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Westlake Earnings Set the Stage for Better Things to Come

Posted: May 6, 2013 at 7:30 am

Westlake Chemical Corp. (NYSE: WLK) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The maker of a variety of petrochemicals, polymers and building products posted diluted earnings per share ...
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Ferro Corp. Gets Unsolicited Buyout Offer

Posted: March 4, 2013 at 9:55 am

Specialty chemicals firm Ferro Corp. (NYSE: FOE) has received an unsolicited buyout offer from A. Schulman Inc. (NASDAQ: SHLM), another provider of specialty chemicals and plastics. The total value of ...
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Fertilizer Maker Mosaic Cuts Guidance

Posted: November 13, 2012 at 4:34 pm

After markets closed today, The Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) cut its guidance on fiscal second quarter shipment volumes and tightened its price forecasts to the upper end of its previous ...
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DuPont Lowers Outlook, Will Cut Jobs

Posted: October 23, 2012 at 7:46 am

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (NYSE: DD) reported third-quarter 2012 results before markets opened this morning. The chemicals maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.44 ...
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Competing Bid for Chemical Maker Lifts Shares (TPCG, IOSP, BX)

Posted: October 8, 2012 at 9:03 am

Chemical maker TPC Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TPCG) in late August agreed to a buyout by private equity firms First Reserve Capital and SK Capital Partners at $40 a share. That ...
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DuPont Softens Outlook, Share Price Falls

Posted: July 24, 2012 at 7:53 am

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (NYSE: DD) reported second-quarter earnings this morning, and like many other global companies, took a hit from the strong dollar and the ...
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