Diversified Chemicals

Over the next three years, DuPont (NYSE: DD) plans to liberate 150,000 tpy capacity at five existing sites through debottlenecking activities (using DuPont Production Systems technology), Jefferies reports. “In addition, the company will spend $500m to complete a 200,000 tpy expansion at its...

(TheStreet) -- Stocks were down more than 1% Wednesday as oil prices fell and the dollar strengthened, pressuring energy and materials stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down by 146 points, or 1.1%, at 12,615. The S&P 500 was lower by 16 points, or 1.2%, at 1341, and the Nasdaq was...

Cusick's Corner The mood in the market is more upbeat. Short-term market action broke through resistance of 1350 on the June S&P500 future which means that this move to the upside might have a fighting chance. Small Cap and Mid Cap stocks have been leading this market's move higher. Most...

Cusick's Corner The market bounced this morning after a brief breach of support, 1340 level for the June S&P and 134 level for the SPY; back up on a weak Buck and the promise of continual economic growth. The short-term market action needs to break current resistance, 1350 on the June future,...

Shares of PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE: PPG) are higher on the session by 0.04%, trading at $90.43. Overall put volume is now running at 2.33x the daily average, with 3% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,084 contracts have traded on the session so far. PPG Industries, Inc. is a...

According to the BrandZ Top 100 ranking, Apple Inc., (NASDAQ:AAPL), designs, manufactures and markets a range of personal computers has overtaken Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) as the world's most valuable brand. Apple with a stock market capitalization of $319.4 billion, compared with Google's $172....

Spartech Corporation (NYSE:SEH) converts base polymers or resins purchased from commodity suppliers into extruded plastic sheet and rollstock, thermoformed packaging, specialty film laminates, acrylic products is trading at a price of $6.72,a dramatic change of -0.03 with % change of -0.44 from...

Targray Technology International and The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) announce the renewal of their Master Distribution Agreement that allows Targray to be the exclusive distributor of Dow's ENLIGHT™ Polyolefin Encapsulant Films. This innovative, high performance film can enhance efficiencies...

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN) is trading at a price of $20.68 ,a dramatic change of 0.71 with % change of 3.56 from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock market) of approximately 4.98B. Huntsman Corporation and...

Flexible Solutions International Inc. (AMEX:FSI) is trading at a price of $1.85,a dramatic change of 0.14 with % change of 8.19 from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock market) of approximately 24.36M. Flexible...

According to Citi, Huntsman Corp (NYSE: HUN) saw a solid quarter. Citi said that HUN's adjusted EPS of 47¢ exceeded the estimate of 28¢, even after excluding the 4¢ tailwind from a lower tax rate. “Adjusted EBITDA surpassed $300mm and was $45mm above our estimate. Pigments, Polyurethanes, and...

J.P. Morgan increased its price target on Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) from $18 to $20. In a research report published today, J.P. Morgan named strong Q1 results as a reason for this upgrade. J.P. Morgan also upgraded its earnings per share estimates on Huntsman. In the report, J.P. Morgan...

Citigroup has raised the price target on Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) from $20 to $23.50 and maintains its Hold rating.

JP Morgan has raised the price target on Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) from $18 to $20 and maintains its Neutral rating.

The board of directors of Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.47 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable July 1, 2011, to stockholders of record as of June 15, 2011.