工业集团3M周二表示，已达成广泛和解，以解决与PFAS“永久化学品”相关的人身伤害索赔，并警告第四季度将产生58亿美元的税前冲击。
Industrial conglomerate 3M said on Tuesday it had entered into a broad resolution to settle PFAS "forever chemicals" -related personal injury claims, and warned of a pre-tax hit of $5.8 billion in the fourth quarter.
根据协议，3M将在九年内作出73.5亿美元的名义税前承诺，现值为58亿美元。3M表示，该和解解决了约99%的现有人身伤害索赔，涉及水成膜泡沫多区诉讼（AFFF MDL）内外约11.5万至12万名符合条件的原告，包括所有曾是诉讼焦点的人身伤害索赔。付款结构包括2026年支付5000万美元，2027年无付款，最后两年约占付款总额的20%。
3M表示，公司2022年宣布将在2025年底前在全球停止生产所有PFAS，并已成功实现该目标。
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首席执行官威廉·布朗在周二的声明中说：“这一和解是3M的一个重要里程碑，大幅降低了诉讼不确定性。”
3M表示，该费用不改变其此前发布的2026年预测。公司称，该协议不构成责任认定，如果商定的和解条款未得到履行，将准备继续进行抗辩。
Under the agreement, 3M would make a pre-tax $7.35 billion nominal commitment over nine years, with a present value of $5.8 billion 3M said the resolution addressed about 99% of current personal injury claims inside and outside the Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Multi-District Litigation (AFFF MDL), involving about 115,000 to 120,000 plaintiffs eligible to participate, including all personal injury claims that had been the focus of the litigation The payment structure includes a $50 million payment in 2026 and no payments in 2027, with about 20% of payments due in the final two years 3M said it announced in 2022 that it would discontinue the manufacture of all PFAS globally by the end of 2025 and had successfully met that goal "This settlement is a significant milestone for 3M and substantially reduces litigation uncertainty," CEO William Brown said in a statement on Tuesday 3M said the charge does not change its previously issued 2026 forecast The company said the agreement was not an admission of liability and would be prepared to continue to defend itself if the agreed settlement terms are not fulfilled