All Posts Tagged With: "DOW"
(DOW) The Dow Chemical Company Invests $10B in China
Chemical giant The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) plans to invest $10 billion in China. The $10 billion fund will cover a coal chemical project in the northern Chinese province of Shaanxi, where the chemical giant...
(EU) Chemical Industry Outlook – May 2011 – Industry Outlook
Chemicals are generally used to make a wide variety of consumer goods and are also used in agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and service industries. The chemical industry itself consumes 26% of its own output. Major industrial customers include rubber and plastic products,...
(DOW) Dow Chemical Company Beats Consensus
The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) earned 82 cents per share in the first quarter of 2011, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 67 cents per share as well as last year’s 43 cents per share. However, including...
(CE) Celanese Beats Consensus
Specialty material company Celanese Corp. (CE) reported adjusted earnings of 96 cents per share in the first quarter of 2011, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 83 cents. Diluted earnings per share in...
(S) U.S. Gross Domestic Product Growth Moves Down
The day’s major event is the sub-par GDP report for the first quarter, which came inline with expectations. We also have a disappointing Jobless Claims report this morning, reversing the gains that we have been seeing in this key report. These unfavorable reports will...
(DOW) The Dow Chemical Company Intros SOFT TOUCH
The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) recently introduced DOW SOFT TOUCH, which is a Propylene Resin. The product is a recent breakthrough in single-pellet resin solutions for the efficient production of mono-component...
(DOW) Dow’s AgroSciences Seed Product Gets Environmental Protection Agency Approval
Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) announced that it has received the U.S. federal regulatory approval for Refuge Advanced, a corn seed product. The product, which...
(DD) EI DuPont de Nemours & Company Files Lawsuit
The chemical giant EI DuPont de Nemours & Company (DD) has sued USA Performance Technology Inc. (USA PTI), Performance Group (USA) Inc. and two individuals for misappropriating its trade secret and other...
(DOW) The Dow Chemical Company to Invest $100 Million for Green Initiatives
Chemical giant The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) intends to invest $100 million in its internally pitched projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve energy efficiency.
Dow will choose...
(BJ) Stock Market News for February 04, 2011 – Market News
Markets closed in the green on Thursday after reports of strong sales posted by retailers for January and other positive economic data sparked a rally. However, the gains were limited by mixed earnings reports and worries about the situation in the Egypt.
(DOW) Chemical & Fertilizers Industry Outlook – January 2011 – Industry Outlook
OVERVIEW
Chemicals are essential to millions of consumer goods, enabling hi-tech advances in industries as diverse as aerospace, computing and telecommunications. The chemical industry comprises companies engaged in the conversion of raw materials...
(DOW) U.S. Trade Deficit Tumbles – Good News!
The Trade Deficit fell in October to $38.71 billion from $46.60 billion in September. The fall in the trade deficit is very good news for the economy. The trade deficit was also smaller than the $44.5 billion consensus expectation.
On a year-over-year basis, the total...
(AVP) Company News for October 28, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Visa (NYSE:V) posted inline fiscal fourth quarter results of $0.95 on revenues of $2.12 billion up from Zacks projections of $2.08 billion
• Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) reported estimate-topping third quarter results of $0.34, ahead of Zacks estimates of $0.23,...
(DOW) Chemical Industry Outlook – October 2010 – Industry Outlook
OVERVIEW
The chemical industry comprises of companies engaged in the processing and refinement of agricultural and industrial chemicals as well as gases. Chemicals are used to make a wide variety of consumer goods besides being necessary in the agriculture,...
(DOW) Chemical Stock Review and Outlook – September 2010 – Industry Outlook
OVERVIEW
The chemical industry consists of companies engaged in the processing and refinement of agricultural and industrial chemicals as well as gases. Chemicals are used to make a wide variety of consumer goods, besides being necessary in the agriculture,...
(AMSC) American Superconductor Acquires 25% of Blade Dynamics
Power technology company American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) acquired a 25% stake in Blade Dynamics Ltd. for $8 million in cash, and will have one seat on the Blade Dynamics Board of Directors.
Blade...
(ADM) Employment and Earnings to Share Stage – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview 7/30/10
Earnings season will be still going strong next week. There will be 1,161 firms reporting Incorporatedluding 106 S&P 500 firms. The firms reporting are some of the biggest...
(DOW) May 2010 – Industry Outlook – Chemicals Industry
OUTLOOK
After the sharp declines in the last two years, we expect worldwide chemical production (excluding pharmaceuticals) to recover, albeit at a slow rate. At a global level, we currently expect that chemical production will require another couple...
(DOW) Dow Chemical Company Invests in China
The Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) through its global business unit, Dow Coating Material, is investing in a new emulsion plant in China. Dow is expanding operations in China by constructing a new $17 million emulsion...
(DOW) Dow Chemical Company Surpasses Consensus Estimates
The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) reported EPS of 43 cents for the first quarter of fiscal 2010, up from 18 cents in the previous quarter and 11 cents in the year-ago quarter. Reported EPS surpassed the Zacks...
(DOW) Water Infrastructure – A Ticking Time Bomb
By the time you’ve finished reading this article, another three water pipes will have burst somewhere in the United States.
Breaking at a rate of just over one per minute, it equates to about 540,000 bursts per year across America’s 1.8 million miles of water...
(DOW) Earnings Preview – Economic Data
Earnings Preview 4/23/10
Earnings season will be in full gear next week as more than 900 firms report Incorporatedluding 167, or more than a third of the firms in the S&P 500. The list of companies...
(DOW) Dow Chemical is Going Green with Styrofoam
Dow Chemical (DOW) has concluded its two-year project to transform its line of energy-saving insulation and air sealing products to a more sustainable manufacturing technology in North America. The company...
(DOW) Dow Chemical Company Divests Styron Business
Dow Chemical Company (DOW) has recently announced the divestiture of the Styron business to a private equity firm, Bain Capital, for a total of $1.63 billion. As a part of the sale agreement, Dow Chemical...
(DOW) These Two Petrochemical Companies Have Exactly What The Global Recovery Needs
Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research
Thursday, February 11, 2010
While investors in the West continue to vacillate between hope and despair over the possibility of an economic recovery, Asia has some much more definitive signs to go off of.
Take...
(DOW) Dow Chemical Company Posts Encouraging Results
The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) reported encouraging results for the fourth quarter and full year 2009. During the fourth quarter EPS was 18 cents, compared to a loss of 63 cents in the same quarter in the...
(GOOG) Deep-in-the-Money Investing: Missed the Market’s Run? Here’s a Second Chance
by Karim Rahemtulla, Options Expert
Tuesday, December 1, 2009: Issue #1148
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(DOW) Dow Chemical Company Expands AgroSciences
Dow Chemical Company (DOW) has further expanded its AgroSciences business in Canada by acquiring Hyland Seeds, a division of Thompsons Limited of Blenheim, Ontario. Hyland is recognized internationally for...
(EMN) Eastman Chemical Company Boosts Guidance
Eastman Chemical Co. (EMN) has raised its full year 2009 earnings guidance to $3.50 per share from the initial guidance of $2 to $3 per share, driven by an expected strong growth in its core business. The...
($DOW) Dow Chemical Gearing Up to Divest
Dow Chemical Company (DOW) is planning to sell more non-core assets in 2010 to pay off debt from its $16.5 billion acquisition of rival Rohm and Haas in April of this year. It is planning further debt reductions...