Specialty Chemicals

Goldman Sachs is raising its PT on shares of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) from $71 to $72. Sigma-Aldrich Corporation closed Wednesday at $63.62.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE: IFF) recently won the 2011 FiFi® Award, the highest honor in the fragrance industry, for Technological Breakthrough of the Year for its unique encapsulation technology. IFF applied this technology to "Redken Nature's Rescue Radiant Sea Spray" – Time...

Zep Inc. (NYSE: ZEP) has renewed its GSA Schedule 73, under Zep® Sales & Service, for five additional years. The renewed schedule covers a broad range of cleaning and maintenance products.

Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning, as Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) reported disappointing Q1 sales. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 55 points to 12,266.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index fell 7.30 points to 1,312.30. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 10.50...

Below are the top small-cap meat products stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ: BCPC) is 19.89%. BCPC's operating margin for the same period is 19.51%. The trailing-twelve-month return...

ADA-ES Inc (NASDAQ: ADES) fell 35.33% to $14.26 at 9:55 am. An arbitration panel in Atlanta, Georgia issued an Interim Award holding ADA liable for around $37.9 million dollars in damages for breach of a non-solicitation provision of a Market Development Agreement the Company entered into with...

ADA-ES (NASDAQ: ADES) today announced that an arbitration panel in Atlanta, Georgia in the case of Norit Americas v. ADA-ES, has issued an Interim Award holding ADA liable for approximately $37.9 million dollars in damages for breach of a non-solicitation provision of a Market Development Agreement...

According to J.P. Morgan, RPM International's (NYSE: RPM) F2011 EPS forecast is raised from $1.38 to $1.45 to reflect the better than expected F3Q:11 results. J.P. Morgan reported that it is lifting its F2012 EPS estimate from $1.55 to $1.75 reflecting higher volumes and margin recovery. “We are...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning. Oil prices surged above $111 a barrel. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 43 points to 12,394.00 and S&P 500 index futures surged 5.50 points to 1,334.00. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 gained 6 points at 2,335.25. A Peek Into...

For the month of March 2011, Copa Holdings' (NYSE: CPA) system-wide passenger traffic (RPM) increased 21.2%, while capacity (ASM) increased 24.0%. System load factor for March 2010 was 75.9%, a 1.7 percentage point decrease when compared to March 2010. International passenger traffic grew 24.6%,...

Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE: SXT) announced today that it has completed a new five-year $350 million revolving credit facility, with nine banks participating in the transaction. The facility will be used for general corporate purposes.

RPM Reports Q3 February Earnings Of $0.01 Vs. ($0.05) Est.; Revenues $679.9M Vs. $626.2M Est. (NYSE: RPM)

RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) today reported a sharp increase in net sales for its fiscal 2011 third quarter ended February 28, 2011 Net sales grew 12.6% to $678.9 million from a pro-forma $603.1 million, while net income attributable to RPM stockholders was $1.1 million, compared to a year...

RPM International Inc (NYSE: RPM) reported its Q1 EPS at $0.01, versus the expected loss of $0.05 per share. RPM reported its Q1 revenue at $678.9 million, versus the consensus of $626.23 million. RPM shares fell 1.37% to close at $24.40 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

AZZ Incorporated (NYSE: AZZ) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.73 on revenue of $107.29 million. Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE: STZ) is projected to post its Q4 earnings at $0.26 per share on revenue of $731.54 million. Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) is estimated to post a Q4 loss at $0....