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A large group of institutional investors have urged chemical companies to stop producing PFAS, describing the carcinogenic substances as “the new asbestos.” In a letter to the CEOs of the world’s 50 largest chemical companies, they warned that PFAS users and manufacturers face “deep liability and insurance risks” that could significantly harm the companies' “long-term value.”
In the wake of emerging litigation and regulation on so-called forever chemicals, there are growing worries among investors that PFAS could be the 'new asbestos.'
There’s growing global concern about potential risks to human health from a group of industrial chemicals commonly known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals”.