News - FPP4EU

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...

15 Dec 2022

Reaching a science-informed wide PFAS restriction will depend on inputs from all stakeholders

The upcoming restriction on PFAS, foreseen to be published in February 2023, could set a precedent for many other restrictions targeting groups of substances. Therefore, Cefic’s Director General Mar...

30 Sep 2022

Restriction on PFAS in firefighting foams: FPP4EU responds to public consultation

On 23 September 2022, FPP4EU responded to the public consultation on the restriction on PFAS in firefighting foams (FFF). It is our understanding that the FFF file may act as a ‘learning file’ for...