Industrial Gases

Air Products (NYSE: APD) signs an agreement with Samsung Electronics in Korea to provide nitrogen gas products.

Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) suddenly showed some signs of life earlier today when it beat the 8 count and closed at PHP 15.28. Not only did it barely ended just outside the resistance of a descending channel, it also attempted to break out from a small inverted head and shoulders...

Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that effective April 4, 2011, or as contracts allow, it will be increasing prices of its Tomamine® surfactant, Tomadry™ surfactant and Tomadyne™ surfactant by five cents per pound. Air Products also will increase prices of its Tomadol® surfactant, Nonidet®...

J.P. Morgan, which said that it was restricted on Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE: APD) due to its involvement in the transaction announced on February 5. 2010, is now free to resume coverage of the stock. “Now that the transaction is complete, we are resuming coverage with an Overweight...

Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that, effective April 1, 2011, or as contracts allow, it will increase prices globally by up to 5% for its range of epoxy curing agents, accelerators and adhesion promoters, and up to 10% for diluents and specialty resins.

Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) today announced that it has signed a three-year supply agreement with TDIndustries, the south's leading mechanical construction and facilities operations services provider. Airgas will provide the Dallas, TX-based company with industrial gases, and welding and safety...

Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) has priced $500 million of 4.05% notes due March 15, 2021. The notes are being offered under its universal shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering is led by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce,...

Praxair (NYSE: PX), and its divisions and subsidiaries are notifying bulk and packaged industrial gas customers in the United States and Canada of increases in prices effective March 15, 2011, or as contracts permit, as follows: * Up to 15% for nitrogen, oxygen, argon, hydrogen, and carbon...

The U.S. chemical industry consists of 170 major companies with several of them having international operations. The products manufactured by these companies span a wide range … from chemicals used in household products like soaps and detergents to agrichemicals and specialty chemicals used in...

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (NYSE: PNW) was upgraded by Goldman from "neutral" to "buy." PNW's shares closed at $41.39 yesterday. PNW's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 20.27%. Citigroup upgraded Air Products and Chemicals Inc (NYSE: APD) from "hold" to "buy.” APD's shares closed at...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning as investors are awaiting earnings reports. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47 points to 12,230 and futures on the S&P 500 index gained 5 points to 1,319. Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 12.25 points to 2,334. A Peek Into...

Citi Investment Research is raising its price target on shares of Air Products and Chemicals Inc (NYSE: APD) to $107 from $94, and is upgrading shares to a Buy. In a note to investors, Citi writes, "With the recent correction and the overhang from the Airgas bid removed, we are upgrading APD to...

Citigroup has upgraded Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE: APD) from Hold to Buy and has raised the price target from $94 to $107.

Semirara Mining Corporation or SCC in the Philippine Stock Exchange was smoothly trending up and forming a possible bearish divergence when I mentioned it on my post last week (kindly check here). Unfortunately, the possible bearish divergence was indeed one as the stocks fell...

Air Products (NYSE: APD) has been selected by Solar Atmospheres, Inc., the largest commercial vacuum heat treating company in North America, to provide industrial gases for its newest plant in Fontana, Calif. Air Products will supply Solar Atmospheres with nitrogen, argon and helium for use in the...