AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoInvestment & Capacity: Arkema plans a €150 million upgrade to a French chemical plant to cut carbon emissions, while Covestro is reorganizing polycarbonate production at Antwerp and Kronox has acquired Axiom Chemicals’ Dahej facility to expand manufacturing. Market & Jobs: South Korea’s chemical and chemical-products employment helped lift manufacturing jobs for the first time in 27 months; separately, reports warn of substantial job cuts across Germany’s chemical industry. Regulation & Liability: A US appeals court vacated the EPA’s methylene-chloride risk-management rule under TSCA. 3M is challenging major PFAS lawsuits in the US and Australia, while Chemours faces a securities-fraud case alleging it overstated demand for its Opteon products. Chemical Safety: The FDA proposes expanding an exemption that could let some chemicals be used directly in food without safety review, drawing warnings from public-health advocates about potential health risks. Cleaner Processes: University of Surrey researchers say a lower-toxicity solvent system could help scale perovskite solar-cell production without several hazardous solvents used today.
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