AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPFAS: 3M agreed to pay about $7.35 billion to settle most PFAS injury claims, while the UK launched a study measuring PFAS in people’s blood and urine. Materials & Recycling: India proposed rules allowing recycled polyethylene and polypropylene in food-contact packaging if safety standards are met; Korean researchers also reported breaking down waste PET at 50°C without pretreatment. Industry Moves: Mitsui Chemicals plans to buy chip-materials maker JSR for more than $8.2 billion, and Univar Solutions completed its acquisition of Lavo Bulk assets in Canada. Earnings & Markets: Evonik raised its outlook after a strong third quarter, while global natural rubber production and consumption both fell in the first half of 2026. Low-Carbon Chemistry: C1 sold its first technology licence and partnered with Thermax, while UPM opened an industrial wood-to-chemicals biorefinery targeting new markets. Celanese and Röchling are also developing lower-carbon POM materials using captured carbon.
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