30 Aug 2024 --- Evonik hosted the German Chancellor earlier this week at its facility in Marl, Germany, where Olag Scholz addressed the European Union’s (EU) proposed ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Scholz told reporters that, within the EU, he would take a “pragmatic approach” to PFAS legislation that “does not hinder Germany’s industrial development…but promotes it.” Evonik tells Personal Care Insights the company welcomes this news and “approves of balanced regulatory measures for PFAS.”