2010/2015 PFOA Stewardship Program| PFOA and Fluorinated Telomers | OPPT

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Third Annual Progress Reports Received

October 30, 2009 - EPA received third annual progress reports from all eight companies participating in the 2010/15 PFOA Stewardship Program.

Read about PFOA Accomplishments January 2007 – January 2009.

In 2006, former Administrator Stephen L. Johnson invited the eight major fluoropolymer and telomer manufacturers to join in a global stewardship program with two goals:

To commit to achieve, no later than 2010, a 95% reduction, measured from a year 2000 baseline, in both facility emissions to all media of PFOA, precursor chemicals that can break down to PFOA, and related higher homologue chemicals, and product content levels of these chemicals.
To commit to working toward the elimination of these chemicals from emissions and products by 2015.

Participating companies include:

Arkema

Asahi

Ciba

Clariant

Daikin

3M/Dyneon

DuPont

Solvay Solexis

Participating companies:

Submitted baseline year 2000 data on emissions and product content at the end of October 2006.

Report annual progress toward goals each succeeding October and report progress in terms of both U.S. and global operations.

Companies also agreed to work cooperatively with EPA and establish scientifically credible analytical standards and laboratory methods to ensure comparability of reporting.

Additional information on the 2010/2015 PFOA Stewardship Program, EPA reporting guidance, company baseline data from 2006, and company progress reports are available at the following links:

Program Description