Characteristics of the welding industry in Europe UPDATE for 2020 - 2021 Main markets using welding and cutting of metals for construction Building and infrastructures - metallic construction Transport equipment - Train - Automotive - Ships - Aircraft Energy - Oil and gas processes - Pipe lines and pipe mills - Power plants (Coal, gas, nuclear) - Wind mills - Petrochemicals industry Equipment for other industrial processes (food industry, storage, tanks...), waste treatment Other mechanical equipment: earth moving, agricultural equipment, military equipment, construction of various machines Maintenance and repair Hobby Dynamics of the welding market Main TRENDS : - Automation of welding (and cutting) operations - growth of robotics sector - Lack of skilled welders - need for more trained welders / and more training - Construction of lighter structures with the use of higher-strength and lighter-weight materials, particularly steels and aluminium - Demands of higher levels of reliability and higher-quality requirements. - Developing countries with industrialisation and rapid urbanisation - Improving safety for welders / welding processes with less emission of fumes / individual protection / fumes extraction system - Welding 4.0 / data collection and treatment to improve productivity, repeatability and quality - Impact of European Directives on eco-Design , circular economy, EMF - Acceleration of energy transition ( energy , transportation, construction , manufacturing , heavy industry , agricultural sectors will be affected) - Long term steel consumption in Europe Specific situation of the welding Industry in Europe in 2020 In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic slashed the welding industry and the overall economic outlook across the EU .

Apr 25, 2023 Comment on Proposed Restriction of PFAS Conference of Fluoro-Chemical Product Japan (FCJ) On behalf of chemical manufacturers, we, Conference of Fluoro-Chemical Product Japan (FCJ), have been working tirelessly to comply with national chemical regulations.

PFAS-Containing Fluorochemicals Used in Semiconductor Manufacturing Plasma-Enabled Etch and Deposition Semiconductor PFAS Consortium Plasma Etch and Deposition Working Group June 28, 2023 Acknowledgments: The Semiconductor PFAS Consortium would like to acknowledge the contributions of the Semiconductor PFAS Consortium Plasma Etch and Deposition Technical Working Group for their efforts to compile this information.

SEMI Europe Brussels, 26/05/2023 SEMI Assessment of Proposed Alternative Fluoroelastomers for Sealing SEMI Europe | Rue de la Science 14, 1040 Brussels| EU Transparency Register: 597361847853-70 Tel.: +32 (0) 2 609 53 18 | http://www.semi.org/eu Many semiconductor manufacturing processes are very complex, with most utilising elevated temperatures as well as aggressive and potentially hazardous chemistries that Kumagai (1990) notes require special system design considerations.

Comment on the Annex XV Restriction Report from 22 March 2023 concerning the substance group of PFAS Executive Summary Rubber articles, for example seals, hoses, moulded parts, or linings, contain fluoropolymers if they need to withstand harsh conditions and / or are critical for the safety of humans and the environment.

PFAS restriction ACEA COMMENTS ON THE ANNEX XV DOSSIER OF THE UNIVERSAL PFAS RESTRICTION PROPOSAL September 2023 Second submission ACEA - European Automobile Manufacturers' Association 1 WHO WE REPRESENT ABOUT ACEA The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association is a professional association uniting 14 major mobility actors on the European market. 13.0 million Europeans work in the auto industry (directly and indirectly), accounting for 7% of all EU jobs. 11.5% of EU manufacturing jobs - some 3.4 million - are in the automotive sector.

iScience c Cellpress OPEN ACCESS Article Enteral liquid ventilation oxygenates a hypoxic pig model Tasuku Fujii, Yosuke Yoneyama, Akiko Kinebuchi, Hiroshi Date, Kimitoshi Nishiwaki, Takanori Takebe @cchmc.org Highlights Enteral liquid ventilation oxygenates independent of native lung function Early oxygen transfer dynamics inversely correlate with baseline oxygenation status Enteral liquid ventilation reduced the partial pressure of carbon dioxide Oxygenation commences from the venous outflow of the large bowel Fujii et al., iScience 26, 106142 March 17, 2023 2023 The Authors. https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.isci.2023.106142 iScience c CelPress OPEN ACCESS Enteral liquid ventilation oxygenates a hypoxic pig model Tasuku Fujii,1 Yosuke Yoneyama,2 Akiko Kinebuchi,2 Naoki Ozeki,3 Sho Maeda,1 Norikazu Saiki,2 Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa,3 Hiroshi Date,4 Kimitoshi Nishiwaki,1 and Takanori Takebe2,5A7,8,* SUMMARY The potential of extrapulmonary ventilation pathways remains largely unexplored.

Archives of Toxicology https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-023-03454-y MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY Mammalian toxicity of trifluoroacetate and assessment of human health risks due to environmental exposures Check for updates Wolfgang Dekant1 Raphael Dekant1 Received: 18 December 2022 / Accepted: 2 February 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2023 Abstract While trifluoroacetic acid has limited technical uses, the highly water-soluble trifluoroacetate (TFA) is reported to be present in water bodies at low concentrations.

General Comments for Annex XV restriction report on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) 22 May 2023 We welcome the opportunity to contribute to the public consultation initiated by the European Chemicals Agency regarding potential restriction of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) according to Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 ("REACH").

ANNEX2Photo of seal in PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) On May 31, 2023, MITSUI E&S POWER SYSTEMS, INC. reported to Mitsubishi Chemical via email that it was having difficulty in finding a replacement for the zeolite membrane seal, FEP.

Characteristics of the welding industry in Europe UPDATE for 2020 - 2021 Main markets using welding and cutting of metals for construction Building and infrastructures - metallic construction Transport equipment - Train - Automotive - Ships - Aircraft Energy - Oil and gas processes - Pipe lines and pipe mills - Power plants (Coal, gas, nuclear) - Wind mills - Petrochemicals industry Equipment for other industrial processes (food industry, storage, tanks...), waste treatment Other mechanical equipment: earth moving, agricultural equipment, military equipment, construction of various machines Maintenance and repair Hobby Dynamics of the welding market Main TRENDS : - Automation of welding (and cutting) operations - growth of robotics sector - Lack of skilled welders - need for more trained welders / and more training - Construction of lighter structures with the use of higher-strength and lighter-weight materials, particularly steels and aluminium - Demands of higher levels of reliability and higher-quality requirements. - Developing countries with industrialisation and rapid urbanisation - Improving safety for welders / welding processes with less emission of fumes / individual protection / fumes extraction system - Welding 4.0 / data collection and treatment to improve productivity, repeatability and quality - Impact of European Directives on eco-Design , circular economy, EMF - Acceleration of energy transition ( energy , transportation, construction , manufacturing , heavy industry , agricultural sectors will be affected) - Long term steel consumption in Europe Specific situation of the welding Industry in Europe in 2020 In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic slashed the welding industry and the overall economic outlook across the EU .

Dear Sir or Madam: We appreciate the opportunity to participate in the public consultation on the proposed restriction on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). 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.

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.

Comment on Proposed Restriction of PFAS May 25, 2023 Japan Fluoropolymers Industry Association (JFIA) We, Japan Fluoropolymers Industry Association (JFIA), think that fluoropolymers should be distinguished from the proposed restriction of PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), which collectively regulates more than 10,000 of organofluorine compounds (PFAS) on the grouping basis.