DuPont Announces Availability of PFOA Emissions Reduction Technologies Available to Global Fluoropolymer Industry Royalty-Free

DuPont today announced that it will provide critical technologies to reduce emissions of PFOA royalty-free to others in the fluoropolymer industry. PFOA is an essential processing aid used to produce fluoropolymer high-performance materials.

DuPont today announced that it will provide critical technologies to reduce emissions of PFOA royalty-free to others in the fluoropolymer industry. PFOA is an essential processing aid used to produce fluoropolymer high-performance materials. Fluoropolymers are used in architectural fabrics; chemical processing piping and vessels; automotive fuel systems; telecommunications and electronic wiring insulation; and computer chip processing equipment and systems, as well as consumer products such as cookware and apparel. The aerospace, transportation and electronics industries rely on these products because of their purity, reliability and durability in critical applications. DuPont, in cooperation with The Fluoropolymer Manufacturers Group (FMG), a part of the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), has committed to reduce emissions from fluoropolymer manufacturing sites worldwide and also will reduce APFO content in aqueous fluoropolymer dispersions used for coatings applications. The FMG is made up of the U.S. fluoropolymer producers, including DuPont, Dyneon (3M), Daikin America, and Asahi Glass Chemicals Americas. This action will reduce the potential for emissions at processors who use aqueous fluoropolymer dispersions by more than 90 percent. APFO is the form of PFOA used as a fluoropolymer processing aid.