Commodity Chemicals

Piper Jaffray is out with its report today on Calgon Carbon (NYSE: CCC), maintaining Neutral. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "We are maintaining our Neutral rating on CCC shares after attending the American Waterworks Association annual tradeshow in Washington D.C. Overall, tone at...

JP Morgan has lowered the price target on Georgia Gulf (NYSE: GGC) from $35 to $29 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Goldman Sachs is reiterating its Buy rating on Celanese Corp. (NYSE: CE) as the company plans to accelerate its commercialization efforts. Says Goldman Sachs, in the report, “This afternoon, CE announced that it will accelerate the commercialization of its revolutionary new ethanol production...

Innophos Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: IPHS) shares are up another 5% today, gaining $2.45 to $47.16, a gain of 5.5% after the stock was mentioned positively in Barron's over the weekend. This is the second big move this week for Innophos Holdings after the mention in Barron's. Both moves have come on...

Dahlman Rose reiterated its Hold rating on Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) event though the rating agency updated its model to reflect higher prices and margins for some of Westlake's products. In a research report published today, Dahlman Rose states, "We have updated our model to...

Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on Spartech (NYSE: SEH), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "While FQ2 results were ahead of consensus, 2H'11 guidance was below expectations due to volatile resin costs and continuing production inefficiencies. While operational...

Deutsche Bank has lowered the price target on Spartech (NYSE: SEH) from $10 to $8 and maintains its Buy rating.

Innophos Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPHS) shares are soaring more than 8% this morning after the name was positively mentioned in Barron's over the weekend. Barron's interviewed Meryl Witmer on the stock, and she said, "The company could earn about $4.70 a share of free cash flow in 2011 and about $5...

EMS Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ELMG) shares surged 32.30% to $32.81 at 10:15 am. The volume of ELMG shares traded was 8086% higher than normal. Honeywell International Inc (NYSE: HON) announced its plans to buy EMS Technologies for around $491 million. Innophos Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: IPHS) shares...

Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC) announced today that it has been selected by the cities of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Fort Wayne, Indiana, to supply Sentinel® Ultraviolet Disinfection Systems at drinking water production plants serving their communities. Terms of the contracts were not...

Daily Bars Prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT As long as crude is below 103.39, I am cautiously bearish. Trading above that level would restore the previous interpretation in which a larger correction is underway towards 107.57 (61.8% retracement). A break below 95.09 would shift focus to the...

Shares of Western Digital Corporation (NYSE: WDC) are trading higher on the session by 0.58%, at $34.52. Given the stock's recently slide, you have to wonder where it is heading next… Bulls: Bulls will note that Western Digital Corporation is trading near a key support/resistance level, at $34.00...

Daily Bars Prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT Crude weakness from 103.39 appears impulsive. As such, I favor the downside against that level. Trading above that level would restore the previous interpretation in which a larger correction is underway towards 107.57 (61.8% retracement). A...

Daily Bars Prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT Crude weakness from 103.39 looks impulsive. As such, I favor the downside against that level. Trading above there would restore the original interpretation in which a larger correction is underway towards 107.57 (61.8% retracement). A break below...

Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC) announced today that the City Council of Phoenix, Arizona, (Phoenix) has selected Calgon Carbon to negotiate a contract to provide reactivation services for a ten-year period, and also includes the construction of a reactivation facility in Maricopa County,...