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14 Feb 2008
CHEMTURA SHOWCASES ADVANCEMENTS IN HOT CAST URETHANE SYSTEMS, FLAME RETARDANTS AND POLYOL STABILIZERS AT PU TECH INDIA 2008
Chemtura Corporation (NYSE: CEM), a world leader in hot-cast urethane pre polymers and polymer additives, will showcase its latest innovations at UTECH India, Booth 047, including:
14 Feb 2008
PPG quarterly earnings per share up 30 percent on best volume growth in 3 years
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) recently reported record sales for the fourth quarter of $2.9 billion, surpassing the prior year’s fourth quarter results by 15 percent. Fourth quarter net income was $200 million, or $1.21 per share, and was comprised of net income from continuing operations of $193 million, or $1.17 per share, and income from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $7 million, or 4 cents per share. Fourth quarter earnings per share from continuing operations represents a 30-percent increase over the prior year’s quarter.
Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) will increase prices on a range of its polymer additives used primarily in the rubber industry, effective March 1, 2008, or as contracts allow. The increases, ranging between 3%-15%, are in response to mounting raw material and waste disposal costs. The products affected are:
Borealis and Borouge, the world’s leading providers of innovative, value creating plastics solutions for the wire and cable industry, will present its active commitment to investing in and providing technically advanced, high quality, cost-effective solutions for the industry at the forthcoming Wire 2008 exhibition. Innovative product developments and capacity investments to meet the needs of the growing wire and cable market will take centre stage at Stand D72 Hall 10 from 31 March – 4 April 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
London, February 7, 2008: China, already acknowledged as the fastest growing trading nation in the world, continues to look outward for project partners to aid its further economic expansion and share in its rewards. The variety and scale of China’s current industrial needs offer major business opportunities for companies seriously seeking entry into this huge market. Importantly, the nature of many of the projects now being tended have the potential to provide stable platforms on which to build sustainable future growth in China for partnering companies.