PFAS
Zeeland, Mich.-based office furniture manufacturer MillerKnoll will make its North American products free of any added per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances starting in May 2025, executives announced this week.
A Society of Plastics Engineers conference looked at the pace of change in finding alternatives to PFAS "forever chemicals" in the plastics industry.
The medical device industry faces unique challenges as PFAS begins to face regulation in the U.S. and Europe despite exceptions for medical products in most phase-out requirements.
A researcher who closely follows PFAS business and litigation trends believes conservative courts will "dismantle" regulations but companies will face growing risk from lawsuits and insurance over the use of PFAS chemicals.
A new study by Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials (IWM) has found that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are "indispensable" in industrial applications with harsh environments, particularly in the sealing industry.
The EPA is pushing back implementation of its new PFAS reporting rules. Budgetary cutbacks, it said, are to blame.
Freudenberg Sealing's William Heslip discussed "forever chemicals" at the recent EH&S Summit in Indianapolis, where he described the "PFAS landscape as ambiguous as best."
After a federal appeals court clipped EPA authority to regulate HDPE bottle fluorination coating by Inhance, public health groups want the agency to try again.