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<title>Chemical Week :: Services :: Financial</title>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com</link>
<description>Chemical Week</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<copyright>2008</copyright>
<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 2:36:18 EDT</pubDate>

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<title>Deutsche Bank: Slowing Volumes and Rising Costs Will Pressure Second-Quarter Earnings; Specialty Makers Are Hardest Hit (update, adds earnings)</title>
<description>Second-quarter European chemical industry earnings will continue to be squeezed by slowing volumes, unfavorable currency exchange rates, and rising raw material costs, “but with some modest...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/services/financial/12998.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ma'aden's IPO Is 68% Subscribed</title>
<description>The offering will help to fund a phosphate fertilizer project in Saudi Arabia...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/services/financial/12902.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>ACC's Economic Report for the Week Ended June 13, 2008</title>
<description>Macroeconomic Status   Our running tab of positive indicators remains at nine out of 20 this week. As a result, we continue to post a yellow banner.       Consumer Credit...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/services/financial/12496.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Deteriorating Economic Conditions Will Dampen European Petrochemical Profits</title>
<description>Many European chemical companies will report reduce cash flows during the next few quarters because of deteriorating macro-economic conditions in the European chemical industry ahead of an...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/services/financial/11672.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Private Equity Firms Line up to Acquire Stake in Evonik</title>
<description>Four bidders have been short-listed after Evonik's IPO was shelved....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/services/financial/11184.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Moody's Affirms Reliance Industries' Rating</title>
<description>Baa2 rating reflects &amp;quot;integrated&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;competitive&amp;quot; operations....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/services/financial/9195.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 3 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>HSBC Hired for PetroRabigh IPO</title>
<description>Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical say they have hired HSBC Holdings to advise on a previously announced...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/services/financial/8942.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Wellman Retains Investment Bank to Explore Alternatives</title>
<description>Wellman’s board of directors is exploring “strategic alternatives” for the company before refinancing its debt in 2008, says Tom Duff, chairman and CEO. Wellman has retained...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/services/financial/8702.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2007 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Aramco and Sumitomo Schedule Petro Rabigh IPO for Early January</title>
<description>Partners will float 25% of the joint venture....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/services/financial/8679.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2007 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Tata Raises Funds for M&amp;amp;A and Expansions</title>
<description>Tata Chemicals Ltd. (TCL; Mumbai) has raised $100 million through a private placement in the U.S., and the funds are expected to be used for capacity expansions and...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/services/financial/7840.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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