Having halted production two years ago, the protective materials division of the 3M Company has said it is to relaunch its Scotchgard water and stain repellent product in the autumn.

Other than the name and what its does, the new Scotchgard will be completely different from the old, which has been supplied from stock since production stopped in March 2000. The main change being that now it cannot break down into perfluorooctanyl sulfonate - otherwise known as PFOS – a substance that lingers in the environment and the reason why the old product was phased out in the first place.

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