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June 30, 2025 at 6:04 AM
rethinkplastic.bsky.social
It’s clear, @ec.europa.eu must act to protect the health of its citizens! #ToxicFreeEurope

🗒️ Registration of all polymers (including polyesters) and their additives under #REACH
✅ Strong consistency and complementarity between chemicals, products and waste legislation
June 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
rethinkplastic.bsky.social
It’s clear, @ec.europa.eu must act to protect the health of its citizens! #ToxicFreeEurope

☣️ Phase out hazardous chemicals from virgin and recycled plastics
🚫 Rapid phase-out of #PFAS
❌ Restriction on #PVC

as well as...
June 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
healthandenv.bsky.social
Several of our Belgian member organisations urge the EU and the 🇧🇪 government to urgently put a stop to #PFAS contamination. 🚫

Read the open letter (in Dutch) @bblv.be ➡️ bondbeterleefmilieu....

#BanPFAS #ToxicFreeEurope

@cmgezondheidsfonds.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
corporateeurope.org
Take action to tackle #PFAS and to demand a #ToxicFreeEurope

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Chemical reaction
The proposal to restrict PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying, says a new CEO report. Find out more, including about the Forever Lobbying Project, a grou...
corporateeurope.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
corporateeurope.org
If you havent already, take action to support a robust #PFAS restriction & to support a #ToxicFreeEurope

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Chemical reaction
The proposal to restrict PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying, says a new CEO report. Find out more, including about the Forever Lobbying Project, a grou...
corporateeurope.org
January 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
corporateeurope.org
Take a look at our brand new #PFAS report: "Chemical reaction - Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction"

You will find briefings in 🇬🇧, 🇳🇱, 🇩🇪, 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹 & an action to demand a #ToxicFreeEurope

#ForeverLobbying Project

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Chemical reaction
The proposal to restrict PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying, says a new CEO report. Find out more, including about the Forever Lobbying Project, a grou...
corporateeurope.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
corporateeurope.org
We will be presenting "Chemical reaction:
Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction" our latest analysis of the #PFAS industry's influencing tactics.

Check it out & take action to demand #BanPFAS and a #ToxicFreeEurope

#ForeverLobbying

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Chemical reaction
The proposal to restrict PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying, says a new CEO report. Find out more, including about the Forever Lobbying Project, a grou...
corporateeurope.org
January 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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You can also read the full text in 🇫🇷 & 🇬🇧 here and see the list of #PFAS affected communities and civil society groups which have signed.

It's time for a #ToxicFreeEurope

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Combating PFAS: "The European Union has a unique opportunity to act"
Check out this comment piece in Le Monde and the list of civil society groups and PFAS-affected communities from across Europe which have endorsed it.
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January 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
corporateeurope.org
Check out our report 'Chemical reaction:
Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction' where you can also take action for a #ToxicFreeEurope

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or

listen to our #PFAS podcast!

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#ForeverLobbying Project
Chemical reaction
The proposal to restrict PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying, says a new CEO report. Find out more, including about the Forever Lobbying Project, a grou...
corporateeurope.org
January 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
corporateeurope.org
🎧 If you don't have the time to read the whole report, why not start by listening to the podcast we've just dropped about it?

👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/01/c...

And please take one minute to sign the petition for #ToxicFreeEurope 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
The corporate fight against PFAS restriction
What does a lipstick, a non-stick frying pan and Scotchgard have in common? Find out in this brand new episode, where we speak to Vicky Cann author of the report "Chemical reaction - Inside the corpor...
corporateeurope.org
January 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
corporateeurope.org
Want to take action on #PFAS and other harmful chemicals?

Demand a #ToxicFreeEurope now!

#BanPFAS

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Chemical reaction
The proposal to restrict PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying, says a new CEO report. Find out more, including about the Forever Lobbying Project, a grou...
corporateeurope.org
January 16, 2025 at 9:57 AM
corporateeurope.org
Check out this coverage by the #ForeverLobbying Project & our new report: Chemical reaction - Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction

We need to #BanPFAS and create a #ToxicFreeEurope urgently

Get involved and take action today!

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Chemical reaction
The proposal to restrict PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying, says a new CEO report. Find out more, including about the Forever Lobbying Project, a grou...
corporateeurope.org
January 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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2️⃣ PFAS producers
Taken as a group of 17 companies, PFAS producers have collectively increased their declared EU lobby spending by 34 per cent in the past year.

Read our report and sign the petition for a #ToxicFreeEurope 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
Logo of Corporate Europe Observatory at the top left corner, at the bottom left corner there is the URL www.corporateeurope.org, at the bottom right one the logos of social media networks instagram, Facebook, mastodon and bluesky, and at the top right corner the words: Report - Chemical reaction - Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction. Below written in white against a black background we read: PFAS producers’ declared EU lobby budgets Bayer €7-8 million Merck €1.25-1.5 million AGC €0.9-1 million Solvay €0.8-0.9 million ARKEMA €0.2-0.3 million Archroma €50-100 thousand Daikin €0.2-0.3 million Gore €0.7-0.8 million BASF €4.5-5 million DuPont €0.7-0.8 million 3M €0.8-0.9 million Honeywell €2-2.25 million Gujarat Gas €50-100 thousand ExxonMobil €3.5-4 million Chemours €2.25-2.5 million Total spent on lobbying on all topics: €24.9-28.5 million 34% increase in one year Source: LobbyFacts.eu, based on self-declared sums, checked 15 December 2024.
January 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
corporateeurope.org
For a much-needed #PFAS restriction, we need to end the corporate ‘ #foreverlobbying ’ as it is clear that the chemicals industry, and their PFAS allies, are fighting very hard to delay, weaken, or derail the proposal.

Sign the petition for a #ToxicFreeEurope 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
Chemical reaction
The proposal to restrict PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying, says a new CEO report. Find out more, including about the Forever Lobbying Project, a grou...
corporateeurope.org
January 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
corporateeurope.org
In 2023 the groundbreaking investigation Forever Pollution Project identified 23,000 PFAS-contaminated sites just in Europe, with 20 manufacturing facilities and more than 2,100 sites considered to be “PFAS hotspots”.

Read it and sign for a #ToxicFreeEurope 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
Logo of Corporate Europe Observatory at the top left corner, at the bottom left corner there is the URL www.corporateeurope.org, at the bottom right one the logos of social media networks instagram, Facebook, mastodon and bluesky, and at the top right corner the words: Report - Chemical reaction - Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction Below written in white against a black background we read: The PFAS pollution crisis The image has 5 blue circles, each with the following text: 1. PFAS pollution found in animals, air, waters, soil, plants 2. Annual European health-related costs for exposure to PFAS estimate €52-84 billion 3. 23,000+ contaminated sites across Europe 4. Human health impacts likely to include liver damage, decreased fertility, and cancer 5. Annual European environmental PFAS clean-up costs estimate €100+ billion Sources: https://foreverpollution.eu/lobbying https://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1295959/FULLTEXT01.pdf
January 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
corporateeurope.org
#PFAS, or forever chemicals, are widespread.

Check out our new report which shows how EU’s #PFAS restriction is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying

Read it here and sign the petition for a #ToxicFreeEurope

#BanPFAS

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Chemical reaction
The proposal to restrict PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying, says a new CEO report. Find out more, including about the Forever Lobbying Project, a grou...
corporateeurope.org
January 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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6️⃣ @euchemicalsagency.bsky.social consultation
The ECHA’s public consultation saw a flood of business responses — strategically orchestrated by Chemours, CEFIC, etc. Some direct lobbying of ECHA officials has also occurred.

Read it and sign for #ToxicFreeEurope 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
Logo of Corporate Europe Observatory at the top left corner, at the bottom left corner there is the URL www.corporateeurope.org, at the bottom right one the logos of social media networks instagram, Facebook, mastodon and bluesky, and at the top right corner the words: Report - Chemical reaction - Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction Three circles. A green one to the left says: It’s time to reclaim regulation and to prioritise sustainability and justice over corporate profits A blue circle at the centre says: It’s time to ban ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS and use safer alternatives instead. An orange circle at the right says: It’s time to protect PFAS decision-making; the Commission needs to stop meeting with the PFAS lobby industry.
January 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
ecos.ngo
'Forever chemicals' (PFAS) are widespread. We need to stop PFAS pollution accumulating further for a #ToxicFreeEurope.

@corporateeurope.bsky.social's new report shows how the EU’s #PFAS restriction is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying.

corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
Chemical reaction
The proposal to restrict PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying, says a new CEO report. Find out more, including about the Forever Lobbying Project, a grou...
corporateeurope.org
January 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
corporateeurope.org
For a much-needed #PFAS restriction, we need to end the corporate ‘forever lobbying’ as it is clear that the chemicals industry, and their PFAS allies, are fighting 🦷and 💅 to delay, weaken, or derail the proposal.

Read the report and sign for a #ToxicFreeEurope 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
Logo of Corporate Europe Observatory at the top left corner, at the bottom left corner there is the URL www.corporateeurope.org, at the bottom right one the logos of social media networks instagram, Facebook, mastodon and bluesky, and at the top right corner the words: Report - Chemical reaction - Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction. Below written in white against a black background we read: Next steps for the European Commission on PFAS Several green circles say: Immediate halt to all private Commission lobby meetings on the uPFAS restriction with those industry voices demanding exemptions and derogations; No pre-empting the work of ECHA on uPFAS; Public recognition that it is vital to protect the public interest from corporate capture in uPFAS restriction; Better rule book; Much improved implementation of EU access to documents rules; Review of use of industry-sourced studies and data in chemicals policy-making, and boosting the sourcing of independent science; Scale up Commission work on the substitution of harmful substances with safer alternatives.
January 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
corporateeurope.org
We show that the EU's proposal to restrict #PFAS is under serious threat
As a group, PFAS producers’ have declared increased EU lobby budgets by 34% in past year, piling up a total of €24.9-€28.5million!
Read the report & sign the petition for a #ToxicFreeEurope 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
Logo of Corporate Europe Observatory at the top left corner, at the bottom left corner there is the URL www.corporateeurope.org and at the bottom right one the logos of social media networks instagram, Facebook, mastodon and bluesky. The word “Report” is highlighted and then followed by the bigger words: “Chemical reaction”, followed by the subtitle, in smaller font: “Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction” At the right of the words is an infinity mathematical sign, an Erlenmeyer flask and the representation of PFAS molecules. The background of the image is green. Logo of Corporate Europe Observatory at the top left corner, at the bottom left corner there is the URL www.corporateeurope.org, at the bottom right one the logos of social media networks instagram, Facebook, mastodon and bluesky, and at the top right corner the words: Report - Chemical reaction - Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction Below written in white against a black background we read: The PFAS pollution crisis The image has 5 blue circles, each with the following text: 1. PFAS pollution found in animals, air, waters, soil, plants 2. Annual European health-related costs for exposure to PFAS estimate €52-84 billion 3. 23,000+ contaminated sites across Europe 4. Human health impacts likely to include liver damage, decreased fertility, and cancer 5. Annual European environmental PFAS clean-up costs estimate €100+ billion Sources: https://foreverpollution.eu/lobbying https://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1295959/FULLTEXT01.pdf Logo of Corporate Europe Observatory at the top left corner, at the bottom left corner there is the URL www.corporateeurope.org, at the bottom right one the logos of social media networks instagram, Facebook, mastodon and bluesky, and at the top right corner the words: Report - Chemical reaction - Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction. Below written in white against a black background we read: PFAS producers’ declared EU lobby budgets Bayer €7-8 million Merck €1.25-1.5 million AGC €0.9-1 million Solvay €0.8-0.9 million ARKEMA €0.2-0.3 million Archroma €50-100 thousand Daikin €0.2-0.3 million Gore €0.7-0.8 million BASF €4.5-5 million DuPont €0.7-0.8 million 3M €0.8-0.9 million Honeywell €2-2.25 million Gujarat Gas €50-100 thousand ExxonMobil €3.5-4 million Chemours €2.25-2.5 million Total spent on lobbying on all topics: €24.9-28.5 million 34% increase in one year Source: LobbyFacts.eu, based on self-declared sums, checked 15 December 2024.
January 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
corporateeurope.org
#PFAS, or forever chemicals, are widespread.

Check out our new report which shows how EU’s proposed PFAS restriction is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying.

Read it here and sign the petition for a #ToxicFreeEurope 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-...
January 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
eeb.org
🚨Urged the REACH Committee to act 👇

1️⃣ #BanPFAS in fire fighting foams
2️⃣ Reject unjustified chromium trioxide use for health protection
3️⃣ End delays on chemical restrictions

For a #ToxicFreeEurope

📨 Full letter eeb.org/library/lett...
December 16, 2024 at 2:00 PM