Keyword: Dow Chemical

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BASF Defies Doomsters with Forecast for Growth

24.02.2012 - Germany's BASF, the world's largest chemical maker by sales, dismissed analyst forecasts its business would shrink this year, saying sales and earnings would rise, driven by an...

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Dow Chemical Considers Locking In Low Gas Prices

06.02.2012 - Dow Chemical, one of the largest U.S. buyers of natural gas, is considering a hedging program for the first time in a decade to lock in rock-bottom prices for the fuel. The move by...

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Dow Chemical Profit, Revenue Miss; Shares Slip

06.02.2012 - Dow Chemical's quarterly profit and revenue missed Wall Street's expectations as demand for electronics, plastics and coatings plunged, causing the company to slash production and...

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Petronas In Talks With Oil Majors For Petchem Tie-Up

01.01.2012 - Petronas is in talks with several global oil majors including Shell and Exxon Mobil to develop petrochemical plants within its $20 billion refinery complex in southern Malaysia...

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Kexue Huang Gets Prison for U.S. Trade Secrets Theft

22.12.2011 - A U.S. judge on Wednesday sentenced a Chinese-born scientist to 87 months in prison for stealing millions of dollars' worth of trade secrets from two major American agribusiness...

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M&A in the Chemical Industry

08.12.2011 - Megadeals - What trends are influencing deals in the chemical industry? There are several, according to the latest edition of PricewaterhouseCooper's (PwC)Chemical Compounds report...

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Braskem Books Deep Loss on Currency Swing

14.11.2011 - Brazil's Braskem, the largest petrochemical company in the Americas, booked a steep third-quarter loss as Brazil's tumbling currency drove up the cost of its foreign debts. Braskem...

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Dow Chemical Profit Narrowly Misses Expectations

31.10.2011 - Dow Chemical narrowly missed Wall Street's quarterly profit expectations as cost increases and economic worries dented demand in Europe and North America. Dow raised prices during...