Fluoropolymers: dependable. essential. safe. get the facts.

About Fluoropolymers

Fluoropolymers play a crucial role in many products and services on which we depend in our daily lives - yet most of us don't realize it.

In recent years, concerns have been raised about PFOA, a chemical used as a processing aid in the manufacture of fluoropolymers. The public debate on this matter has raised valid questions, which are being addressed in a number of ways. At the same time, information on this topic in the media is often complex, and not always accurate.

On this site, you'll find a straightforward, candid discussion of fluoropolymers and PFOA. This should address any concerns you may have, and also offer you details on the myriad benefits of fluoropolymer products. If you have questions that are not addressed on this site, just send them to us and we'll do our best to address them.

Benefits

Protecting factory workers

Protective garments made of nylon or polyester coated with chemically resistant polymers (such as polytetrafluoroethylene or PTFE, a type of fluoropolymer) protect workers from corrosive, alkaline or acidic chemicals.

Fact or Myth?

Myth: Exposure to PFOA can cause birth defects in humans.

REALITY: Laboratory testing of PFOA has shown that it does not cause birth defects or affect DNA at current levels of human exposure in the environment. Some adverse effects have been observed in laboratory tests on animals, but these effects were observed only at exposures many times higher than those to which the general public is ever exposed.