Keyword: Q2 results

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Pfizer, Merck Weather Weak Quarter

31.07.2013 - Big Pharma is still relying on belt-tightening to prop up financial results. Pfizer and Merck & Co said on Tuesday their quarterly results were again hit by generic competition for...

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Wacker Chemie Tops Forecast As Polysilicon Price Steadies

31.07.2013 - German chemicals company Wacker Chemie beat second-quarter earnings forecasts and said a plunge in the price of polysilicon, which it supplies to the crisis-hit solar sector, had...

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Dow Chemical EBITDA up 9% in Q2

31.07.2013 - U.S. chemical giant Dow Chemical saw adjusted EBITDA gain nearly 9% year-on-year to $ 2.1 billion in Q2 2013, thanks mainly to strong business in the Agricultural Science and...

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LyondellBasell Boosted by U.S. Polyolefins Business in Q2

31.07.2013 - In Q2 2013, sales of Rotterdam-based petrochemical and plastics giant LyondellBasell weakened by 1.3% year-on-year to $11.1 billion but improved by 4% against Q1 2013. EBITDA...

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BASF Aims to Top 2013 Figures Despite Weaker H1

31.07.2013 - The world's largest chemical producer found the going tougher than expected in the first half of 2013. Sales revenue increased by 4% to €8.1 billion, and EBIT before special items...

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Linde Confirms 2013 Forecast after Strong H1

31.07.2013 - After a strong first half, which saw operating profit rise nearly 14% to just under €2 billion and sales by 10.5% to €8.2 billion, German gases and engineering group Linde has...

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Sanofi Q2 Beats Forecast as Genzyme Deal Looms

30.07.2010 - Sanofi-Aventis Chief Executive Chris Viehbacher delivered forecast-beating second quarter results onThursday as he prepared to bid $18.7 billion for U.S biotech group Genzyme...

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Celanese Posts Q2 Profit Surge, Boosts 2010 Forecast

30.07.2010 - Celanese Corp said on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose 50 percent as the improving economy continued to increase demand for its products, and the chemical maker raised its...