CASE STUDY | JUNE 2023 Transene Company Eliminates its Use of PFAS and Saves Money SUMMARY Transene worked with the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI), the Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance (OTA), and the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) to find safer alternatives to PFAS for etching in the semiconductor industry.

PFAS consultation Sep2023 Page 1/4 T-001 General comments and answers to specific information requests Introduction We are not a manufacturer of PFAS, but are a plant operator in the chemical Industry and therefore use essential equipment that contains or is made of PFAS.

Bestndigkeit/Resistance: A = excellent/excellent - B = gut/good - C = mig/moderate - D = schlecht/bad (only valid for room temperature, resistance usually worse at higher temperatures) Source: https://nh-oring.de/medienbestaendigkeiten/ status: 2023-09-15 non-PFAS sealing materials PFAS sealing materials Medium CAS EPDM NBR HNBR VMQ FVMQ FEPM FKM FFKM PTFE FEP Abwasser Acetaldehyd Acetamid Aceton Acetophenon Acrolein Acrylsure Acrylsurebutylester Acrylsureethylester Acrylsuremethylester Alkalilauge Aluminiumacetat Aluminiumchlorid Aluminiumfluorid Aluminiumhydroxid Aluminiumnitrat Aluminiumorthophosphat Aluminiumsulfat Ameisensure Ameisensureethylester Aminobenzoesure Aminobutane Ammoniak flssig Ammoniak gasfrmig Ammonium Ammoniumacetat Ammoniumarsenat Ammoniumbromid -A A A B A A A A AA 75-07-0 B D C D D D D A AA 60-35-5 A B B A A B C A AA 67-64-1 B D D D D D D A AA 98-96-2 B D D D D D D A AA 107-02-8 A B B D D A A A AA 1979-10-07 C B B D B D D A AA 141-32-2 D D D C D D D A AA 140-88-5 C D D C D C D A AA 96-33-3 C D D D D D D A AA 1310-58-3 A B B B B B B A AA 139-12-8 A B B D D A C A AA 7446-70-0 A B B D D A C A AA 7784-18-1 A A A B A A A A AA 21645-51-2 B A A A A A B A AA 13473-90-0 A A A B A A A A AA 7784-30-7 A A A A A A A A AA 10043-01-3 A A A A A A A A AA 64-18-6 B C C D D C C B AA 109-94-4 B D D D A B A B AA 150-13-0 B D D D D A B A AA 109-73-9 C C D C D B D A AA 7664-41-7 A B B B D B D A AA 7664-41-7 A A A A D A D A AA 7664-41-7 A A A A C A C A AA 631-61-8 A A B B A A D A AA 7784-44-3 A B B B A A B A AA 12124-97-9 A A A B A A A A AA Excellent (A) or good (B) resistance only with PFAS yes yes yes yes Ammoniumcarbonat Ammoniumchlorid Ammoniumfluorid Ammoniumhydroxid Ammoniumnitrat Ammoniumnitrit Ammoniumsulfat Amylnaphthalin Anilin Aniliniumchlorid Anthracen Apfelsure Argon Arsensure Asphalt Bariumchlorid Bariumhydroxid Bariumsulfat Bariumsulfid Beizlsung Benzin Benzoesureethylester Benzoesuremethylester Benzol Benzolsulfonsure Benzoylchlorid Benzylacetat Benzylalkohol Benzylbromid Benzylchlorid Bernsteinsure Bezoin Isobutylether Bier Biphenyl Blausure Bleiacetat 506-87-6 B D D B C A B A AA 12125-02-9 A A A C B A A A AA 12125-01-8 A A A C B A A A AA 1336-21-6 A DD A B B B A AA 6484-52-2 A A A C C A B A AA 13446-48-5 A A A C A A A A AA 7783-20-2 A A A B D A D A AA 86-89-5 D D D D A C A A AA yes 62-53-3 D D D D C B C A AA yes 142-04-1 C C B C B A B A AA 120-12-7 D B B D C A A A AA 6915-15-7 B A A B A A A A AA 7440-37-1 A A B B B A A A AA 7778-39-4 A B A A A A A A AA 8052-42-4 D C C D C D D A AA yes 10361-37-2 A A A A A A A A AA 12230-71-6 A A A A A A A A AA 7727-43-7 A A A A A A A A AA 21109-95-5 A A A A A A A A AA 13445-49-3 C D D D D D C A AA yes 64742-82-1 D A A D B B A A AA 93-89-0 B D D D B C B A AA 93-58-3 D D D D A A A A AA yes 71-43-2 D D D D D C B A AA yes 1998-11-03 C D D D C B A A AA yes 98-88-4 D D D D B A A A AA yes 140-11-4 A D D D D C D A AA 100-51-6 A D D C B A A A AA 100-39-0 D D D D D B A A AA yes 100-44-7 D D D D C A B A AA yes 110-15-6 A A A A A A A A AA 22499-12-3 D C B D D D D A AA -A A A A A A A A AA 92-52-4 D D D D C B A A AA yes 74-90-8 A B B D C B A A AA 301-04-2 A C B D D D D A AA Bleinitrat Borsure Bremsflssigkeit (Glykolbasis) Bremsflssigkeit (Minerallbasis) Brom Brombenzol Brommethan Bromwasser Bromwasserstoffsure Butadien Butan Butandiol Butanol Butanon Buten Butenin Butter Buttersureisopentylester Butylacetat Butylacrylat Butyldiglycol Butylen Calciumacetat Calciumarsenat Calciumchlorid Calciumhydrogensulfit Calciumhydroxid Calciumnitrat Calciumphosphat Calciumsulfid Campher Carbamate Chlor (nassen) Chlor (trocken) Chloralhydrat Chlorameisensureethylester 10099-74-8 A A A D A B A A AA 10043-35-3 A A A B A A A A AA -A C C D D A D A AA -D A A C A A A A AA 7726-95-6 D D D D C D C A AA yes 106-86-1 D D D D B C B A AA yes 74-83-9 D B B C A B A A AA 7726-95-6 B D C D C C B A AA 10035-10-6 A D D D C A A A AA 106-99-0 D D D D A B B A AA yes 106-97-8 D A A D A B A A AA 110-63-4 A B B D D A A A AA 71-36-3 B A A C B A A A AA 78-93-3 C D D D D D D A AA yes 106-98-9 D B B D B B A A AA 689-97-4 A A A B B B A A AA 8029-34-3 B A A B A A A A AA 106-27-4 D D D D D D D A AA yes 123-86-4 B D D D D D D A AA 141-32-2 D D D D D D D A AA yes 112-34-5 A D D D D B B A AA 106-98-9 D B D D C B A A AA 62-54-4 B D C D D A D A AA 7778-44-1 A A A B A A A A AA 10043-52-4 A A A A A A A A AA 13780-03-5 B A A D C A A A AA 1305-62-0 A A A C A A A A AA 10124-37-5 A A A B A A A A AA 7758-87-4 A A A A A A A A AA 20548-54-3 A B A B A A A A AA 76-22-2 D A A D D B B A AA 1111-78-0 B C C C A A A A AA 7782-50-5 C D D D C C B A AA yes 7782-50-5 D D C D B C A A AA yes 302-17-0 D D D D D C C B AA yes 541-41-3 D D D D B B A A AA yes Chlorbenzol Chlordan Chlordioxid Chloressigsure Chlorethan Chlormethan Chlormethylpropan Chloroaceton Chloroform Chlorpropan Chlortoluol Chlorwasserstoff Chromsure Citronensure Cumol (Isopropylbenzene) Cyclohexan Cyclohexanol Cyclohexanon Decalin Decan Diacetonalkohol Dibenzylether Dibutylamin Dibutylether Dibutylphthalat Dichlorethan Dichlormethan Dichloroisobutane Dieselkraftstoff Diethylamin Diethylenglykol Diethylentriamin Diethylether Diethylsulfat Diisopropylbenzol Diisopropylether 108-90-7 D D D D C C A A AA yes 57-74-9 D B B D B A A A AA 10049-04-4 D D D D C A A A AA yes 1979-11-08 B D D D D D D A AA 75-00-3 B A A D A B A A AA 74-87-3 C D D D B D B A AA yes 513-36-0 B DD A B B A A AA 78-95-5 A D D D D D D A AA 67-66-3 D D D D B D A A AA yes 540-54-5 D D D D C D A A AA yes 95-49-8 D D D D C C B A AA yes 7647-01-0 A D D D D A A A AA 7738-94-5 B D D C C A A A AA 77-92-9 A A A A A A A A AA 98-82-8 D D D D B C A A AA yes 110-82-7 D A A D C B A A AA 108-93-0 D B B D A A A A AA 108-94-1 C D D D D B D A AA yes 91-17-8 D D D D B B A A AA yes 124-18-5 D A A B A A A A AA 123-42-2 A D D D D D D A AA 103-50-4 B D D D D D D A AA 111-92-2 D D D D D B D A AA yes 142-96-1 C D D D C D D A AA yes 84-74-2 B D D B C B C A AA 107-06-2 D D D D C B A A AA yes 1975-09-02 D D D D B B B A AA yes 26761-81-9 D B B D B A A A AA 68476-34-6 D A A D A A B A AA 224-586-4 C C C D D A D A AA yes 111-46-6 A A A B A A A A AA 111-40-0 A B B D D D D A AA 60-29-7 C C C D C D D A AA yes 64-67-5 B D D D D A D A AA 577-55-9 D D D D C C A A AA yes 108-20-3 D C C D C C D A AA yes Diisopropylketon Dimethylanilin Dimethylbutan Dimethylether Dimethylpentanon Dimethylsulfat Dioxan Diphenyl Diphenyloxid Dodecylbenzene Dowtherm 209 Eisenchlorid (II) Eisenchlorid (III) Eisennitrat (III) Eisensulfat (III) Entionisiertes Wasser Epichlorhydrin Erdgas Erdnussl Essig Essigsure Essigsureethylester Essigsureisopropylester Essigsuremethylester Essigsureoctylester Essigsurephenylester Essigsurepropylester Ethan Ethanol Ethanolamin Ethanol-Kraftstoff Ethen Ether Ethin Ethylbenzol Ethylendiamin 565-80-0 B D D D D D D A AA 121-69-7 C D D D D D D A AA yes 79-29-8 D A A D A A A A AA 115-10-6 C B B A A D D A AA 565-80-0 B D D D D D D A AA 201-058-1 D D D D D D B A AA yes 123-91-1 B D C D D D D A AA 74-31-7 D D D D C B A A AA yes 101-84-8 D D D D C C B A AA yes 123-01-3 D D D D D B A A AA yes 107-98-2 A C B C C A C A AA 7758-95-3 A A A B A A A A AA 7705-08-0 A A A B A A A A AA 10421-48-4 A A A B A A A A AA 10028-22-5 A A A A A A A A AA 7732-18-5 A A A D C A A A AA 106-89-8 C D D D D D D A AA yes 68410-63-9 D A A D B B A A AA 8002-03-07 C A A A A A A A AA -A B B A B B A A AA 64-19-7 A C C D D D C A AA 141-78-6 C D D C D D D A AA yes 108-21-4 C D D D D D D A AA yes 79-20-9 B D D D D D D A AA 112-14-1 C D D C D D D A AA yes 122-79-2 B D D D D C D A AA 109-60-4 A D D D D D D A AA 74-84-0 D A A D B A A A AA 64-17-5 A B B A A A B A AA 141-43-5 B b B B D B D A AA 64-17-5 D D D D B B A A AA yes 74-85-1 B A A D A B A A AA 60-29-7 C C C D C D D A AA yes 74-86-2 A A A B A A A A AA 100-41-4 A D D D A B A A AA 107-15-3 A A A B D B D A AA Ethylenglycol Ethylenoxid Ethylhexanol Ethylsulfat Farbverdnner FC 11 (Trichlorofluoromethane) FC 112 (Tetrachlordifluorethan) FC 113 (Trichlorotrifluoroethane) FC 114 (Dichlorotetrafluoroethane) FC 114B2 (Dibromotetrafluoroethane) FC 115 (Chloropentafluoroethane) FC 12 (Dichlorodifluoromethane) FC 13 (Chlortrifluormethan) FC 134a (Tetrafluorethan) FC 13B1 (Bromtrifluormethan) FC 142b (Chlorodifluoroethane) FC 22 (Chlorodifluoromethane) FC 31 (Chlorfluormethan) FC 32 (Difluormethan) FC C316 (Dichlorhexafluorcyclobutan) FC C318 (Octafluorcyclobutan) FC TA (Tetrafluoroethane) FC TC (Difluorochloromethane) Fischl Fluor Fluorbenzol Fluorwasserstoff Fluorwasserstoffsure Formaldehyd Furfural Gallussure Gelatine Glucose Glycerin Glycin Harnstoff 107-21-1 A B B A A A A A AA 75-21-8 D D D D D D D A AA yes 104-76-7 A A A B A A A A AA 540-82-9 A D D D D A C A AA -D D D D C B B A AA yes 75-69-4 D B B D B D B B AA 76-12-0 D B B D C D B B AA 76-13-1 D A A D D D B C AA 76-14-2 A A A D B D B C AA 124-73-2 D B B D B D B C AA 76-15-3 A A A D D D B C AA 75-71-8 B A A D C D B B AA 75-72-9 A A A D C A A A AA 811-97-2 A A A C C D D B AA 75-63-8 A A A D B B B B AA 75-68-3 D B B D D D B C AA 74-97-5 B D D D D D D B AA 593-70-4 B D D D D D D B AA 1975-10-05 A A A D C D D B AA 356-18-3 A A A D D D A B AA 115-25-3 A A A D D D B C AA 811-97-2 A A A

ASSEMBLEA GENERALE 2023 Sandrigo (VI) 23 Maggio 2023 ATTIVITA' 2022 Relazione del Presidente Fabio Targa ASSEMBLEA GENERALE 2023 Attivit 2022 INDICE Relazione del Presidente Fabio Targa Gli organismi ANASTA 3 Relazione del Presidente sull'attivit, sulla gestione e sui programmi 4 Il Mercato dell'acciaio in Europa 15 Il Mercato della Saldatura e Taglio in Italia 17 1 Gruppo - Apparecchi per la saldatura e taglio ossi gas manuale 19 2 Gruppo - Materiale Arco e Resistenza 27 3 Gruppo - Prodotti di Consumo 31 4 Gruppo - Automazione di saldatura 37 5 Gruppo - Automazione di taglio 40 Elenco aziende associate al 23 Maggio 2023 44 ANASTA Associazione Nazionale Aziende Saldatura Taglio e Tecniche Affini via Scarsellini 11 - 20161 Milano tel. +39 02 45418410 -+39 02 45418598 - fax +39 02 45418545 info@anasta,it - www.anasta.it 2 GLI ORGANISMI ANASTA Consiglio Direttivo e Comitato di Presidenza ANASTA al 5 maggio 2023 Consiglio Direttivo Fabio Fabio Raffaele Massimo Paolo Luigi Alberto Giuseppe Alessandro Antonio Targa Annettoni Ansaloni Impavidi Segala Frasson Pezzoni Sala Santamaria Spillere Comitato di Presidenza Fabio Alberto Fabio Carmela Alessandro Giuseppe Luca Targa Pezzoni Annettoni Barone Santamaria Sala Manzini Azienda LINCOLN ELECTRIC ITALIA CEA SPA CEBORA SPA ESAB SALDATURA SPA HELVI SPA INE SPA SOL SPA MESSER GRIESHEIM SALDATURA ROBOTECO SPA TELWIN SPA Azienda LINCOLN ELECTRIC ITALIA SOL SPA CEA SPA LINCOLN ELECTRIC ITALIA ROBOTECO SPA MESSER GRIESHEIM SALDATURA ANIMA Incarico Presidente ANASTA Consigliere Consigliere Consigliere Consigliere Consigliere Consigliere Consigliere Consigliere Consigliere Incarico Presidente ANASTA Presidente Gruppo 1 Presidente Gruppo 2 Presidente Gruppo 3 Presidente Gruppo 4 Presidente Gruppo 5 Responsabile Associativo ANASTA Associazione Nazionale Aziende Saldatura Taglio e Tecniche Affini via Scarsellini 11 - 20161 Milano tel. +39 02 45418410 -+39 02 45418598 - fax +39 02 45418545 info@anasta,it - www.anasta.it 3 RELAZIONE DEL PRESIDENTE SULL'ATTIVIT, SULLA GESTIONE E SUI PROGRAMMI DELL'ASSOCIAZIONE E DEI GRUPPI PROFESSIONALI 2022-2023 "Noi siamo la nostra storia: se non conosciamo da dove arriviamo, non comprendiamo dove siamo e se non capiamo dove siamo, non sapremo dove andare."

FRIULAIR REPORT - PFAS SITUATION 12/09/2023 Brief notes on the company Friulair Srl is a company founded in 1989 in Friuli Venezia Giulia by Mr.

Substance: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) EC number: CAS number: - Annex XV report Third Party Consultation From 22/03/2023 to 25/09/2023 General comments and answers to specific information requests: Since 1988, SISTO Armaturen S.A. is part of the globally operating KSB Group and the Luxembourgbased SNCI.

Aug 1, 2023 Comment on Proposed Restriction of PFAS Japan Valve Manufacturers' Association (JVMA) Japan Valve Manufacturers' Association (JVMA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the PFAS restriction proposal. 1.

Comment on Proposed Restriction of PFAS Aug 25, 2023 Japan Valve Manufactures' Association (JVMA) Japan Valve Manufacturers Association (JVMA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the PFAS restriction proposal. 1.

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Assogomma comments on the Annex XV Dossier of the universal PFAS restriction proposal September, 6th 2023 1 1.

PFAS regulation and its potential impact on the machine tool industry Sealing types and materials in machine tools VDW Working Group 5 "Machine Tool Design" Frankfurt am Main, July 2023 O-ring preloaded PTFE seals Pneumatic applications Public consultation: Fluoropolymers such as PTFE and FKM generally have long chain "large molecules" organised recycling at the end of life, closed loop, abrasion does not enter the environment ...

CHEMICAL SAFETY REPORT PROVIDED AS COMMENT TO THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE REACH RESTRICTION PROPOSAL ON PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) Public Submitted by: Maschinenfabrik Kaspar Walter GmbH & Co.

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24 September 2023 EDA'S INPUT TO THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON UNIVERSAL PFAS RESTRICTION PROPOSAL Reference: ECHA Public Consultation on the Annex XV restriction report of 22 March 2023 for Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)1 In the context of REACH Regulation, defence exemptions according to Article 2(3)2 and specific derogations/extended transitional periods for defence uses are two different approaches that can be used to address the specificities of defence sector under the REACH restriction regime.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health MDPI Review Reductive Defluorination and Mechanochemical Decomposition of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs): From Present Knowledge to Future Remediation Concepts Philipp Roesch *, Christian Vogel. and Franz-Georg Simon *ID Bundesanstalt ftir Materialforschung und -priifung (BAM), Division 4.3 Contaminant Transfer and Environmental Technologies, Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany; li@bam.de * Correspondence: @bam.de (RR.); @bam.de (F.