Hiroshi Barton

Formulation Chemist at Decatur; R&D authority inferred from title and evidence.

1. 01“Our capital allocation priorities are unchanged: organic growth first, then the dividend, then opportunistic repurchase.”
2. 02“We will continue to exit product lines that do not clear our return threshold, and we expect that work to be substantially complete within eighteen months.”

Incumbent is Saint-Gobain; their grade does not clear the new limit.

1. 01Qualified at an adjacent site in 11 weeks
2. 02Meets the 2027 restriction threshold today
3. 03Existing MSA removes commercial negotiation from the path