Factsheet "PFAS in electric welding equipment" Products: Welding and cutting products - especially welding and cutting torches and power sources Joining and cutting of all types of metallic materials typical customer sectors: - General mechanical and plant engineering - Infrastructure, civil engineering, bridge construction - Automotive engineering, shipbuilding, rail vehicle construction, aerospace technology - Agricultural machinery, construction machinery, defense technology - Power engineering, wind turbines, pipeline construction Market Information: Market environment: information from EWA (European Welding Association) - market of arc welding equipment in Europe: 1,2 billion EURO - employees of welding industry in Europe 25.000 torches: approx. 30 - 40 %, power sources significantly more Affected approx. 50 % of sales Globally networked supply chains Welding and cutting technology as core competence in almost all industrial applications Requirements profile Service life: 1 to 5 years (torches) and 10 to 20 years (power sources) Development time: 3 years Required availability period of spare parts: 10 years according to Ecodesign Regulation Temperature resistance: Temperatures partly greater than 300 C Dielectric strength: 1000 to 2100 V (ignition voltages > 10,000 V) UV resistance to arc radiation Flame protection Electrical and Digital Industry Association Identified PFAS applications in the products In the finished product 1.

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EU PFAS restriction > 2020: NL, DE, DK, SE and NO announce preparation of restriction dossier > Group approach; OECD 2021 definition > Common concern persistency, additional concerns > All uses, except fire fighting foams > Restriction according to REACH article 69.5 EU PFAS restriction 15 June 2022 7 Image: EEA, Eionet Report - ETC/WMGE 2021/9, December 2021 Group approach EU PFAS restriction 9 15 June 2022 Uses Image source: https://defence.gov.au/environment/pfas/PFAS.asp EU PFAS restriction 15 June 2022 > EC/ECHA: fire fighting foams (not included) > Germany: consumer mixtures, metal plating, transport > Denmark: lubricants, construction products, electronics and energy > Sweden: textile, cosmetics > Norway: ski wax, petroleum and mining, Fgas uses > Netherlands: food contact materials, medical applications, production of fluoropolymers and waste and recycling > Additional uses will be added to the dossier 12 Consultation rounds Manufacure and import TULAC Food contact materials and packaging Metal plating and manufacturing of...

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Comparative study of Li-ion battery recycling processes September 2020 , Page 2 Comparative study of Li-ion battery recycling processes Reiner Sojka* , Qiaoyan Pan, Laura Billmann ACCUREC Recycling GmbH Bataverstrasse 21 | DE - 47809 Krefeld, Germany Keywords: Executive, Germany Summary Li-ion battery recycling, LIB mechanical treatment, LIB thermal treatment This study provides a comprehensive review of Li-ion battery (LIB) recycling technologies.

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Classification: Public Universal PFAS restriction proposal Public consultation contribution regarding chemical substance packaging CONFIDENTIALITY JUSTIFICATION The confidential attachment to the public consultation provides additional context and details to support our public comments and attachment.