{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"45544","rtpr_id":"nGNX7dhjZ6","ticker":"MTX","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["MTX"],"title":"CETCO, a Minerals Technologies Company, Participates in EPA Roundtable on PFAS Remediation","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-26T16:21:43.112Z","article_body":"--- CETCO Global Director Barry Shadrix Speaks on Panel with EPA Administrator\nLee Zeldin and U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F.\nKennedy, Jr. ---\n\n--- Highlights Versatility and Cost-Effectiveness of CETCO’s FLUORO-SORB®\nAdsorbent ---\n\nNEW YORK, May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE:\nMTX) (“MTI”), a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company,\nannounced that last week CETCO, an MTI company, participated in a U.S.\nEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) roundtable on the destruction and\nremediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as\n“forever chemicals,” in Washington, D.C.\n\nCETCO was represented by Global Director of Water and Remediation Barry\nShadrix, who was joined on a roundtable panel by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin,\nU.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy,\nJr., and four other representatives from companies focused on PFAS\nremediation.\n\nThe roundtable discussion highlighted different methodologies for removing\nPFAS from drinking water supplies and addressed issues of innovation and cost\neffectiveness.\n\n“It is an honor to be able to join the government and other industry leaders\nin this critical conversation about PFAS remediation, which impacts millions\nof households across the country,” said Shadrix. “Our FLUORO-SORB®\nadsorbent has a proven track record of helping municipalities achieve their\nPFAS remediation goals effectively and cost-efficiently, as it allows for\nlower-capital installations, low change-out frequency, and very high capacity.\nWe are proud to be part of the solution for PFAS contamination across the\nUnited States and globally.”\n\nCETCO’s proprietary, bentonite-based FLUORO-SORB® adsorbent technology is a\nproven approach to remediate PFAS in water and soil, easily fits into existing\nremediation efforts, and is specifically formulated to bind across the entire\nspectrum of PFAS. It can be used as a flow-through filtration media, in a\npermeable reactive barrier, in situ stabilization, soil solidification, and\nsediment capping.\n\nFLUORO-SORB® is commercially available, has been installed in numerous\nfull-scale applications, and has been vetted by leading research universities\nand numerous field pilot studies that determined it to be a highly effective\ntreatment medium. All FLUORO-SORB® adsorbent products are NSF/ANSI/CAN\nStandard 61-certified.\n\nAbout Minerals Technologies Inc.\nMinerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE:MTX) is a global, technology-driven specialty\nminerals company that sources, manufactures, sells, and distributes a wide\nrange of minerals and mineral-based products and services. We utilize our\nglobal mineral reserves, combined with our core technologies and applications,\nto deliver innovative products that are an essential part of everyday life. We\nserve customers in consumer and industrial markets worldwide, have 4,000\nemployees in 34 countries, and reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2025.\nFor further information, visit www.mineralstech.com.\n\nInvestor Relations Contact\nLydia Kopylova\nlydia.kopylova@mineralstech.com\n\nMedia Contact\nStephanie Heise\nstephanie.heise@mineralstech.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/833050d9-eda8-44da-b78c-3f73a9ab7c9c)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX7dhjZ6","title":"CETCO, a Minerals Technologies Company, Participates in EPA Roundtable on PFAS Remediation","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"MTX","created":"2026-05-26T16:21:43.112Z","tickers":["MTX"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"--- CETCO Global Director Barry Shadrix Speaks on Panel with EPA Administrator\nLee Zeldin and U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F.\nKennedy, Jr. ---\n\n--- Highlights Versatility and Cost-Effectiveness of CETCO’s FLUORO-SORB®\nAdsorbent ---\n\nNEW YORK, May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE:\nMTX) (“MTI”), a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company,\nannounced that last week CETCO, an MTI company, participated in a U.S.\nEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) roundtable on the destruction and\nremediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as\n“forever chemicals,” in Washington, D.C.\n\nCETCO was represented by Global Director of Water and Remediation Barry\nShadrix, who was joined on a roundtable panel by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin,\nU.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy,\nJr., and four other representatives from companies focused on PFAS\nremediation.\n\nThe roundtable discussion highlighted different methodologies for removing\nPFAS from drinking water supplies and addressed issues of innovation and cost\neffectiveness.\n\n“It is an honor to be able to join the government and other industry leaders\nin this critical conversation about PFAS remediation, which impacts millions\nof households across the country,” said Shadrix. “Our FLUORO-SORB®\nadsorbent has a proven track record of helping municipalities achieve their\nPFAS remediation goals effectively and cost-efficiently, as it allows for\nlower-capital installations, low change-out frequency, and very high capacity.\nWe are proud to be part of the solution for PFAS contamination across the\nUnited States and globally.”\n\nCETCO’s proprietary, bentonite-based FLUORO-SORB® adsorbent technology is a\nproven approach to remediate PFAS in water and soil, easily fits into existing\nremediation efforts, and is specifically formulated to bind across the entire\nspectrum of PFAS. It can be used as a flow-through filtration media, in a\npermeable reactive barrier, in situ stabilization, soil solidification, and\nsediment capping.\n\nFLUORO-SORB® is commercially available, has been installed in numerous\nfull-scale applications, and has been vetted by leading research universities\nand numerous field pilot studies that determined it to be a highly effective\ntreatment medium. All FLUORO-SORB® adsorbent products are NSF/ANSI/CAN\nStandard 61-certified.\n\nAbout Minerals Technologies Inc.\nMinerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE:MTX) is a global, technology-driven specialty\nminerals company that sources, manufactures, sells, and distributes a wide\nrange of minerals and mineral-based products and services. We utilize our\nglobal mineral reserves, combined with our core technologies and applications,\nto deliver innovative products that are an essential part of everyday life. We\nserve customers in consumer and industrial markets worldwide, have 4,000\nemployees in 34 countries, and reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2025.\nFor further information, visit www.mineralstech.com.\n\nInvestor Relations Contact\nLydia Kopylova\nlydia.kopylova@mineralstech.com\n\nMedia Contact\nStephanie Heise\nstephanie.heise@mineralstech.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/833050d9-eda8-44da-b78c-3f73a9ab7c9c)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-26T16:21:43.151361239Z","server_sent_at_ms":1779812503151},"received_at":"2026-05-26T16:21:43.211Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"34977","press_release_id":"45544","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Minerals Technologies (MTX) announced that its CETCO subsidiary participated in an EPA roundtable on PFAS remediation in Washington, D.C.\n\nCETCO’s Global Director Barry Shadrix joined EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and HHS Secretary Robert F. 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