http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:27:26 EDT The overall credit outlook for U.S. and Canadian chemical producers is negative due to the rising cost of oil and energy and flagging consumer demand, says Moody’s Investors Service (New... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/earnings_finance/12825.html Wed, 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT A. Schulman reported net income for its fiscal third quarter, ended May 31, of $7.1 million (26 cts/share), down 29.7% compared to the year-ago quarter. The company attributes the decline to... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/earnings_finance/12827.html Wed, 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT H.B. Fuller reported second-quarter net income from continuing operations down 14%, to $21.4 million, compared with the year-ago period. Fuller... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/earnings_finance/12719.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT PolyOne says it expects second-quarter earnings before special items to improve “modestly” over year-ago income... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/earnings_finance/12722.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. chemical industry started off weak this year, and chemical output, excluding the pharmaceutical sector, is expected to slip to -0.6% this year before rising to 1.2% in 2009, according... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/earnings_finance/12736.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Khusrokhan: Exploring new markets and businesses. Tata Chemicals (Mumbai) became the second-largest producer of soda ash, with total capacity of 5.5 million m.t./year, following the $1-billion... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/earnings_finance/12765.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Solutia says it has retained HSBC Securities to explore strategic options, including a potential sale, of the company’s nylon business. “Given the strength of our high-margin... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/earnings_finance/12781.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Kraton Polymers reported net income for the two months ended May 31 up 67%, to $6 million, on sales up 17%, to $225 million. Kraton reported a $3-million loss for the first five months ended May... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/earnings_finance/12655.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has revised its outlook for Ineos from “stable” to “negative.” The revision “reflects increased... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/earnings_finance/12591.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Rohm and Haas (R&H) says it will cut about 925 jobs, 6% of its workforce, to restore profitability in its North American chemical business. R&H says it will reduce 30% of installed... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/earnings_finance/12594.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT