16/06/2026
⛔ In 2001,the international community approved the “POPs Convention”in order to strictly control or ban 3 substances -PFOS,PFOA and PFHxS,they are also defined in the industry as “specific PFAS”. Based on this,an industry-wide PFAS-free proposal jointly submitted by five countries is advancing from scientific assessment toward legislative finalisation.
⚠️ ECHA published the revised proposal, refining the restriction into three routes: RO1 (full ban), RO2 (ban with time-limited exemptions) and RO3 (continued-use under stringent conditions). Equipped with78 specific exemption clauses with a maximum transition period of 23.5 years.
🌐 UFLON, as a professional fluoropolymer manufacturer and exporter, how to address this challenge ? We'll find the answers in this article. 👇
As the EU’s PFAS-free regulations evolve from scattered clauses into a comprehensive, cross-industry regulatory framework, this family of so-called "forever chemicals" has landed right in the eye of a regulatory storm. For the fluorochemical industry, this is far more than an environmental complia...