Anyone has the latest news on above PFAS?
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You can’t fix stupid!
M has again halted PFAS manufacturing in Belgium after high levels of the "forever chemicals" were detected around the plant.
Belgian authorities are investigating after it was discovered last week "3M was still emitting relevant amounts of PFAS into the ambient air," according to a government website translated from Dutch. "The PFAS emissions end up in the environment and cause additional pollution, in this case mainly in the groundwater."
Maplewood-based 3M has pledged to phase out production of PFAS by the end of 2025, but it is still big business. The family of chemicals do not break down in the environment and are used by key customers in the semiconductor and automotive industries.
Through the first half of the year, 3M's PFAS sales totaled $677 million.
Restart it after paying millions of fines? Seriously?