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EU PFAS Draft Proposal BCR Ad-Hoc PFAS Meeting 28/03/2023 Key Headlines: 1) Significant social impact due to loss of essential and safety related products in aerospace, defense, industrial, electronics, and transportation 2) Jobs will be lost in Belgium 3) Great economic impact to industries and companies in Belgium and broader EEA 4) Ask: Take action and support exemption and extended derogations Significant social impact due to loss of essential and safety related products in aerospace, defense, industrial, electronics, and transportation Segment Industrial Aerospace Electronics Transportation Examples of Companies Applications and Impact Across Belgian Industry MM = Millions Chemical plants Used in: Chemical processing Oil & Gas Alternate energy Benefits: Reliability Efficiency Safety Societal: Shut down most of the chemical plant as sealing most of the raw chemicals do require fluoropolymer. (Even the manufacturing of the non PFAS elastomer requires fluoropolymer seals). Water treatment may be jeopardized with no access to Chlorine dioxide. 3.4MM direct + 10.2MM indirect employee / 594 b turnover Engine manuf, airlines Used in: Jet engines Airplane parts Military & Defense Benefits: Light weighting Friction resistance Temp. resistance Societal: This will prevent commercial, military, emergency rescue planes and helicopters to fly. 0.5 MM employee direct / 130 b for aerospace Air transport 4.7-5.5 MM employee direct + indirect / 110b for Air transport Semicon fabs, OEMs Used in: Semiconductors 5G Networks Benefits: Plasma resistance Heat resistance Cleanliness Reliable and durable sealing Societal: This will ban the implementation of chip manufacturing in EU All cell phones contain fluoropolymer. Cell phone ban More than 43 billion of policy-driven investment will support the European Chips Act until 2030 Automotive and component manuf Used in: Cars, Trucks, Tractors/Heavy Equip. Marine Railways Benefits: Light weighting Friction resistance Societal: Fluoropolymer are used in all vehicles including EV. This will prevent cars, buses, trucks, railways to operate (13 MM employee EU manufacturing, services and construction) There is no alternative chemistry that achieves the same level of performance as fluoropolymers. Examples: Kalrez and Vespel are Used in Mission Critical Applications Belgian Industries That Rely on Fluoropolymers Industries that use perfluoroelastomers (Kalrez) and/or polyimides (Vespel). Impact ~73% of Total Source: Belgium's Economy in a Nutshell - Economic Outlook of May 2022 | FPS Economy (fgov.be) The Impact to Belgium Will be High: Jobs DuPont Manufacturing Site in Mechelen, Belgium Producing highly mission- critical Vespel parts and member of community for more than 35 years in Mechelen with 60+ employees Impact if Site Shutdowns: Producing 20+ million parts to leading industrial companies in EEA Serving more than 20 countries in EEA and 10+ countries outside EEA Serving 200+ customers in aerospace, transportation, electronics and industrial. Includes 11 sold-to companies in Belgium Loss of 60+ DuPont jobs in Belgium plus indirect impact Antoon Spinoystraat 6, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium DuPont Mechelen Site One Example of Belgium Manufacturing Jobs to be Lost as a Result of ECHA Proposal Summary of Impact and Requested Actions Summary of Impact: There is no alternative chemistry that achieves the same level of performance as fluoropolymers. Expected to impact ~73% of Belgium industries Job losses in Belgium and EEA Requested Action: Fluoropolymers, which include fluoroplastics and fluoroelastomers (considered as Polymeric PFAS), are used in mission critical applications and should be exempt from the restriction with reporting on emissions and a life cycle assessment annually. At DuPont, we have systems, processes and protocols in place ensuring that PFAS is used safely, controlled to the highest standards and minimized. Additionally, where PFAS is used, we are actively working with our customers and academia to pursue alternatives where feasible.