3M settles ‘forever chemicals’ leak with Flemish government for €571m

Sarah JollyJuly 7, 2022
Zwijndrecht, Antwerp, Belgium : 09.05.2021 Aerial photo of the 3M factory in Antwerp
The 3M factory in Zwijndrecht, Belgium. Credit: Shutterstock/Chedko

A Belgium subsidiary of US manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay €571m to the Flemish government to settle claims that the company’s Zwijndrecht plant near Antwerp leaked ‘forever chemicals’ into the local environment.

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Sarah JollyJuly 7, 2022
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