·_-, 

SOl\/AY OPPT ·2006·0621 2016 FEB 19 PM 12: 28 

January 21, 2016 

VIA COURIER 

OPPT Document Control Office (DCO) 

The United States Environmental Protection Agency 

EPA East Building, Room 6428 

1201 Constitution Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20460 

RE: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLC 

(formerly SOLVAY SOLEXIS, INC.) 

2010/2015 PFOA STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM 

DOCKET ID NUMBER EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0621 

CBIC Control Number 

368190--5 

RECEIVED 

MAI 0 3 2016 

EPA DOCKET CENTER 

In response to industry's participation with the USEPA EPA 2010/15 PFOA Stewardship Program, 

Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC (formerly Solvay Solexis, Inc.) hereby submits the year 2015 

data tor emissions and product content of PFOA and related higher homologues. 

This submission contains confidential business information and Solvay Solexis, Inc. expects it to be 

managed accordingly. As such, one original and one sanitized paper copy is included in the 

submission. In addition, electronic copies of the original and sanitized documents are enclosed. 

Please note that since Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC ceased the usage of PFOA and higher 

homo/agues in 2010, we are only submitting Appendix E and F far the 2015 data submission. 

In accordance with the PFOA Stewardship Program, Solvay's last import of products containing 

PFOA residuals was in December 2015. Solvay has ceased importation of products containing 

PFOA residuals after the end of 2015. 

If you have any questions or require additional information concerning this submittal, please contact 

me al (856) 251-3446. 

Sincerely, 

()!'~f)1i.R_b~} 

Charles M. Jones 

Enclosures 

Solva1/ Specially Polymers USA, LLC 

·10 Leonard Lane, West Deptford, New Jersey 06080 

Phone: 856-853-8119 Fax: 8-56-853-6405 
AppendixE 

Draft Company Report: Summary of Baseline 

Emissions and Product Content 

January 2016 

NON CBI 
2010/15 PFOA Global Stewardship Program 

Draft Company Report: Summary of Baseline Emissions and Product Content 

[]EC:tioN f:REPORTDATE > , ;,:,.,,,,,, · , ./: i J , ' , ,, , ,, , · ;, >; ' ;:,,\'l Janu<iry 2016 =1 

COiiij)aDjr-Name 

SOLVAY SPECIAL TY POLYMERS USA, LLC (fonnerly SOLVAY SO LEXIS, INC.) 

Street Address 

10 LEONARD LANE 

, WEST DEPTFORD, NJ 08086 

SECTlON 3: SUMMARY OJ,< ElVIJsSIONS ,:"/: ' , ,' ,, 

Period (use6ajendar yeaf~ e:g~· J<Jlil,20QOj(i bee 31,2000 JAN 1, 2015 TO DEC 31, 2015 

; ,. , .6Ji~iiii6~ \)ai~i6ij 

:·. ::, " ;··,'.\/ ' ,' '• ,,. 

,t~Jg}~~~l~lvfh~r~~~~i~tiWf:~~r , · : <•· · i .. > ·' 

. t. kg~§(¢~tegoiJ •······ .·•.•. ::;,:;~::~i i:i;!~~'i; • 

ZERO I NA 

ZERO ZERO NA 

NA NA NA 

JNA NA NA 

NA NA NA 

NA NA NA 

rcivided above.··.· 
SECTION 4: SUMl\'IARY:o:F PRODUCT CONT:ENT.· 

.Jalll. 2000.fobe6Jr.•2000- . - .. _., '' . ' ' - -·. - .. ··' ,[f t ~itldfo~o1Y;~r~ispefii6~~ ·,·. ..• : ' ;~~puJ;b~oi~~;F' > .... ) '>r~~o~er~~r~~iibts,, 

. > 1,000,000 >1,000,000 

-_-, 

•.( 1'~i~~et~~~~.~.~~?~J~ F· ·· (f>pb ilrycweiglii) 4~ 

<!·.,-~:,: 

.·. . · ·. Te6iic~ri~ati<J1P 

bper~ti~ns ;. .•....• ~;J.~~*;~#:~~i~~i; ..... ··. . '\'._:, 

; ...... ·~~pi~~~~t~~~·r••··.· ... V~iities< {~; H~~~:Stshlts·•·.' ZERO <l ppb NA 

Precursor8' (': . •:,·. I o 0 0 

5~ri"J.~.;•'. ·~~~~!?t:~hl;tf} NA NA NA 

faeiiiiies •·· .. ·.·· h.olD.ofo · · e~· < 

····.·.·.· '.<; . . . .. ii NA I NA I NA 

Plea~epf(.)fide ii1:fo@atio\l'qn the iiietl:iods, a~lJm.pti6ns,\m9e$int!es·and (let~cti<)ri liffiits.tof ihe dati:l'ptgfi__Q~ii ~b()ve; ·· 

1 Fluoropolymers manufactured with PFOA. 2 Usethe following ranges: (1) Zero (2) >0- IOkgs; (3) > 10 kgs- !OOkgs; (4) > !OOkgs-1,000kgs; (5) > 1,000 kgs-10,000kgs; (6) > !O,OOOkgs100,000 kgs; (7) > 100,000 kgs- 1,000,000 kgs; (8) Over 1,000,000 kgs. 3 Concentration should reflect the concentration of chemical in the product as sold by the reporting company. If the reporting company has information 

concerning the concentration of chemical in the product as used by others - for example, as incorporated by dilution into a formulation - that additional 

information would also be helpful. 4 This value should be expressed as a weighted average concentration and range. 5 This value should be expressed as a maximum concentration. 

6 This value should be expressed as a simple (110t weighted) average and range. 
Product content is reported for products manufactured and/or imported by Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC (formerly 

Solvay Solexis, Inc.) in 2014. 

J Solvay's last import of products with PFOA residuals was in December 2015. Solvay will not import products containing 

· PFOA residuals afier the end of 2015. 
AppendixF 

Draft Company Annual Report: Summary of 

Reductions in Emissions and Product Content 

January 2016 

NON CBI 
2010/15 PFOA Global Stewardship Program 

Draft Company Report: Summary of Reductions in Emissions and Product Content 

I SECTION l: REPOR::tl>ATE < <. :; ; .. '' .i;> < . · .. · ' / . :J January 2016 ... m~ 

I SECT. ION2:coMP.ANYIIlENTIFICATION . . ' . /./ >.I ''' ·' . ' - ., ' ' ..... - ' - . ''. ' . 

. . \ ~~TvI~~~ECIAL TY POLYMERS USA, LLC (formerly SOLVAY SO LEXIS, INC.) 

:2a: j Street Address 

· · 10 LEONARD LANE 

WEST DEPTFORD, NJ 08086 

SECT( ON 3! SuMMARY<:>:F•EM~ss10NS;;i··· · ... 

Pi;:n()d(u~e calerid,aryearc~.g. Jfili.t;iOOSjo T?ec3l/2005) .. I Jan 1, 2015 - Dec 31, 2015 

·t~~,~~~ ::!1'!Sf.:. ii~f~ ZERO I ZERO I NA 100% I · .. · / << .·· .>/ · U.S. facilities .. 

Pre6Uis0rs NA 

3b .I N6n-u.s.faiiμ~~s' .: ~e~!{ftfo~~;~~> .

1 

:: 

·· 1 PleMei?roVi.de llifOhriirt!oll"ori th~foethods; ~stfu:iptions;fui6ertiiinti¢s il.n.4 (l.efocffif!flilllitiffor thedafapfovided ~·. 

USE OF PFOA AND HIGHER HOMOLOGUES CEASED IN 2010. 
SECTION 4: Stfl.\:tMARY OF' l'R:Ol>tJcr· CONTENl' 

: J.an. f 2005 foDec3i •2005 .. . _, " ...... ' . ' ' '. ' ·' .. '.·:;·,',' .'.'/.,.'':.:.-··-·';···, 

•. •; . fl~()t6~61;,;h~f ~sp~f~;i\~{/ •.···· 

<··.!:;·:.-

:d~~~rlllii~~ol~~~1 · ..... :' -.·.o:.:::·:i.:.·-

' · i t~i()iii~i,9a;edprod11c1S · 

>1,000,000 >1,000,000 NA 

·· ~~~10.s. (?< 

,.,_::<··· · .. _,_ 

• ·.·• . • ~oD.del1ti~4o~3 . 

.. -,· 

0~JJ ZERO ppm 

NA 

•• 1 NA 

'.{ .. ':¢~~( <;;· &i6?t,1~[~1j? 11;·.-..... ·::•,ci·.:,:=• 

<1 ppb 

NA 

NA 

······ ?. ;£r~~~:~;~ tear ..... \f6id~~t~~:~a"'r·· ;~\ . >. ·.· 

~~~~~6ght.>) . ' -' _.. ' . ·. . ' ~1~~r&~l~"r• \ -~'.- ,· : 1:: :: ,, .' ... :.: ·,· ~-: ·;· ... , :, '. ··:·-<"•.' >,-·,: 

100% 

NA NA 

NA NA 

l~or~~~er~11 : . Ti16k~{ . : .·:.\·based · . · · 

< .Pf6~ucii{ .. ·.•·· 

>99.99999% NA 

NA NA 

NA NA 

facilities \ : _ -----"·---- ...... -.·.· I PreqJ.i!s(}rs \ < '! •.1 NA I NA I NA I NA I NA I NA I 

J;SJ:ease proyid~ igf oi:i;J.ati()ri ori tile m~t\io~~~~sllli!J'.lti~s;'i.ufo~rhtirities an(i dete~tiori liiitlts •f ot the dcita pfoyidedabove:•·. 

1 FluorDpolymers manufactured with PFOA or related chemicals. 

z Use the following ranges: (1) Zero (2) > 0 -10 kgs; (3) > 10 kgs - 100 kgs; (4) > 100 kgs - 1,000 kgs; (5) > 1,000 kgs- 10,000 kgs; (6) > 10,000 kgs100,000 kgs; (7) > 100,000 kgs - 1,00Q,000 kgs; {8) Over 1,000,000 kgs. 3 Concentration should reflect the concentration of chemical in the product as sold by the reporting company. If the reporting company has information 

concerning the concentration of chemical in the product as used by others - for example, as incorporated by dilution into a formulation - that additional 

information would also be helpful. 4 This value should be expressed as a weighted average concentration and range. 5 This value should be expressed as a maximum concentration. 6 This value should be expressed as a simple (not weighted) average and range. 
'

1 Product content is reported for products manufactured and/or imported by Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC (formerly 

Solvay Solexis, Inc.) in 2015. 

I Solvay's last import of products with PFOA residuals was in December 2015. Solvay will not import products containing 

PFOA residuals after the end of 201 S. 
Reported Emissions and Product Content 

''Ci1mpanjr" Tenth::Year · cliemkal ·· :EiilisSicins 

Clltegoiy • . r_.c;R~ec;l:=ea::':'s"'es:.;fo;::';::iil;:;I~'.'"'. c~kg.':··"'df::;, ::' ..• -.::. c-. r~~--.::-.:::cT====""'="'-:-r .. ,,.,-;;T-::'e'.:fo:cinc:-.,ccerccsc-,. c'il 

Solvay 

Specialty 

Polymers 

USA,LLC 

2015 

PFOA,PFOA 

salts and 

Higher 

Homolo es 

Precursors 

mlidia rr'olll FP . "eleaseJ. . • . . . Other fppn;i dry:. and 'refon1er . • kg of Dis[Je~sio~.. • llltloropolyilll\rs weight basiS, 

Manu:c~ring < ~~t~t~ i w:::Ztsr . (ppm !;;.~eight, :i:b~~J~ 

ZERO ZERO ZERO <l ppb NIA 
· ·coJilpaiiy ·- TenmYear CHemiCaV - - EDlissic!ils , 

ReduCttolis -- ·· t3t~g~ty_, t{c- __ : --~~-R--~ei"e..-···-~s_es..,.·"'"1-0'"~-a=n"Y-::_rc_~_.:-~_: kg~o._,f.,./-"";--.,._ +,-,---,,--,.,---,---'""""~,... ..,..--,-_._-,._,-, __,--. ~.---_~--,_'"'°,_ -~-~,;-,-~T~e-=·'t"'om~,__~e'"'rs~~~-.:~:_,_i 

Solvay 

Specialty 

Polymers 

USA,LLC 

2015 

PFOA,PFOA 

salts and 

Higher 

Homologues 

Precursors 

' media frol11 Fl'i - release I Otbe/' . (ppm dryaiid Telomer kg of . J>ispersions • Flnoropolylnets weight blisis, 

Man'Uracturlng prOdnct WP!ll wet~. (ppm dry,ffeeight \lllless stated 

·- (kg) · - rod.need _ w_eightbasis) basis) · oth=iseJ· 

Not Applicable 

NotA licable 
Reported Percent Reductions in Emissions and Product Content 

Table 3. Reported Percent Reductions in Emissions and Prodnct Content of PFOA, Precursors, and Higher Homologues from 

U.S. 0 erations 

• · ··•· " · %'1Uilllcti6ri In Eniissfons % RMuHfon~ill Pi'ilcfli:C:tc(lnfeiif · · ·. • ··. · · 'Tenth Yea/ Che.;.ical .·.t:;,--: .. -c""Y.'"'R""···,..ed~,.,...ct'"'···,..io~n'"'s--:ic;n--:t"'tita- .. •"'1--: .. •"--r.--:,.--: ...C7 •.~. ~.= .. ~ . .__=_,.-.,,-~ .. =.,.....~=."'."..~. ·"'T": .•e--:1-com'"'···-.· -.,....-:-.. ccJI 

··.company· . Reditc.fioni.·· • .. c. a. tegory· · .. ·• ·· ... ·· ... .. q ·u···a·n· ... ti· ...... , .•... o·r·. c· ..h·e··.m· .. ·.·1'.c··.·a .. ·.1(s .. ) .... ·.·.· Fluoropol;rmer Oihet • ·•·· ... , ei: ., 1>. is ...Pe. rsion. s.·· ... FI. ~6~o. polymers · ··.··.·p· ·.rb .. ·oadsuedc· ts/ · .• released frinn baseline J-:~.ar . · . , .. . . 

Solvay 

Specialty 

Polymers 

USA,LLC 

2015 

PFOA, 

PFOA salts 

and Higher 

Homologues 

Precursors 

100% 100% >99.99999% Not Ap licable 

Not Applicable 
Table 4. Reported Percent Rednctions in Emissions and Product Content of PFOA, Precursors, and Higher Homologues from 

Non U.S. 0 erations 

Solvay 

Specialty 

Polymers 

USA,LLC 

2015 

• Chelllic~l · ··· 

· . category 

PFOA,PFOA 

salts and 

Higher 

Homologues 

Precursors 

· ·'%Reducti011sin total 

·l)ullntity.ofcbemiCaI(s) 

. released from bastiline yea,r • 

- · -: :,:_. ___ ~,· _.·: - ·· · · ~- · - ?·:T~i6m~r-.--

Fluoro)lolyJller Other> · · ·. · . ·. 

_ · n· · ·. '· ... · 'F· .. l·u· ·o··,·.o· p'·o· .. 1·y.· ... m··• e· r.s·.· ;based ' --· 1spe~s~ons.·-, · · · -·· prod11•ts . 

Not A licable 

Not Applicable