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Chemical Week Magazine :: Business & Finance :: United States/Americas

August 18, 2008

Price Increases Boost Profits at Late-Reporting Specialty Firms

Nancy Seewald

Late-reporting specialty chemical makers posted improved earnings in the second quarter, as higher selling prices helped offset rising raw material costs and weakness in the U.S. economy. Ferro’s income from continuing operations doubled compared to the...

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