AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCoal-to-chemicals push in India: Coal India is expanding beyond mining into coal gasification, coal-to-chemicals, renewables, battery storage, critical minerals and advanced materials, with a portfolio of projects worth about INR 69,346 crore and synthetic gas and fertilizer initiatives like Talcher Fertilizers and Bharat Coal Gasification & Chemicals. Military carbon-fiber scale-up: Russia is set to expand military-grade carbon fiber at Rosatom’s Alabuga-Volokno in Tatarstan, potentially boosting Shahed-type drone output by tens of thousands per year by 2029. PFAS accountability in the US: North Carolina’s $590m PFAS settlement involving Chemours/DuPont/Corteva highlights ongoing distrust among private well owners and pressure for safer public water delivery. EU trade rules for steel: The EU’s 155-day provisional safeguards on grain-oriented electrical steel imports start 25 September, using tariff-rate quotas and price thresholds across transformer supply-chain inputs. Carbon storage goes commercial in Denmark: INEOS’ Greensand project begins commercial operation with initial 400,000 tCO2/yr injection capacity and plans for expansion. Dangote refinery IPO watch: Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals plans a Nigeria primary listing and a possible New York secondary listing after expansion to 1.4m bpd by early 2029. Digital trade finance in Africa: MCB completed what it says is the first electronic bill of exchange under Mauritian law, cutting cross-border documentation time from days to under an hour.
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