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The microplastics market is undergoing a transformative shift driven by heightened environmental concerns, regulatory changes, and technological innovation. As microplastic pollution awareness rises, industries are moving from traditional synthetic polymers to sustainable alternatives, presenting both challenges and opportunities. The market primarily includes applications in personal care, agriculture, and industrial sectors, with primary microplastics like polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene prevalent. Regulatory measures, such as the EU's REACH Regulation, are accelerating the phase-out of conventional microplastics, boosting demand for alternatives like natural exfoliants and biodegradable polymers. These alternatives face technical and economic hurdles, with higher costs and manufacturing challenges. However, the push toward sustainable materials is driving innovation. 

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that purchasers or acquirers of Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (NYSE: HIMS) securities between April 29, 2025 and June 23, 2025, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), have until Monday, August 25, 2025 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff of the Hims & Hers class action lawsuit. Captioned Sookdeo v. Hims & Hers Health, Inc., No. 25-cv-05315 (N.D. Cal.), the Hims & Hers class action lawsuit charges Hims & Hers and certain of Hims & Hers’ executives with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. A subsequently filed complaint is captioned Yaghsizian v. Hims & Hers Health, Inc., No. 25-cv-05321 (N.D. Cal.).

Selangor, Malaysia, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Empro Group Inc. (the “Company” or “EMPG”), a rising beauty and personal care brand headquartered in Malaysia, today announced that it closed the sales of an additional 91,250 ordinary shares of the Company, representing the exercise of the remaining portion of the underwriter’s over-allotment option granted in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”, and together with such over-allotment closing, the “Offering”), at the IPO price of $4.00 per share, less underwriting discounts. As a result, the Company has raised gross proceeds of $365,000 in addition to the previously announced IPO gross proceeds of approximately $5,500,000 and the previously announced gross proceeds of $460,000 arising from the partial exercise by the underwriter of its over-allotment option that closed on July 30, 2025, for aggregate gross of proceeds of $6,325,000, before deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses.