AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoCapacity & Supply: AkzoNobel is investing $60 million to expand North American powder-coatings production, adding lines in Pennsylvania, lifting capacity in Indiana and building an acrylics facility in Mexico. Sasol has restarted its Italian paraffin unit and lifted supply restrictions on ingredients used in detergents and cleaners. Deals & Earnings: Evonik rejected BASF’s improved $12.5 billion approach. SABIC returned to profit in the third quarter, reporting net income of $224 million, while PTT Global Chemical and SCG Chemicals plan to combine their Thai olefins and polyolefins businesses. Environmental Risks: Oregon regulators are investigating a process-water discharge from PCC Structurals that likely killed aquatic life along Johnson Creek. Separately, researchers warn that treating low PFAS readings as zero may conceal a substantial share of drinking-water contamination.
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