The Business of PFAS

This weekly newsletter covers the latest PFAS related SEC filings, corporate news, recently published patents and company self-reported news.

If you need to do a competitive analysis/environmental scan of the PFAS marketplace, get in touch with us.? Our business research skills and experience will give you a leg up and save you a lot of time and effort: [email protected]

Upcoming PFAS Conferences

PFAS ForumIV 5/28-5/30 Orlando, FL https://pfasforum.org/

PFAS: Regulation, Compliance and Litigation 5/30-5/31 New York, NY https://lnkd.in/dx_SKb-e

Batelle 2024 Chlorinated Conference 6/2-6/4 Denver, CO https://lnkd.in/dk6PfUgZ

National PFAS Conference 6/10-6/12 Ann Arbor, MI https://lnkd.in/dxH8iTqH Perrin Environmental Risk and PFAS Litigation Conference 6/11-6/12 New York, NY https://lnkd.in/d9QqdkVZ

American Water Works Association Conference ACE246/10-6/13Anaheim, CAACE American Water Works Association (awwa.org)

Community-Based Collaborative PFAS Summit - Mid-Atlantic - Hudson Delaware Region & Beyond6/14Hoboken, NJAbout - UNITING FOR ENHANCED PROTECTION AGAINST FOREVER CHEMICALS (https://lnkd.in/gm74C-Br)

PFAS RELATED CORPORATE NEWS FROM SEC FILINGS DURING THE LAST WEEK

BIOLARGO Inc. reports the first successful installation of their PFAS fighting technology in New Jersey and expressions of interest from other potential customers ranging from small municipal wastewater treatment plants to the Air Force. Their chief bottleneck for additional business is hiring more qualified staff.

[Their entire PFAS discussion is worth reading to get a good overview of the PFAS water marketplace in the US. In addition, I know that a few of you with an engineering/sales business development background are looking for new jobs; it probably would be worthwhile to get in touch with the people at BIOLARGO].

IMMUCELL CORP warns that the recently enacted state of Maine PFAS regulatory regulations requiring reporting of PFAS and a phased ban of 'intentionally added PFAS' will adversely affect their business position by limiting access to suppliers and potential customers. Their corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities are located in Maine.

TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc is investigating if their flagship product, SteraMist can play a role in controlling the environmental impact from PFAS chemicals and if so, how large the market might be.

Note: Links in this section go the search results list; scroll down to find the appropriate company filing documents.

More than 20 other companies have reported PFAS related news in their SEC filings during the last week, for a full list or related research, reach out to us.

PFAS Company News

How new federal limits on 'forever chemicals' will affect Connecticut | Connecticut Public (ctpublic.org

After decades of use, Utah military parting ways with harmful firefighting foam | KSL.com

New federal assistance signed into law Thursday to help airports phase out forever chemicals | News Channel 3-12 (keyt.com)

Federal PFAS regulations give Alabama Riverkeepers support (alreporter.com)

Fire chiefs eye future of gear without 'forever chemicals' (wgal.com)

Alaska lawmakers approve bill ending use of firefighting foams with ‘forever chemicals’ - Anchorage Daily News (adn.com)

Tucson is one of the first places in line for money to clean up PFAS | News | WLIW-FM

Long-awaited PFAS regulations renew strategy discussions at WasteExpo | Waste Dive

How 3M Execs Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe — ProPublica

EPA Adds Seven More PFAS “Forever Chemicals” To Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Program | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP - JDSupra

Bluewater urges against PFAS and microplastic pollution - Water Magazine

MassDEP Penalizes Thermoplastics Manufacturer for Withholding Information about PFAS Contamination at its Holden Property | Mass.gov

U.S. Fifth Circuit Reverses EPA Order Regarding the Presence of PFAS in Plastic Containers | Fishman Haygood LLP - JDSupra

Op-Ed: Who should pay for ‘forever chemical’ regulations | NJ Spotlight News

There are 30+ plus additional major corporate PFAS new stories, for a full list, get in touch with us.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED PFAS PATENTS (FROM THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD)

IN SITU REMOVAL OF SURFACE-ACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM WATER Brief Summary:? Method for in situ removal of a surface-active compound, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), from groundwater are described. A trench is prepared that is arranged to capture groundwater flow. A diffuser is placed in the trench. The trench is backfilled with a permeable, inert solid to an elevation below ground elevation. A platform that floats on water is placed within the trench.?

In addition, 10 or more PFAS patents have been published during the last couple of weeks.? If you are interested in seeing the full list contact us at [email protected]

Federal Register/Federal Government

Federal Register :: Implementing Statutory Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory Beginning With Reporting Year 2024

US EPA? (5/17)

EPA Issues Final Rule to Require Reporting for Seven Additional PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory | US EPA

US EPA (5/16)

Chesapeake Quarterly‘s Complicated Contaminants: Finding PFAS in the Chesapeake Bay | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)

USGS (5/15)

PFAS Company Reports (Self-Reports)

Earnings call: Dragonfly Energy reports growth and market expansion in Q1 By Investing.com

Tom Still: 'Forever chemicals’ no more: Wisconsin firm works to remediate PFAS | Opinion | ehextra.com

PFAS busting partnership offers ‘forever chemical’ mitigation services | State news | sentinelsource.com

Ofwat awards trailblazing innovations in latest Water Breakthrough Challenge - Water Magazine

UMass researchers investigating ways to remove PFAS from water supplies (westernmassnews.com)

Can ‘forever’ chemicals become less so? This senior thesis works toward smarter cleanup of PFAS.- Princeton Engineering

There are at least 50+ more PFAS company news (self-reported) this week. If you are looking to do market research in the PFAS space, get in contact with us.

If you need to keep up with what is happening with all aspects of PFAS related business information (SEC filings, company news, new patents and PFAS self-reported sources) and find it overwhelming, get in touch with us.

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