Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2002-0051-0010
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2006-03-07T05:00Z

EPAlFluoropolymer
Industry
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Introductions
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Meeting
Purpose
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Introduction
to
the
Fluoropolymer
(FP)
Industry
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Fluorinated
Processing
Aids
(APFO/
PFOA)
in
Fluoropolymers
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Qiscussion
&
Feedback
Meeting
Purpose
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Provide
Overview
of
FP
Industry
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Who,
What,
How,
Critical
Uses
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Open
Communication
Channels
I
Describe
What
Industry
Is
Doing
I
Determine
EPA
Expectations
&
Plans
I
Regulatory
Actions
I
International
Coordination
I
Discuss
Next
Steps
Society
of
the
Plastics
Industry
(SPI)
Fluoropolymer
Manufacturers
Group
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Special
Purpose
Committee
of
the
SPI
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The
mission
of
the
FMG
is
to
promote
the
continued
safe
manufacture
&
use
of
fluoropolymers
made
using
fluorinated
polymerization
aides
(FPA)
while
establishing
&
supporting
responsible
care
in
the
use
of
fluoropolymer
products
&
minimizing
the
impact
on
the
environment
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Objectives
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Meeting
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Illustrate
Necessity
of
the
Continuing
Safe
Use
of
APFO
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Demonstrate
Industry's
Safety
&
Health
Awareness
I
Identify
EPA
Concerns
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FMG
Members
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Asahi
Glass
Fluoropolymers
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Atofina
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Ausimont
I
Daikin
I
DuPont
&
DuPont/
Dow
Elastomers
I
Dyneon
(a
3M
Company)

Fluoropolymers
&
PFO
Chemistry
I
APFO
Vs.
PFOS
Chemistry
I
PFOS
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Part
of
the
Product
Being
Sold
I
APFO
­
Processing
Aid,
Not
Intended
to
Be
in
Product
I
Production
Volume
Comparisons
I
PFOS
­
Thousands
of
Tons
(Millions
of
Pounds)
I
APFO
­
Tens
of
Tons
(Thousands
of
Pounds)
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Dispersive
Vs.
Non­
dispersive
Uses
I
PFOS
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Spray
Applications
for
Consumer
Products
(Dispersive
by
Design)
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APFO
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Traces
in
End­
use
Products
(Non­
dispersive)

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Importance
of
Fluoropolymers
to
Society/
Commerce
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What
are
Fluoropolymers
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PTFE
(Granular,
Fine
Powder,
Dispersion,
Micropowders)
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Thermoplastic
Fluoropolymers
(FEP,
PFA,
ETFE,
THV,
PVDF,
etc.)
I
Fluoroelastomers
(including
PFE)

I
Building
Blocks:
I
TFE
I
HFP
I
VDF
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Olefins
I
Fluoro
Vinyl
Ethers
Importance
of
Fluoropolymers
in
Society
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Fluoropolymer
Markets
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$2.5
Billion
of
FP
Sales
=
$10­
25
Billion
in
Industries
Dependent
on
FP
End­
Products
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Aerospace/
Military
I
Automobiles/
Transportation/
Off­
Road
I
Chemical/
Petrochemical
Processing
Equipment
I
Computers/
Semiconductors
I
Medical
Devices
I
Power
Generation
Pollution
Control
I
Telecommunications
Importance
of
Fluoropolymers
In
Critical
Applications
I
Fuel
Barrier
Hoses,
Connectors
&
Seals
I
Drive
Train
Seals
I
Hydraulic
&
Refrigeration
Seals
I
High
Performance
Lubricants
I
Filtration
Products
(Bag
Houses
Etc)
I
Wire
&
Cable
Insulation
(LAN
Networks,
Automotive,
Aerospace,
Etc.)
I
Semiconductor
Chip
Manufacturing
Equipment
I
Pipe
&Tank
Liners
I
Pump
Seals,
Liners,
Packing
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Tubing
in
Medical/
measurement/
aerospace
Devices
I
Protective
Clothing
I
Protective
Coatings
on
Metal
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Etc.

Global
Industry
Organization
I
Association
of
Plastic
Manufacturers
in
Europe
(APME)
I
The
Society
of
the
Plastics
Industry
(SPI)
I
Fluoropolymer
Manufacturers
Group
(FW
I
Canadian
Plastics
Industry
Association
(CPIA)
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Contacts/
inclusion
of
OECD
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Status
of
SPIIAPME
ES&
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Programs
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Toxicology
I
APME
APFO
Tox
Program
Ongoing
for
Over
3
Years
I
APME
Product
Stewardship
&
Worker
Safety
&
Health
Programs
I
Epidemiology
­
Limited
Use
Locations
With
Good
Worker
Medical
Histories
I
Lifecycle
Management
I
Need
to
Gather
&
Understand
Additional
Residual
&
Exposure
Data
I
I
Fully
Determine
Where
It
Goes
I
I
Decide
How
Release
&
Exposure
Can
Be
Further
Reduced
(Continued)

Status
of
SPIIAPME
ES&
H
Programs
(continued)

I
Environmental
Impacts
I
Committed
to
Minimizing
Environmental
Impact
I
Source
Reduction
I
Investigate
Recovery,
Recycle
&
Re­
use
I
Committed
to
Preventing
Exposure
&
Avoiding
Any
Human
Health
Effects
I
Replacement
or
Alternate
Technology?
I
Repeated
Attempts
but
No
Success
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Group
Discussion
Questions/
Feedback/
Timelines
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