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François Desné has joined Arkema as senior vice president of High Performance Polymers and Fluorogases and a member of the company’s executive committee.

Australia's competition regulator has opened its initial assessment of the proposed combination, with a determination period running through Nov. 13.

New concentration limits take effect for consumer mixtures and other specified products, but the measure is not a blanket ban on all PFAS in industrial coatings.

A potential sale of AkzoNobel’s vehicle-refinish business could help the proposed $25 billion merger secure EU approval, according to Reuters.

Reuters reports BASF could improve its rejected €10.3 billion approach, but no revised proposal has been made and Evonik says talks are not underway.

The initial five-year recommendation follows a 299% year-over-year increase in May imports and would combine percentage and minimum-per-kilogram duties.

The segment posted 10.2% sales growth and 18.2% adjusted EBITDA growth as RPM reset its full-year expectations amid raw-material inflation.

Amended Rule 1143 bars the specified compounds in affected products manufactured after Sept. 1, 2027 and permits a two-year sell-through period.

The proposed consent-decree modification would add groundwater remediation at a former New Jersey manufacturing site, with public comments accepted through Nov. 2.

Organizers are seeking technical presentations and posters for the June 8-10 event at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.