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EU PFAS Restriction Proposal

Members of the FluoroProducts and PFAS for Europe understand and support the need for balanced regulatory action on PFAS.

Main properties and benefits

PFAS improve a number of technologies by providing durability, thermal and chemical stability, fire resistance, water and oil repellence.

What are PFAS?

PFAS, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a family of over 9000 synthetic chemicals each with different properties and applications.

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09 Jan 2024

The PFAS restriction has an impact way beyond the chemical industry

The impact of the current PFAS restriction proposal under REACH – with 10,000 substances and a large number of uses in scope – goes way beyond the chemical industry. That is the key take-away from...

02 Nov 2023

FPP4EU submits list of missed uses of PFAS to the stakeholder consultation

In response to the European Chemicals Agency’s public consultation on the universal PFAS restriction proposal, FPP4EU submitted a non-exhaustive list of 596 uses of PFAS that were missing from the d...

21 Apr 2023

FPP4EU outlines a 6-point plan to reach a workable restriction proposal on PFAS

Members of FluoroProducts and PFAS for Europe understand and support a balanced regulatory action on PFAS. In response to the universal PFAS restriction proposal, the members of this group have formul...

07 Apr 2023

Is your use not listed in the universal PFAS restriction proposal? Consider it banned.

The justification behind the Universal PFAS Restriction proposal according to Dr Audun Heggelund of the Norwegian Environment Agency is that PFAS are widely present in environment and humans, and are...

02 Mar 2023

How FPP4EU collaborates with stakeholders

FPP4EU, a sector group of Cefic, was created in March 2021 to represent the views of its member producers, importers, and users of Fluoroproducts and PFAS, as well as other parties with an interest in...

07 Feb 2023

FPP4EU Press Statement on REACH restriction proposal

On 7 February 2023, ECHA published the REACH restriction proposal prepared by the competent authorities of Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. Fluorinated Products and PFAS for Europ...

Frequently Asked QUestions

15 Mar 2022

What is your position on the upcoming PFAS restriction?

Before forming an opinion on the upcoming PFAS restriction, the main purpose of FPP4EU is to understand what a wide PFAS restriction would look like, given the expected focus of the restriction and th...

15 Mar 2022

How are PFAS regulated in Europe?

PFAS as a group, are facing a restriction in the EU under REACH. The restriction proposal was published by the European Chemicals Agency in February 2023. On 1 November, ECHA published all 5,642 contr...

15 Mar 2022

What are the concerns around PFAS?

PFAS are a large group of molecules and not all have the same properties. Some of the main concerns of regulators are: Persistence: Due to their carbon-fluorine bonds PFAS resist degradation when...

16 Feb 2022

What are PFAS?

Depending on the definition of “PFAS” - also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - between 4700 and 9000 substances may be labelled as PFAS. Not all PFAS are in commercial use. OECD d...

16 Feb 2022

What are PFAS used for?

Beyond well-known applications like carpet protectant and non-stick cookware, PFAS are used in industrial applications where their characteristics - durability, thermal and chemical stability, fire re...

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