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BOLA’s Commitment
For the environment
BOLA takes its responsibility for the environment seriously. Our respon- sibility is not only a respectful handling of natural resources but also avoiding waste and integration of recycling in the production process.
» Even during the machining of PTFE (e. g. drilling, turning or milling) all cuttings are collected by means of suction through a special tube system directly on our machines. All chips as well as remnants of semi-finished items are sorted according to their purity and stored contamination-free in large containers before later being recycled. During recycling, all chips and remnants are converted by a specially developed process into usable semifinished items.
» With regard to the environment, disposable products are no longer in our mind. Therefore all our products are designed for long-time use.
» Generation of chips can be avoided by using moulded parts. In addition, moulding reduces the consumption of PTFE powder and energy.
» Products made of the most common fluoroplastics are free of plas- ticizers and solvents. Thus, they are not harmful for the environment.
PFOA:
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F F F F F F F OH APFO:
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
No PFOA / APFO use in production
Formerly, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) respectively sal ammoniac (APFO) have been used as additives in the polymerisation process during the production of polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE).
The use of these additives was obligatory in the emission polymerization process but has also partly been used in the suspension polymerisation process.
Although PFOA respectively APFO are almost completely removed from the final product and can mostly be regained during the production process, the well-known manufacturers of PTFE have committed themselves by self-declaration to waive the use of PFOA and APFO in any production process as of the production year 2015. With the renunciation of PFOA and APFO it is ensured that these chemicals, which have not been classified as toxical so far, do not accumulate in the environment.
By supplier agreements, BOHLENDER GmbH ensures that all fluoroplastic materials used for our products have been manufactured without the use of the additives PFOA and/or APFO. Besides PTFE and PTFE-TFM, this includes also all fluoro-thermoplastics such as PFA, FEP ETFE or PVDF.
By the way: BOLA offers custom manufacture. From 1 piece. Hotline +49 (0) 93 46-92 86-0
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