Many of the POPs chemicals are actively used as they are, or as ingredients in manufactured products. UNIDO is therefore shifting the focus of its activities towards supporting industries by introducing alternatives to POPs chemicals in industrial processes, as well as by fostering the production of POPs-free manufactured goods.

Different approaches and alternatives exist to avoid manufacturing with POPs chemicals. Examples include converting dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) production to non-DDT alternatives, introducing alternatives to polybrominated diphenylether (PBDE) as flame retardants in auto part manufacturing, and phasing out hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) flame retardants in the manufacturing of insulation foam boards.

For more information, please check out our leaflet: Green Chemistry and Beyond: Manufacturing without POPs.