Commodity Chemicals

Fuwei Films Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: FFHL) today announced that its subsidiary, Fuwei Films Co., Ltd. has entered into a contract with Lindauer Dornier GmbH, a German equipment supplier, to purchase equipment for its previously disclosed thick film BOPET production line on March 30, 2011 in Weifang City...

Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Calgon Carbon Japan KK, the former joint venture between Calgon Carbon Corporation and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation. The transaction occurred in accordance with the Redemption, Asset Transfer and...

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE) and its Ticona engineering polymers business today announced price increases for the following products effective with all shipments beginning on May 1, 2011, or as contracts allow, by the amount below.

Georgia Gulf (NYSE: GGC) takeover rumors circulate. This article may include mentions of rumors, chatter, or unconfirmed information. Readers should beware that while unconfirmed information may be correlated with increased volatility in securities, price movements based on unofficial information...

Citi has issued a report maintaining Celanese Corp's (NYSE: CE) Buy Rating. According to Citi, "Our top pick, CE, continues to post good top and bottom line growth without significant contribution from shale gas or propylene-to-propane spread. Its advantage is based on natural hedging of...

Deutsche Bank is reiterating its Buy rating and $60 price target on shares of Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: KRO). In a note to investors, Deutsche Bank writes, "The highlight of our March 28 TiO2 industry conference call was industry consultant TZMI's view that tight global TiO2supply/demand...

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) shares are skyrocketing today, gaining almost 9% after news that the company would be replacing The Coopers Companies in the S&P SmallCap 600 index. At last check, shares of Koppers were up $42.32, a gain of $3.44 or 8.85%. Koppers Holdings Inc., through its...

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited (NYSE: SHI) announced today the audited operating results of the Company and its subsidiaries prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards for the year ended December 31, 2010. According to IFRS, turnover of the Group for the Year...

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE) announced today it will increase the price of all emulsions sold in the Americas effective April 1, 2011, or as contracts allow. The increase will be as follows: vinyl acetate homopolymers by $.03 / pound, vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) emulsions by $0.03 / pound,...

Shiner International Reports Q4 EPS of $0.04 Shiner International (NASDAQ: BEST) reported its Q4 EPS at $0.04, versus the consensus of $0.04. BEST reported its Q4 revenue at $17.8 million, versus the consensus of $15.70 million. BEST shares gained 1.64% to close at $1.24 yesterday. More Analyst...

Innophos Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPHS) today announced that its Board of Directors had declared a dividend of $0.25 per share of common stock, payable on April 29, 2011 to holders of record on April 15, 2011. The new rate represents an increase of 47% over the previous $0.17 per share quarterly...

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Core Molding Technologies (NYSE: CMT) today announced results for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $2,433,000, or $.36 per basic and $.34 per diluted share, compared with $1,107,000, or $.16 per basic and diluted share for...

Fuwei Films Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: FFHL), today announced that the Company will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2010 on Thursday, March 24, 2011 after the close of the market.

Below are the top mid-cap specialty chemicals stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next quarter. The earnings estimate for Lubrizol Corporation (The) (NYSE: LZ) for the June quarter is $3.08 per share. LZ's PEG ratio is 0.79. Kronos Worldwide Inc (NYSE: KRO) is...