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EXTENSIVE VALUE OF FLUOROPOLYMERS TO EUROPEAN INNOVATION AND GROWTH IN KEY SECTORS 15 June 2022 The Fluoropolymers Product Group (FPG) The Fluoropolymers Product Group represents Europe's leading fluoropolymer producers and experts. As the voice of the industry across Europe, the Fluoropolymers Product Group advocates for a balanced regulatory environment based on scientific facts to ensure that European industries remain competitive and sustainable. Part of PlasticsEurope, the group's members are 3M, AGC, Arkema, Chemours, Daikin Chemicals, DuPont, Gujarat Fluorochemicals, Honeywell, W. L. Gore & Associates, and Solvay. 2 Rejecting popular beliefs Image Clker-Free-Vector-Images - Pixabay PFAS as defined by the OECD have the same hazard profile and behave the same. Therefore, should be regulated as a single group of substances Their persistency property results in an unacceptable risk to human health and the environment Fluoropolymers are mainly used in consumer products Fluoropolymers are replaceable by other products in a variety of applications with no undesirable outcomes PFAS have many different properties 4 Image JoBischPeuchet- Pixabay Fluoropolymers : Unique combined set of properties used in key cutting-edge economic sectors Transport equipment Allied Market Research Electrical and electronics Industrial equipment 6 Price per ton in of non-ferrous metals and plastics polymers Polymers price ChemOrbis https://www.chemorbis.com/ Vanadium Tin Nickel Fluoropolymers (EU export) Fluropolymers (EU production) Fluropolymers (EU import) Chromium Copper Polycarbonate (PC) Zinc Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Polyethylene (PE) Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) 40,192.55 33,509.37 27,481.89 23,000.00 21,000.00 18,000.00 12,123.75 8,982.57 4,020.00 3,699.41 3,400.00 2,300.00 2,200.00 1,760.00 Fluoropolymers demonstrate extraordinary combined set of properties. It is this combination of properties which governs the use of fluoropolymers. Trade-offs of replacing fluoropolymers Image Arek Socha - Pixabay It might be possible to find alternative materials separately for each property but impossible to replace the combination of these properties. Replacing fluoropolymers by other materials has consequences. The trade-offs of replacing fluoropolymers are in areas of fire safety, weight savings and performance. 8 9 Nicolas Robin Director, Fluoropolymers Product Group PlasticsEurope @plasticseurope.org Website https://fluoropolymers.plasticseurope.org LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/fluoro polymers-product-group Enabling a sustainable future Fluoropolymers Product Group