3M to Exit PFAS Manufacturing by the End of 2025
- 3M will end all production of all fluoropolymers, fluorinated fluids, and PFAS-based additive products by the end of 2025
- 3M’s largest fluoropolymer product is PTFE, made primarily at Gendorf, Germany. It is the largest PTFE maker in Europe.
- Current annual net sales for 3M’s manufactured PFAS are approximately $1.3 billion with estimated EBITDA margins of approximately 16%. (3M reports this number under “Advanced Materials”; reported $297 mn sales in Q3 2022).
Source: 1) 3M India Announcement and 2) Chemweek Article
On this PFAS topic, GFL had interesting announcements throughout 2022 where the co. has said to have exited PFAS based manufacturing in certain FPs and will exit for the rest eventually. Shows management’s strategy for being ESG compliant and ensuring best practices are followed.
09.03.2022
GFL is pleased to announce successful development in the use of a non-fluorinated polymerization aid in emulsion PTFE production process, substituting the use of fluorinated polymerization aid (PFAS).
Source: https://gfl.co.in/assets/pdf/Announcement-9th-March-2022.pdf
27.08.2022
GFL is pleased to announce a successful development in the production process of FKM (fluoroelastomers). Based on this development, GFL shall stop the use of fluorinated polymerization aids (PFAS) in the manufacture of FKM terpolymers…
Source: https://www.gfl.co.in/assets/pdf/Announcement-on-NFPA-technology-FKM-27-Aug-2022.pdf
30.11.2022
GFL is pleased to announce another successful development in the use of non-fluorinated polymerization aid (NFPA) technology to manufacture PTFE Fine Powders and PFA
With this development, GFL will be able to produce its entire fluoropolymer portfolio (PTFE - all types, PVDF, FKM, PFA) without the use of fluorinated polymerization aids, which are PFAS chemicals and hence will be achieving the objective of Responsible Manufacturing of fluoropolymers.
Source: https://www.gfl.co.in/assets/pdf/GFL%20Announcement%2030.11.22_new.pdf
