Each modern chip fab requires 200 to 300 metric tons of PFA fluoropolymers — persistent "forever chemicals" linked to cancers and groundwater contamination. Chemours, the only U.S. manufacturer, plans up to $1 billion in expansion as the CHIPS Act's $52 billion reshoring push drives demand, colliding with regulatory efforts to restrict PFAS.
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