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Dow Plans Midland As Site Of Solar Shingle Plant

Dow Chemical Co. said its headquarters city is the preferred site for the first full-scale production facility for its Powerhouse solar shingles.

PolyOne Corporation - Financial And Strategic Analysis Review - New Report Published

Financial and Strategic Analysis Review Summary The "PolyOne Corporation - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review" is an in-depth business, strategic and financial analysis of PolyOne Corporation The report provides a comprehensive insight into the company, including business structure and operations, executive biographies and key competitors.

Dow reports fourth quarter year-to-year sales increase of 15 percent, $172 million

Andrew N. Liveris, president, CEO and chairman of The Dow Chemical Co. The Dow Chemical Co.

Dow Corning 4Q profit surges 57 pct

Dow Corning Corp. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit surged 57 percent, driven by recovering demand for its silicone products.

Dow Chemical in Black

Dow Chemical, after carrying out an austere program of cutbacks, Tuesday announced it returned to the black with $172 million net income.

Dow & Shell Lead Dialogue On Future Of Fresh Water

Dow Water & Process Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company and a leading global supplier of advanced technologies for purification and separation processes that make water safer, cleaner and more available, will lend its expertise to the MIT Executive Forum "The Future of Fresh Water" February 17, at the Federal Reserve Bank in ...

Praxair China Supplies Gases to Tangshan Railway Vehicle for High-Speed Railway Industry

Praxair China has signed a contract with Tangshan Railway Vehicle Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Northern Locomotive & Rolling Stock Industry Group , to supply welding gases used in the production of its newest high-speed train, with a top speed of 350 kilometers per hour.

MacDermid, Incorporated Announces the Appointment of Frank J....

MacDermid, Incorporated has announced the appointment of Frank J. Monteiro as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

DuPont CEO Kullman gets pay increase, bonuses

DuPont Co. directors have approved a salary increase and bonuses for CEO Ellen Kullman.

Monsanto Receives Approval for Acetochlor Herbicide Formulation

St. Louis, MOa ' Monsanto Company announced it has received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the sales of a new formulation of acetochlor for early post-emergence use in cotton and soybeans.

Emerging markets drive Dow Chemical's 4Q profit

Dow Chemical Co., which has a manufacturing plant in Knoxville, on Tuesday said it climbed its way back to a fourth-quarter profit, driven by strength in emerging markets and gains from acquisitions.

Purified Terephthalic Acid - Global Market Opportunities

Market data and trends are presented in "Purified Terephthalic Acid: Global Market Opportunities" by BizAcumen, Inc.

Stocks In Focus For Tuesday

Shares that are expected to see active trading in Tuesday's session include those of Hershey Co., Dow Chemical Co., News Corp.

Calgon Carbon announces acquisition of ballast water treatment company

Calgon Carbon Corporation announced today that it has acquired the outstanding stock of Hyde Marine Inc., a manufacturer of systems that utilize ultraviolet light technology to treat marine ballast water.

Hexcel Corporation Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Hexcel Corporation January 28, 2010 12:00 pm ET Executives Wayne Pensky a ' SVP and CFO Dave Berges a ' Chairman and CEO Michael Bacal a ' Communications & IR Manager.

Sunoco to Sell Chemicals Unit to Braskem for $350M

The petroleum refiner Sunoco Inc. said Monday it will sell its chemical unit to Brazil's Braskem SA for about $350 million in cash.

Area manufacturers continue to struggle

Michael J. Mullen / TIMES-SHAMROCK NEWSPAPERS Steve Prendergast works on a production conveyer belt at the United Gilsonite Laboratories facility on Jefferson Avenue in Scranton.

Monsanto brings R&D facility to Kannapolis

Agricultural-technology giant Monsanto Co. will establish a research-and-development operation at the N.C. Research Campus within six months.

Dow and Menlo Open New DC in Michigan

The Dow Chemical Company and Menlo Worldwide Logistics have opened a new 134,000-square-foot warehousing and distribution operation in Bay City, Mich.

3M to post fourth-quarter growth despite down year

Economic benchmark and Dow 30 component 3M Co. is projected to report later this week that fourth-quarter profit grew on slightly better sales.