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Clariant Posts Growth in Q1 2013

30.04.2013 - The specialty chemicals company Clariant today reported first quarter sales 2013 from continuing operations of CHF 1.526 billion compared to CHF 1.513 billion in the previous-year...

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EU to Ban Pesticides Blamed for Harming Bees

29.04.2013 - The European Union will ban three of the world's most widely-used pesticides for two years because of fears they are linked to a plunge in the population of bees critical to the...

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Eastman Announces Q1 2013 Financial Results

26.04.2013 - Eastman Chemical Company today announced earnings, excluding Solutia acquisition-related costs and charges in both periods, of $1.62 per diluted share for first quarter 2013 versus...

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BASF Beats Estimates with Crop Chemicals Lift

26.04.2013 - BASF became the latest chemicals company to get a boost from pesticides, helping it to a bigger-than-expected gain in quarterly operating income. The German group, the world's...

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Dow Chemical Sees Farm Products Driving Profit This Year

25.04.2013 - Dow Chemical posted a better-than-expected 33% jump in quarterly profit as farmers in the Americas bought more of its seeds and pesticides, overshadowing a decline in European...

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Air Liquide Announces Q1 Results

24.04.2013 - Air Liquide Group revenue for the 1st quarter 2013 reached €3,698 million, down slightly (-2.1%) compared with Q1 2012, but stable (+0.2%) excluding currency and natural gas...

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DuPont Profit Beats Estimates on Demand for Agriculture Chemicals, Seeds

23.04.2013 - Chemicals maker DuPont's quarterly profit beat analysts' estimates as higher sales of its seeds and agriculture chemicals offset weak demand for the once-lucrative titanium dioxide...

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Clariant Invests for Asian Pigments Customers

23.04.2013 - Clariant, a producer of specialty chemicals, will build a new pigment preparations plant in Indonesia in a series of investments in China, India and Indonesia.The company is...