CETCO, a Minerals Technologies Company, Participates in EPA Roundtable on PFAS Remediation
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Minerals Technologies (NYSE: MTX) announced that its subsidiary CETCO participated in a U.S. EPA roundtable in Washington, D.C. focused on PFAS (“forever chemicals”) destruction and remediation.
CETCO’s Global Director Barry Shadrix highlighted the versatility, proven performance, and cost-effectiveness of CETCO’s FLUORO-SORB® bentonite-based adsorbent for treating PFAS in water and soil.
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MTX gained 1.84% with modestly positive moves in peers IOSP (0.85%), NGVT (1.6%), ASH (0.65%), and KWR (2.91%), while CC declined 1.57%, indicating mixed sector action rather than a unified chemicals rally.
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| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19 | Dividend declaration | Positive | -2.8% | Board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share. |
| Apr 30 | Earnings results | Positive | +5.6% | Q1 2026 net sales and EPS grew year over year with stronger margins. |
| Apr 02 | Earnings call notice | Neutral | -3.0% | Announced timing and access details for the Q1 2026 earnings call. |
| Feb 27 | Investor conferences | Neutral | -0.7% | Planned participation in four March 2026 investor conferences. |
| Jan 29 | Earnings results | Positive | +0.8% | Reported Q4 and full-year 2025 results with strong ex-specials EPS. |
Recent earnings releases have coincided with positive price moves, while dividend and conference-related news have seen softer or negative reactions.
Over the last six months, MTX news has focused on earnings growth, capital return, and investor outreach. Q4 2025 and Q1 2026 results showed solid performance, with higher EPS and net sales and generally favorable price reactions. A regular quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share was declared in May 2026, but the stock traded lower the next day. Conference announcements in February and April 2026 had limited or negative impact, underscoring that operational results have been the key driver of positive price responses.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights MTX’s CETCO unit being featured in a U.S. EPA roundtable on PFAS remediation, underscoring the commercial readiness of its FLUORO-SORB® technology and its Standard 61 certification. Historically, MTX’s more substantial price responses have followed earnings updates rather than topical or conference-style news. Investors monitoring this story may focus on how PFAS-related opportunities translate into future revenue, margin trends, and follow-on contracts rather than headline visibility alone.
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per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances medical
pfas medical
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--- CETCO Global Director Barry Shadrix Speaks on Panel with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. ---
--- Highlights Versatility and Cost-Effectiveness of CETCO’s FLUORO-SORB® Adsorbent ---
NEW YORK, May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) (“MTI”), a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company, announced that last week CETCO, an MTI company, participated in a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) roundtable on the destruction and remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” in Washington, D.C.
CETCO was represented by Global Director of Water and Remediation Barry Shadrix, who was joined on a roundtable panel by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and four other representatives from companies focused on PFAS remediation.
The roundtable discussion highlighted different methodologies for removing PFAS from drinking water supplies and addressed issues of innovation and cost effectiveness.
“It is an honor to be able to join the government and other industry leaders in this critical conversation about PFAS remediation, which impacts millions of households across the country,” said Shadrix. “Our FLUORO-SORB® adsorbent has a proven track record of helping municipalities achieve their PFAS remediation goals effectively and cost-efficiently, as it allows for lower-capital installations, low change-out frequency, and very high capacity. We are proud to be part of the solution for PFAS contamination across the United States and globally.”
CETCO’s proprietary, bentonite-based FLUORO-SORB® adsorbent technology is a proven approach to remediate PFAS in water and soil, easily fits into existing remediation efforts, and is specifically formulated to bind across the entire spectrum of PFAS. It can be used as a flow-through filtration media, in a permeable reactive barrier, in situ stabilization, soil solidification, and sediment capping.
FLUORO-SORB® is commercially available, has been installed in numerous full-scale applications, and has been vetted by leading research universities and numerous field pilot studies that determined it to be a highly effective treatment medium. All FLUORO-SORB® adsorbent products are NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 61-certified.
About Minerals Technologies Inc.
Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE:MTX) is a global, technology-driven specialty minerals company that sources, manufactures, sells, and distributes a wide range of minerals and mineral-based products and services. We utilize our global mineral reserves, combined with our core technologies and applications, to deliver innovative products that are an essential part of everyday life. We serve customers in consumer and industrial markets worldwide, have 4,000 employees in 34 countries, and reported global sales of
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