2008 Annual Progress Reports

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Background
As part of their commitment to the 2010/15 PFOA Stewardship Program, the eight participating companies agreed to submit annual progress reports on their reductions of PFOA, PFOA precursors and higher homologues in facility emissions and product content. Annual reports are due by October 31, for years 2007 through 2015. Progress is being measured against the baseline data submitted in October of 2007.

2008 Company Progress Reports

All eight companies submitted their progress reports by October 31, 2008. The submissions are presented in PDF file format and are linked from the company name. See the 2008 progress reports and summary tables below.

3M/Dyneon (PDF) 51 pp, 570K)
Arkema Inc. (PDF) (3 pp, 45K)
Asahi Glass Company (PDF) (163 pp, 4.4MK)
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation (PDF) (3 pp, 49K)
Clariant International Ltd. (PDF) (40 pp, 775K)
Daikin America, Inc. (PDF) (7 pp, 115K)
E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company (PDF) (30 pp, 519K)
Solvay Solexis (PDF) (77 pp, 2.8MK)

EPA's Summary Tables for 2008 Company Progress Reports

EPA has summarized the data from progress reports submitted by all the participating companies in their public reports in the four tables that appear below. Additional information may be obtained by viewing the specific company reports above. Download the 2008 Summary Tables here in (PDF) (4 pp, 39.3K)

Contents of Tables 1-4

Data for manufacturing sites in the U.S., and for products manufactured in the U.S.

Data for manufacturing sites located outside the U.S., and for products manufactured outside the U.S.

Actual emissions and product content

Table 1

Table 2

Percent reduction in emissions and product content

Table 3

Table 4

Table 1. Reported Emissions and Product Content of PFOA, Precursors, and Higher Homologues from U.S. Operations

Company	Chemical Category	Releases to all media from FP and Telomer Manufacturing (kg)	kg of release / kg of product produced	Dispersions (ppm wet-weight basis)	Other Fluoropolymers (ppm dry-weight basis)	Telomers (ppm dry-weight basis, unless stated otherwise)
Arkema	PFOA and Higher Homologues	>1,000 - 10,000	For FP Production: (> 0.1 - 1) kg / 100 kg	>500 - 1,000	>70 - 15	Not Applicable
Arkema	Precursors	Not Applicable
Asahi	PFOA and Higher Homologues	5,027^a	For FP Production: < 1 kg / 100 kg	100 - 1,570	0.12	Not Applicable
Asahi	Precursors	Not Applicable
Ciba	PFOA	0 kg (total for emissions and product content)
	Higher Homologues	0 kg (total for emissions and product content)
	Precursors	0 kg (total for emissions and product content)
Clariant	PFOA and PFOA salts	Not Applicable
Clariant	Precursors	Not Applicable
Daikin	PFOA	<100	None reported	<10	<10	<5
Daikin	Precursors and Higher Homologues	<100	None reported	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	CBI
DuPont	PFOA and PFOA Salts	960^b	None reported	36	14	21 kg
	Higher Homologues	Not Reported	None reported	36	14	None reported
	Precursors	CBI	None reported	None reported	None reported	3 kg
Dyneon/3M	PFOA, PFOA salts and Higher Homologues	0	0	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Dyneon/3M	Precursors	Not Applicable
Solvay Solexis	PFOA, PFOA salts and Higher Homologues	1,000 - 10,000	For FP Production: 0.161 kg / 100 kg	400-450	170-200	Not Applicable
	Precursors	Not Applicable

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Table 2. Reported Emissions and Product Content of PFOA, Precursors, and Higher Homologues from Non-U.S. Operations

Company	Chemical Category	Emissions		Product Content
Company	Chemical Category	Releases to all media from FP and Telomer Manufacturing (kg)	kg of release / kg of product produced	Dispersions (ppm wet-weight basis)	Other Fluoropolymers (ppm dry-weight basis)	Telomers (ppm dry-weight basis, unless stated otherwise)
Arkema	PFOA and Higher Homologues	>1,000 - 10,000	For FP Production: (> 0.1 - 1) kg / 100 kg	Not Applicable	>70 - 150	Not Applicable
Arkema	Precursors	Not Applicable
Asahi	PFOA, PFOA salts and Higher Homologues	3,910	For FP Production: < 1 kg / 100 kg	5-2,900	18	Negligible compared to precursors
Asahi	Precursors	2,310	For Telomer Production: < 1 kg / 100 kg	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Average 50% (range: 0-100%)
Ciba	PFOA	16 kg (total for emissions and product content)
	Higher Homologues	14 kg (total for emissions and product content)
	Precursors	545 kg (total for emissions and product content)
Clariant	PFOA and PFOA Salts	1	For Telomer Production: 2.0 E-5 kg / 100 kg	None reported	None reported	2 kg
Clariant	Direct Precursors	<3	For Telomer Production: 6.0 E-5 kg / 100 kg	None reported	None reported	60 kg^c
Daikin	PFOA	<2,500	None reported	<100	<120	<5kg
Daikin	Precursors and Higher Homologues	<1000	None reported	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	CBI
DuPont	PFOA and PFOA salts	1,410^d	None Reported	120	0	21 kg
	Higher homologues	None Reported	None Reported	120	0	None Reported
	Precursors	None Reported	None Reported	None Reported	None Reported	3 kg
Dyneon/3M	PFOA, PFOA salts and Higher Homologues	1,270	For FP Production: < 1 kg / 100 kg	8	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Dyneon/3M	Precursors	Not Applicable
Solvay Solexis	PFOA, PFOA salts and Higher Homologues	Not Applicable
Solvay Solexis	Precursors	Not Applicable

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Reported Percent Reductions in Emissions and Product Content

Table 3 . Reported Percent Reductions in Emissions and Product Content of PFOA, Precursors, and Higher Homologues from U.S. Operations (cumulative percent reductions from baseline year through end of 2007)

Company	Chemical Category	% Reduction in Emissions % Reductions in total quantity of chemical(s) released from baseline year	% Reduction in Product Content
Company	Chemical Category		Fluoropolymer Dispersions	Other Fluoropolymers	Telomer based products
Arkema	PFOA and Higher Homologues	29%	0%	36%	Not Applicable
Arkema	Precursors	Not Applicable
Asahi	PFOA, PFOA Salts, and Higher Homologues	4%^e	63%	PFOA content in this product is negligible as compared to that in dispersions	Not Applicable
Asahi	Precursors	Not Applicable
Ciba	PFOA	100% (total for emissions and product content
	Higher Homologues	100% (total for emissions and product content
	Precursors	100% (total for emissions and product content
Clariant	PFOA and PFOA Salts	Not Applicable
Clariant	Direct Precursors	Not Applicable
Daikin	PFOA	99%	99%	>30%	>60%
Daikin	Precursors and Higher Homologues	>95% for telomer production	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	>70%
DuPont	PFOA and PFOA Salts	98%	96%	96%	96%
	Higher Homologues	None reported	96%	96%	96%
	Precursors	CBI	None reported	None reported	96%
Dyneon/3M	PFOA, PFOA salts and Higher Homologues	100%	100%	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Dyneon/3M	Precursors	Not Applicable
Solvay Solexis	PFOA, PFOA salts and Higher Homologues	14%^f	59%	0%	Not Applicable
Solvay Solexis	Precursors	Not Applicable

Table 4. Reported Percent Reductions in Emissions and Product Content of PFOA, Precursors, and Higher Homologues from Non-U.S. Operations (cumulative percent reductions from baseline year through end of 2007)

Company	Chemical Category	% Reduction in Emissions % Reductions in total quantity of chemical(s) released from baseline year	% Reduction in Product Content
Company	Chemical Category		Fluoropolymer Dispersions	Other Fluoropolymers	Telomer based products
Arkema	PFOA and Higher Homologues	CBI
Arkema	Precursors	Not Applicable
Asahi	PFOA, PFOA Salts, and Higher Homologues	60%	43%	PFOA content in this product is negligible as compared to that in dispersions	Negligible as compared to precursors
Asahi	Precursors	42%	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	23%
Ciba	PFOA	96.4% (total for emissions and product content)
	Higher Homologues	96.4% (total for emissions and product content)
	Precursors	Increase of 24.4% (total for emissions and product content)
Clariant	PFOA and PFOA Salts	90%	None reported	None reported	35%
Clariant	Direct Precursors		None reported	None reported	38%^g
Daikin	PFOA	>40%	95%	>20%	>70%
Daikin	Precursors and Higher Homologues	>40%	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	>70%
DuPont	PFOA and PFOA Salts	93%	88%	100%	96%
	Higher Homologues	None Reported	88%	100%	96%
	Precursors	None Reported	None Reported	None Reported	96%
Dyneon/3M	PFOA, PFOA salts and Higher Homologues	91%	99%	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Dyneon/3M	Precursors	Not Applicable
Solvay Solexis	PFOA, PFOA salts and Higher Homologues	Not Applicable
Solvay Solexis	Precursors	Not Applicable

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Notes:
- "Not Applicable" indicates that the data element did not apply to the specific company's operations in the area covered by the table.
- "Not Reported" indicates that the company did not provide a figure for the specific data element.
- "CBI" data is claimed as confidential business information.

^a Reflects increased production at the company's US facilities during the most recent reporting year, as compared to the previous year.
^b Number represents global emissions of telomer manufacturing.
^c Reflects increased production at the company's non-US facilities during the most recent reporting year, as compared to the previous year.
^d Number reflects global emissions of telomer manufacturing.
^e Reflects increased production at the company’s US facilities during the most recent reporting year, as compared to the previous year.
^fDecrease in % reduction in emissions from 2006 due to increased production in 2007.
^g Reflects increased production at the company's non-US facilities during the most recent reporting year, as compared to the previous year.

	Data for manufacturing sites in the U.S., and for products manufactured in the U.S.	Data for manufacturing sites located outside the U.S., and for products manufactured outside the U.S.
Actual emissions and product content	Table 1	Table 2
Percent reduction in emissions and product content	Table 3	Table 4

2008 Annual Progress Reports

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