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Agrium Profit Hit By Cold North American Spring

08.08.2013 - Canadian fertilizer company Agrium reported a fall in quarterly profit due to an unusually cold spring in North America, but said it expected strong demand for crop inputs for the...

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Lundbeck Suffers Q2 Loss

08.08.2013 - Danish pharmaceuticals group Lundbeck posted a bigger-than-expected operating loss in the second quarter, hit by an EU fine for breaking competition law and cheap competition after...

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DSM: Acquisitions Help Boost Q2 Profits

07.08.2013 - Dutch food and chemicals group DSM on Tuesday reported a 19% rise in second-quarter core profits, beating expectations, thanks to acquisitions and growth in its higher-margin...

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AstraZeneca Warns Of Higher Costs As Drug Sales Slide

02.08.2013 - British drugmaker AstraZeneca warned on Thursday of higher costs in 2013 as it invests through a slump in sales caused by a wave of patent expiries on key medicines. The prediction...

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Evonik Cuts Outlook, To Step Up Cost Cuts

02.08.2013 - Germany's Evonik said it would step up cost cutting measures and slash its investment budget as it became the latest specialty chemicals maker to caution investors about its...

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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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DuPont Operating Profit Recedes by 16% in Q2

31.07.2013 - Sales of the DuPont group were virtually flat in Q2 2013, with the slight revenue setback of 1% to $9.8 billion blamed on poor pricing for the titanium dioxide business it plans to...