sir/Madam, With regards to Registry of Intention (Rol) filed by 4 EU Member States (Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark) & Norway for the restriction of PFAS, we, a member of fluoropolymer downstream user industry, hereby, would like to share some salient facts related to the importance of fluoropolymers, critical functionalities, performance and benefits of its applications to society, while acknowledging concerns regarding PFAS emissions related to the use of fluoropolymers and their end of life. Registry of Intention for PFAS restriction was announced by ECHA on 15 th July 2021, to prepare a restriction proposal for PFAS. Fluoropolymers are also included in the scope. The restriction proposal is intended to be submitted to ECHA by 15th July 2022. Fluoropolymers are a distinct subset of PFAS and are inherently safe, non-mobile, non-bio accumulative and non-toxic. Fluoropolymers are different from other PFAS as they do not share the toxicological and environmental profiles associated with PFAS of concern. Fluoropolymers have unique set of physicochemical Freudenberg Performance Materials SE & Co. KG Hohnerweg 2-4 69469 Weinheim, Deutschland www.freudenberg-pm..::orn Sitz der Gesellschaft 69469 Weinheim Amtsgericht Mannheim, HRA 430904 Dr. Anja Coenen Fuel Cell Components Anja Coenenit freudenberg-pm.com Komplementar Freudenberg Performance Materials Holding SE & Co KG. D-69469 Weinheim, Amtsgericht Mannhe m HRA 431691 deren Komplementdr Freudenberg SE, D-69469 Weinheim, Amtsgericht Mannheim, HRB 714579 Mobil (01520) 47 96 328 Vorstand: Dr. Mohsen Sohi (Sprecher), Dr. Tilman Krauch. Dr. Ralf Krieger, Esther Loidl Vorsitzender des Aufs chtsrats Martin Wentzler