AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSupply Chains: Semiconductor materials supplier Qnity says it is expanding local production and sourcing more than 70% of raw materials regionally to stay close to chipmakers. In Malaysia, Yingde Gases’ NovaAir opened a 300-tonne-a-day air-separation plant to support manufacturing. Critical Materials & Recycling: The EU selected 46 projects to expand extraction, processing and recycling of strategic raw materials. Singapore’s NEU Battery Materials raised US$7.6 million to scale lithium recovery from LFP batteries, following the opening of its 1,300-tonne-a-year plant. Investment & Innovation: Dangote plans to lift refinery capacity to 1.4 million barrels a day by 2029, alongside major polyolefins expansion. India’s NuSynth raised Rs 36.5 crore to develop chemical processes for pharmaceutical and electronics materials. Safety & Regulation: A proposed FDA rule could extend a regulatory exemption to chemicals added directly to food without safety review, drawing public-health criticism. In France, environmental groups have challenged Tefal maker Groupe SEB over PFAS in cookware.
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