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STATEMENT PFAS restriction The per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) restriction proposal was pre-published on the ECHA (European Chemical Agency) portal on 7 February 2023. https://echa.europa.eu//echa-publishes-pfas-restriction-proposal This so-called Universal PFAS Restriction would prohibit the manufacture, use and placing on the market of around 10 000 PFAS, including fluoropolymers, F-gases and C6 fluorotelomers. The TensiNet Association, promoting the quality of tensile surface structures since 2000, formulates the following statement with respect to the PFAS restriction proposal: For more than half a century, structural membranes, including PTFE-coated glass fabric, PVCcoated polyester fabric, ETFE-foils, and other variants, have found widespread use. These Fluoropolymers are classified as Polymers of Low Concern (PLC). Unfortunately, there is currently no alternative material with comparable performance in terms of longevity, durability, strength, and fire-resistance, and the consequences of the PFAS restriction for the tensile surface structures sector (membrane structures sector) would have a non-compensatable negative impact. Given that tensile surface structures occupy a specialised niche, it is needed to group effort to ensure an effective communication. The TensiNet Association wants also to speak for modest companies, engineers, architects, and other stakeholders. TensiNet members sharing this point of view have supported the petition, thereby helping to preserve the future of membrane structure. List Out of 116 members 59 signed the petition (which was online for 2 weeks) Universities: 21 Robert Roithmayr Vienna University of Technology Evi Corne Vrije Universiteit Brussel Marijke Mollaert Vrije Universiteit Brussel (emeritus) Zehra Eryuruk Vrije Universiteit Brussel Jean-Christophe Thomas Nantes Universit Jrg Uhlemann University of Duisburg-Essen Sarah von der Weth IMS BAUHAUS Archineer Institutes e.V. Karsten Moritz IMS BAUHAUS Archineer Institutes e.V. Austria Belgium Belgium Belgium France Germany Germany Germany 1 STATEMENT PFAS restriction Heidrun Bgner-Balz Jan Cremers Name not allowed to publish Carol Monticelli Alessandra Zanelli Romuald Tarczewski Joao Abrantes Josep Llorens Juan Monjo-Carri Paolo Beccarelli John Chilton Lars De Laet Prof. Dr. Natalie Stranghner IMS BAUHAUS Archineer Institutes e.V. HFT Stuttgart Politecnico di Milano Politecnico di Milano Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Anhalt University of Applied Science School of Architecture - Universitat Politcnica de Catalunya Universidad Politcnica de Madrid University of Nottingham University of Nottingham Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute for Metal and Lighweight Structures Germany Germany Germany Italy Italy Poland Portugal Spain Spain United Kingdom United Kingdom Belgium Germany Membrane and foil producers, coating and weaving companies: 7 Name not allowed to publish Belgium Katja Bernert Mehler Texnologies GmbH Germany Peter Siemens Verseidag-Indutex GmbH Germany Massimo Marcato Guarniflon SPA - PATI Division Italy Shigenori Tamura Chukoh Chemical Industries, Ltd. Japan Alexandra Sonnenberg Sattler PRO-TEX GmbH sterreich Farid Sahnoune Serge Ferrari Group France Tensile architecture manufacturers and fabricators: 17 Frederic Vander Laenen Velum AE+D bv Eduardo Alvarez Etex eirl 2 Belgium Dominican Republic STATEMENT PFAS restriction Michael Wolf Alena Behrmann Gabriele Mller Carl Maywald EulSeok Jeong Andres Villasenor Rienk de Vries Feike Reitsma Carlos Angulo Name not allowed to publish Fevzi DANSIK Paul Romain Dirk Cos Mathias Noatzsch Kim Reinsch ITF Technical Fabrics GmbH Vector Foiltec seele Vector Foiltec Gmbh Kyoritsu Industries Co., Ltd Dunn LightWeight LLC Buitink Technology IASO,SL Carpas Zaragoza, S.L. ASMA GERME Architen Landrell Manufacturing Lightweight Manufacturing NOVUM Membranes GmbH Textil Bau GmbH Architecture and engineering offices: 12 Bernd Stimpfle formTL ingenieure fr tragwerk und leichtbau gmbh Christoph Paech sbp se Alfredo Elas Barillas Nova TSB-Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH Stev Bringmann 3dtex GmbH Giancarlo Moresco Giancarlo Moresco Javier Tejera Parra BAT SPAIN BURO TEXTIL Profesor at Universidad Politcnica de Madrid Adam Bown Tensys Ltd. Eoin Casserly VOLUTA Amandus VanQuaille The Nomad Concept BV Matti Orpana Tensotech Consulting 3 Germany Germany Germany Japan Mxico Netherlands Spain Spain South Africa Turkey United Kingdom United States Germany Deutschland Germany Germany Germany Germany Italia Spain United Kingdom Ireland Belgium Finland STATEMENT PFAS restriction Rogier Houtman Giugliano Auricchio Paolo Tentech BV SYNC-1 Consulting Software companies and products: 1 Name not allowed to publish Steelwork and ropes producers: 1 Chrisitian Schloegl PFEIFER Seil- und Hebetechnik GmbH Nederland Germany Spain Germany 4