AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSanctions & Trade Friction: The EU’s 21st Russia sanctions proposal would add 50 entities, including undisclosed firms based in India, clouding ratification of an EU-India trade deal being pushed as a major breakthrough. Critical Materials Push: Spain’s Técnicas Reunidas says it has produced first commercial-spec neodymium/praseodymium oxide using its RARETECH pilot in Madrid, feeding the PERMANET push to build a European permanent-magnet supply chain. Clean Energy Finance: The EU launched T-MED under the Pact for the Mediterranean, aiming to mobilise up to €25bn by 2035 for renewables, hydrogen, clean-tech manufacturing and grid upgrades. Regulatory Compliance in Chemicals: Evonik reports new testing showing over 95% of its siloxane additive portfolio stays below SVHC thresholds, positioning it for tighter EU REACH/CLP scrutiny. UK Defence Manufacturing: TEKEVER will start production at a new Swindon unmanned-aircraft facility from September, with the site becoming its main European manufacturing base. Supply Chain Disruption Risk: A UK-led operation intercepted a Russian shadow-fleet oil tanker in the English Channel, targeting funding for Russia’s war. Food Safety Shock: Nara Organics recalled its whole milk organic powdered infant formula after a multistate infant botulism outbreak; the product was manufactured in Europe.
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