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January 20, 2012
This Week on CW: PPG and H.B. Fuller both reported earnings increases, mostly due to higher sales. PPG’s fourth-quarter net income rose 5% to $216 million, while H.B...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Jan-20_40679.html January 16, 2012
Topping the headlines last week, Westlake has made a $1.1 billion unsolicited bid to by rival vinyls maker Georgia Gulf. The bid values Georgia Gulf at $30/share, 22% higher than the...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Finance-Digest-Jan-9-13_40503.html January 13, 2012
This Week on CW: Westlake Chemical has launched a $1.1 billion unsolicited bid for rival vinyls maker Georgia Gulf. The purchase price represents a 51% premium on Georgia’...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Jan-13_40449.html January 10, 2012
In this week’s print issue, I reported on the moderately positive outlook for chemicals sector earnings. Most analysts agree that growth will slow for most companies, but they...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/A-Not-So-Bad-Year_40364.html January 9, 2012
Topping the headlines last week, early earnings mostly looked good. Monsanto’s net income rose 140% on growth in seed sales in Latin America. A. Schulman’s net income was...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Finance-Digest-Jan-2-6_40340.html January 6, 2012
This Week on CW: With the redesign of our magazine and website officially launched, we took a look back at the biggest stories of 2011. Monsanto’s fiscal...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Jan-6_40300.html January 5, 2012
As 2012 begins, we take a look back at the industry's biggest stories from the year that was....http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/The-Top-Ten-Stories-of-2011_40226.html December 23, 2011
This Week on CW: H.B. Fuller has acquired Forbo Group’s industrial adhesives business for $394 million, in a deal that will enhance Fuller’s exposure to China and...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Dec-23_40016.html December 21, 2011
After working on CW’s first-ever ranking of institutional investors in the chemical industry, it was rather interesting to go to a Societie de Chimie Industrielle meeting last...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Investing_39982.html December 20, 2011
Topping the headlines last week, Apollo Management announced plans to acquire Taminco from another private equity firm, CVC Capital Partners. Apollo beat out several other private...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Finance-Digest-Dec-12-16_39953.html December 16, 2011
This Week on CW: Private equity firm Apollo Global Management has agreed to acquire alkylamines maker Taminco from CVC Capital Partners, another private equity firm, for $1.5...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Dec-16_39892.html December 16, 2011
At Solutia’s investor day here in New York City, the company announced a new dividend and issued its 2012 earnings guidance. That was the big news, but CEO Jeffry Quinn had some...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Solutia-Investor-Day-Outtakes_39884.html December 12, 2011
Topping the headlines last week, some of the industry’s biggest companies revised their earnings guidance. DuPont cut its fourth-quarter earnings outlook by about 21%-26% to...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Finance-Digest-Dec-5-9_39710.html December 9, 2011
This Week on CW: Output growth in German chemical industry is expected to slow to 1% during 2012, according to industry association VCI (Frankfurt). The slowdown was widely predicated...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Dec-9_39688.html December 5, 2011
Topping the headlines last week, Ecolab and Nalco closed their $8.3-billion merger, which values Nalco at $38.80/share. Ecolab will issue 68.3 million new shares to fund part of the...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Finance-Digest-Nov-28-Dec-2_39513.html December 2, 2011
This Week on CW: BASF is targeting an 80% increase in sales by 2020, to $153 billion. Development and sale of sustainable products and expansion into emerging markets are...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Dec-2_39481.html November 21, 2011
Topping the headlines last week, biobased succinic acid maker BioAmber has filed for an IPO worth up to $150 million. The size and stake of the deal, which follows several other...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Finance-Digest-Nov-14-18_39231.html November 15, 2011
Topping the headlines last week, the latest earnings reports continued to be mixed, though this time with more bad than good. Arkema’s net income fell 16%, while...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Finance-Digest-Nov-7-11_39038.html November 11, 2011
This Week on CW: Celanese CEO David Weidman has announced plans to retire in April of next year. Weidman will be replaced by Mark Rohr, executive chairman and former CEO of Albemarle...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Nov-11_39015.html October 31, 2011
Topping the headlines last week, third-quarter at U.S. basic and diversified firms earnings were generally solid despite slowing growth. The story was similar elsewhere. In Europe...http://www.chemweek.com/chem_ideas/Vincent-Valk/Chemical-Finance-Digest-Oct-24-28_38724.html |
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