Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of industrial chemicals that are used in numerous industrial processes and consumer products due to their special technical properties. PFAS are difficult to degrade and are detectable in the environment, food chain and humans. Therefore, these substances are also known as "forever chemicals."
3M has agreed to pay $10.3 billion to resolve legal challenges brought against the company by US public water systems over its discharges of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into US waterways. The deal is subject to approval by a US federal court.
US consumer products giant 3M has announced it will discontinue production and use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, (PFAS) across its products by the end of 2025.
US conglomerate 3M has agreed with the Flemish government to spend more than €571 million on cleaning up PFAS-contamination at its site in Belgium. The Flemish government had ordered 3M to halt PFAS production at Zwijndrecht last October because of contamination levels.
