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(SHI) China Buying its Way to Shale Technology

InvestmentU — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:53:59 +0000

by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Friday, October 14, 2011 Sinopec’s (NYSE: SHI) move to purchase Calgary-based Daylight Energy (OTC: DAYYF.PK) and its 300,000 acres of oil and gas-rich land for $2.2 billion certainly wasn’t the first Canadian acquisition by a Chinese oil and gas company – and it won’t be the last. According to [...]

(SHI) China Buying its Way to Shale Technology

(CDTI) Company News for July 13, 2011 – Corporate Summary

vitalstocks — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:22:21 +0000

• Shares of bond insurer MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI) gained 6.86% after the company said it will withdraw its lawsuit against Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) and Merrill Lynch • According to a report, NCR Corporation. (NYSE:NCR) will buy software maker Radiant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:RADS) in a deal valued at $1.2 billion • Online travel company [...]

(CDTI) Company News for July 13, 2011 – Corporate Summary

(PX) Praxair Signs Hydrogen Supply Deal

vitalstocks — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:47:02 +0000

Praxair Inc. (PX) recently signed a multi-year contract to provide high-purity hydrogen to Hemlock Semiconductor, L.L.C. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Hemlock Semiconductor provides high-purity polycrystalline silicon and chlorosilanes for semiconductor and solar ingot/wafer manufacturers. Under the contract, the company will construct and operate an on-site hydrogen generating facility and also [...]

(PX) Praxair Signs Hydrogen Supply Deal

(PX) Praxair Starts Supplying Gases to Hua Li

vitalstocks — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:12:40 +0000

Praxair (China) Investment Co. Ltd, the Chinese unit of Praxair Inc. (PX) and a leading industrial gas supplier, started supplying industrial gases to Shanghai Hua Li Microelectronics Corporation. A long-term contract was signed by the two parties earlier in September, 2010. Praxair China is currently supplying ultra-high-purity oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen and helium for Hua [...]

(PX) Praxair Starts Supplying Gases to Hua Li

(CCC) Calgon Carbon Wins Two Contracts

vitalstocks — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:40:36 +0000

Calgon Carbon Corporation (CCC) has won two new contracts to supply Sentinel Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection Systems at drinking water production plants in the cities of Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Indianapolis will use 12 Sentinel Ultraviolet Disinfection Systems at a plant to protect up to 44 million gallons of drinking water daily against surface pathogens [...]

(CCC) Calgon Carbon Wins Two Contracts

(PX) Praxair Wins Hydrogen Contract

vitalstocks — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:10:39 +0000

Praxair Inc. (PX) entered into a long-term agreement with Motiva Enterprises LLC to supply hydrogen to the latter’s refinery in Norco, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Recently, the industrial gas supplier has announced its decision to enhance its hydrogen capacity in Louisiana and expand its Mississippi River corridor hydrogen pipeline system. The company will connect the [...]

(PX) Praxair Wins Hydrogen Contract

(CCC) Calgon Carbon Earnings Report Misses Estimates

vitalstocks — Wed, 04 May 2011 17:03:54 +0000

Calgon Carbon Corporation (CCC) reported a profit of 15 cents per share in the first quarter of 2011 compared with 17 cents in the year-ago quarter. Reported earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 17 cents. Revenues Sales in the quarter increased 20.8% to $124.4 million beating the the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $123 million. [...]

(CCC) Calgon Carbon Earnings Report Misses Estimates

(PX) Praxair Increases Capacity in Argentina

vitalstocks — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:07:34 +0000

Praxair Inc. (PX) recently announced plans to increase its production capacity in Argentina to meet the escalating demand for industrial gases in the region. The company via its subsidiary, Praxair Argentina, will build a new plant to supply oxygen, nitrogen and argon. The plant will be constructed involving state-of-the-art technology and will have approximately 400 [...]

(PX) Praxair Increases Capacity in Argentina

(PX) Praxair Increases its Canadian Presence

vitalstocks — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:43:33 +0000

Praxair Inc. (PX), through its Canadian subsidiary, Praxair Canada Inc. enhanced its presence in Canada by signing a long-term supply agreement with a member of the Essar Group, Essar Steel Algoma Inc., a fully integrated steel producer. Praxair Canada contracted to design and build a cryogenic air separation plant for Essar Steel Algoma’s steel plant [...]

(PX) Praxair Increases its Canadian Presence

(PX) Praxair Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Scorecard

vitalstocks — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:06:03 +0000

The overall sentiment for Praxair (PX) shares has been positive following its earnings release late last month, fueled largely by improving global business fundamentals and management’s robust guidance. The company forecasted second-quarter 2010 earnings of $1.10-$1.15 and raised the full year earnings guidance to between $4.42 and $4.57. The adjusted earnings guidance range is $4.50 [...]

(PX) Praxair Second Quarter 2010 Earnings Scorecard

(PX) Praxair – Earnings Estimates Inching Higher

vitalstocks — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:42:23 +0000

Praxair (PX) has a Zacks #2 Rank. Its stock trades at 18.6x 2010 consensus EPS estimates and 16.5x 2011 consensus EPS estimates. Growth and Income Analysts estimate that Praxair will grow its earnings per share 15.8% in 2010 and 12.6% in 2011. The stock also offers investors a decent dividend yield of 2.1%. Company Description [...]

(PX) Praxair – Earnings Estimates Inching Higher

(SHI) Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Analyst Maintains Neutral

vitalstocks — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:49:51 +0000

We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited (SHI) with a target price of $42. Sinopec Shanghai, one of China’s largest petrochemical companies, is poised to benefit from the country’s continuous demand growth and its strategic positioning in a fast growing economy. We also like Sinopec Shanghai’s unique vertically integrated business [...]

(SHI) Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Analyst Maintains Neutral

(SHI) Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Flips Losses

vitalstocks — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:00:37 +0000

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited (SHI), one of China’s largest petrochemical companies, recorded a net income of $206 million (RMB1.6 billion) or $2.85 (RMB 0.221) in 2009 as opposed to net losses of $804 million (RMB6.2 billion) or $11.15 (RMB0.866) in 2008. The earnings, however, missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $1.95 per share. Sinopec [...]

(SHI) Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Flips Losses

(CCC) Calgon Carbon Corporation’s Profit More than Doubles

vitalstocks — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:03:01 +0000

Calgon Carbon Corporation (CCC), the water and air purifying systems manufacturer, earned profit of 23 cents in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared with 11 cents in the fourth quarter of 2008. Reported earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 15 cents and the market estimate of 16 cents. Quarterly profit more than doubled on [...]

(CCC) Calgon Carbon Corporation’s Profit More than Doubles

(IFF) International Flavors & Fragrances Beats Earnings Consensus

vitalstocks — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:45:31 +0000

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF), a leading global creator of flavors and fragrances for consumer products, announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2009. Reported earnings per share (EPS) was 63 cents, compared to 50 cents in the fourth quarter of 2008. This was slightly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 60 [...]

(IFF) International Flavors & Fragrances Beats Earnings Consensus

(PX) Praxair Builds into China

vitalstocks — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:45:19 +0000

Praxair China, Chinese arm of Praxair, Inc. (PX) signed a contract with Tangshan Railway Vehicle Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Northern Locomotive & Rolling Stock Industry Group (CNR), to supply welding gases used in the production of its newest high-speed train, with a top speed of 350 kilometers per hour. Praxair China will supply [...]

(PX) Praxair Builds into China

(OLN) Olin Corporation – 333rd Consecutive Quarterly Dividend Paid

vitalstocks — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:05:41 +0000

Olin Corporation (OLN) recently reported fourth-quarter results, which included earnings per share that topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 40%. The company also declared a dividend of 20 cents per share. It is the 333rd consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Olin and translates into an industry-leading yield of 4.7%. Company Description Olin Corporation is a [...]

(OLN) Olin Corporation – 333rd Consecutive Quarterly Dividend Paid

(PX) Praxair Earnings Report is in Line with Earnings Consensus

vitalstocks — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:42:53 +0000

Praxair, Inc. (PX) reported better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2009. Net earnings stood at $340 million or $1.09 per share, and $1,254 million or $4.01 during the fourth quarter and full year 2009, respectively. This was much higher than the EPS of 64 cents and $3.80 reported in the same period of [...]

(PX) Praxair Earnings Report is in Line with Earnings Consensus

(PX) Praxair Incorporation Expands to Costa Rica

vitalstocks — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:45:25 +0000

Recently, Praxair, Inc. (PX) started its new air separation plant in San Jose, Costa Rica. In addition to meeting increasing demand for oxygen, nitrogen and argon from industrial and medical customers in Costa Rica, the new facility positions Praxair to supply distributors in Panama and the Caribbean market. The Praxair unit in China, Praxair China, [...]

(PX) Praxair Incorporation Expands to Costa Rica

(IFF) International Flavors & Fragrances Coverage Initiated as Neutral

vitalstocks — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:13:37 +0000

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF), the leading creator and manufacturer of flavor and fragrance compounds, was recently initiated as “Neutral.” The company regularly creates new compounds to meet the changing characteristics and composition of customers’ end products. The company’s success banks on its ability to innovate according to evolving consumer needs and expectations. This [...]

(IFF) International Flavors & Fragrances Coverage Initiated as Neutral

(PX) Praxair Signs Agreement with Valero Energy Corporation

vitalstocks — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:26:38 +0000

Praxair Inc. (PX) has signed an agreement with Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) for the supply of oxygen and nitrogen to Valero’s Memphis, Tenn., refinery connected to Praxair’s pipeline system. According to the agreement, Praxair will build a new air separation plant with a capacity of 450 tons per day together with two new six-mile pipelines [...]

(PX) Praxair Signs Agreement with Valero Energy Corporation

(CCC) Calgon Carbon Corporation Gets Distributor

vitalstocks — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:15:32 +0000

Calgon Carbon Corporation (CCC), a global leader in services and solutions for making water and air safer and cleaner and its European operation, Chemviron Carbon, has acquired Zwicky Denmark and Sweden, long-term distributors of Chemviron Carbon’s activated carbon products and providers of services associated with the reactivation of activated carbon. Calgon Carbon expects the acquisition [...]

(CCC) Calgon Carbon Corporation Gets Distributor

(IPHS) Innophos Holdings Inc. – Earnings Surprised by 81.58% in the Third Quarter

vitalstocks — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:04:43 +0000

Innophos Holdings Inc. (IPHS) has surprised on estimates 4 consecutive quarters by an average of 30.05%. The stock is cheap. IPHS trades at just 7.5x forward earnings. Company Description Innophos Holdings manufactures specialty phosphates. Operating as a holding company, it offers products to customers for use in food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and other industrial applications. [...]

(IPHS) Innophos Holdings Inc. – Earnings Surprised by 81.58% in the Third Quarter

(PX) Praxair China Signs Contract With Hainan China Aviation Special Glass Materials

vitalstocks — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:50:41 +0000

Recently, Praxair China, a unit of Praxair Inc. (PX), signed a contract with Hainan China Aviation Special Glass Materials Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of China Aviation Sanxin Co. Ltd. (CAS) to supply oxygen and high purity nitrogen for a 100% oxy-fuel float glass furnace, the first of its kind in China. Praxair China will construct [...]

(PX) Praxair China Signs Contract With Hainan China Aviation Special Glass Materials

(PX) Praxair China Signs Multi-Year Contract

vitalstocks — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:57:50 +0000

Earlier this week, Praxair China Investment Co., Ltd, Chinese unit of Praxair, Inc. (PX) signed a multi-year agreement with MAGI Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd. to supply bulk and process gases for its solar cell and module manufacturing facility, located in the Jiangsu Yixing Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu Province. MAGI uses advanced processing technology to [...]

(PX) Praxair China Signs Multi-Year Contract

(CCC) Calgon Carbon Corporation Reports Good Quarter

vitalstocks — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:58:14 +0000

Calgon Carbon Corporation (CCC) earned 25 cents in the third quarter of 2009. Results beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 12 cents with an over fivefold increase from 4 cents reported in the same period of the previous year, following favorable pricing and demand for activated carbon sales. The Pittsburgh-based manufacturer, which specializes in products [...]

(CCC) Calgon Carbon Corporation Reports Good Quarter

(PX) Praxair Beats Consensus Estimates

vitalstocks — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:58:48 +0000

Praxair Inc. (PX) reported decent third-quarter results before the opening bell today. Net income and earnings per share were $325 million and $1.04, respectively. These results include a net after-tax benefit of $7 million, or 2 cents of earnings per share, resulting from a $306 million pre-tax charge, and $313 million of income tax benefits, [...]

(PX) Praxair Beats Consensus Estimates

(PX) Praxair: This Company Has Gas

InvestmentU — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:50:11 +0000

Back in February in this column, I reviewed Praxair (NYSE: PX), one of the dominant players in the specialty gas sector. You may recall that Praxair – a global, Fortune 300 company – is the largest industrial gases company in the Americas, and the world. With 27,000 employees in 30 countries, Praxair supplies its products [...]

(PX) Praxair: This Company Has Gas

(SHI) Shanghai Petrochemical Company Profits Return

vitalstocks — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:31:19 +0000

China’s largest petroleum company, Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited (SHI), posted net earnings of RMB 1 billion ($129 million) in the first six-months of 2009 helped by a lower cost of sales. Basic earnings were RMB 0.139 ($1.79) per share in contrast to a basic loss of RMB 0.050 ($0.65) in the first half of 2008. [...]

(SHI) Shanghai Petrochemical Company Profits Return

(PX) Praxair: Stock of the Day – a great infrastructure “pick & shovel” company

InvestmentU — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:30:36 +0000

by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist Back in February, I profiled a great infrastructure “pick & shovel” company. Praxair (NYSE: PX) is a global Fortune 300 company, the largest industrial gases company in the Americas, and one of the largest in the world. Investors saw PX climb up almost 25% before pulling back. Since our recommendation, [...]

(PX) Praxair: Stock of the Day – a great infrastructure “pick & shovel” company

(ROC) Finally, the plan … sort of

prieur — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:00:05 +0000

I am spending the next few days in Europe on a short business trip. First stop is Dublin where the temperature is icy, the mood is dour, property prices are plunging, the queues for jobless claims are five hours long, the soon-to-be-unemployed are holding protest strikes, and the banks are on the edge of a [...]

(ROC) Finally, the plan … sort of

(PX) Current Stock Prices: Why Trillions of Dollars on the Sidelines Maybe A Good Thing

InvestmentU — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:49:06 +0000

by Alexander Green, Oxford Club Investment Director You can’t blame most market investors for being nervous… The stock market has done a belly flop. Real estate keeps tumbling. The economy remains weak. Jobless claims recently hit a 26-year high. Investors have pulled tens of billions of dollars out of stocks and plunked it in the [...]

(PX) Current Stock Prices: Why Trillions of Dollars on the Sidelines Maybe A Good Thing

(PX) Praxair: Stock of the Day

InvestmentU — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:04:48 +0000

by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist, Investment U Aggressively Growing a Business During a Recession… It’s a Gas It’s hard to imagine an easy way to grow a company during recessionary times. Most are hunkering down, laying off workers, and closing factories. So how is it that a few CEO’s manage not just to survive a [...]

(PX) Praxair: Stock of the Day