http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:32:31 EDT Deal boosts Dow's presence in corn, soybean, and alfalfa seeds... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/13518.html Fri, 8 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Kronos Worldwide's (Dallas) second-quarter net income increased to $5.8 million (12 cts/share), from break-even for the year-ago period. The current quarter includes a tax benefit of $7 million... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/earnings_finance/13515.html Fri, 8 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Arkema reported second-quarter net income up 60%, to €60 million, on sales up 1%, to €1.5 billion. Ebitda rose 5%, to €158 million. Sales rose mostly... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/13497.html Thu, 7 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT PolyOne reported net income for the second quarter of $8.8 million (9 cts/share), up compared to a net loss of $5.4 million for the year-ago quarter. The results include charges of $2.5 million... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/earnings_finance/13500.html Thu, 7 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Georgia Gulf reported net income for the second quarter of $27.9 million (80 cts/share), including a pre-tax gain from asset sales of $31.1 million, compared to a net loss of $4.2 million... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/13482.html Wed, 6 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Agrium’s second-quarter net income more than doubled, to $636 million ($4/share), on sales up 90%, to $3.8 billion. The recent... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/13484.html Wed, 6 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Monsanto disclosed today that it is looking for a buyer for its bovine milk boosting drug Posilac recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST). Monsanto did not disclose if it was yet in talks with a... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/green_issues/13486.html Wed, 6 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Givaudan reported first-half net income up 13%, to SF94 million ($89 million), on pro forma sales down 7%, to SF2.1 billion. Operating profit rose 28%, to SF238. Pro forma profit margins rose... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/13459.html Tue, 5 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Borealis’s second-quarter net income dropped 48%, to €71 million ($110 million), on sales up 15%, to €1.8 billion. Operating income fell 66%, to €52 million. Borealis says... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/companies/13461.html Tue, 5 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Production at petrochemical plants and refineries operating in Texas and Louisiana  have not been greatly affected by Tropical Storm Edouard, which made landfall on the Texas coast early... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/energy_and_feedstocks/13467.html Tue, 5 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT