AGP Executive Report
Last update: 37 minutes agoPFAS Pressure Builds: New monitoring and public health reporting keep spotlighting “forever chemicals” in water and everyday exposure, with PFAS detected in the Flathead Watershed and broader studies linking long-term exposure to cancer and immune effects. DuPont Lithium Push: DuPont rolled out an end-to-end Direct Lithium Extraction portfolio for brines, spanning sorbents, membranes and ion-exchange resins to support scalable lithium recovery. India Agrochem Exports: India Pesticides Ltd secured EU Technical Equivalence approval for a fungicide, aiming to strengthen access to European markets. UK Battery Manufacturing: Archean Chemical-backed Offgrid Energy Labs inaugurated a UK pilot ZincGel zinc-bromide battery line (10 MWh) in Hampshire. Water Infrastructure Funding: Pennsylvania’s PENNVEST approved $306.4M for 29 drinking water and wastewater projects across 23 counties, including PFAS-related work. Trade Deal Momentum: India–UK CETA kicked in, with first-day exports topping $140M and CETA shipments flagged from multiple ports and ICDs. Testing Deal: Bridgepoint agreed to buy majority stake in German lab testing firm GBA Group for over €1B, reflecting continued investor appetite for regulated safety testing. Industrial Safety Comms: XOP Networks expanded emergency communication deployments at Saudi’s Petro Rabigh refinery complex.
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