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Thursday, 03 May 2012 10:00

Clariant delivers resilient performance

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced first quarter sales of CHF 1.945 billion, compared to CHF 1.717 billion in the previous-year period. Sales grew 18% in local currencies and 13% in Swiss francs, mainly driven by the…
Clearwater Paper Corporation has announced that Gordon Jones, chairman and CEO, and John Hunter, interim chief financial offer, vice president, and corporate controller, will present at the Stephens Spring Investment Conference onTuesday, June 5, at 8:30 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast of…
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has reported net income of $23 million for the first quarter, or $0.23 per share, on sales of $1.1 billion. This compares with net income of $30 million, or $0.31 per share,…
International Paper will host an Investor Day conference on May 24 in New York City, with a live webcast beginning at 11:45 a.m. Reflecting the meeting theme of "Reaching Our Potential," the company will outline its global business strategy as well as the earnings and…
Ashland Inc., a global leader in specialty chemical solutions for consumer and industrial markets, today announced preliminary(1) financial results for the quarter ended Mar. 31, 2012, the second quarter of its 2012 fiscal year.  Earnings from continuing operations equal $1.13…
Kemira Oyj's Interim Report January-March 2012: Stable revenue and sales margin offset by higher fixed costs Revenue remained stable at EUR 552.9 million (556.8). Operative EBIT decreased 15% to EUR 38.2 million (44.9) with a margin of 6.9% (8.1%) mainly…
On 24 April 2012 the Board of Directors of Pöyry PLC has resolved on the number of shares of the plan for key personnel for the year 2012. The rewards to be paid on the basis of the earning period…
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 13:30

AkzoNobel appoints Ton Büchner as new CEO

At the Annual General Meeting (AGM), shareholders of Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) approved the company’s 2011 financial statements and agreed that the 2011 financial year dividend would be €1.45 (2010: €1.40) per common share. An interim dividend of €0.33 was…
Södra's operating profit for the first quarter of 2012 amounted to SEK -41 million. Profit after net financial items amounted to SEK -2 million. Reduced production and a number of market stoppages characterised the first quarter of the year.  …
Monday, 23 April 2012 09:30

AkzoNobel publishes Q1 results

Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) hasreported a 6 percent increase in first quarter revenue compared with the same period in 2011, mainly driven by pricing actions to offset higher raw material costs. The EBITDA for Q1 was 3 percent lower at…
Loss after net financial items amounted to SEK -4 million for the first quarter of 2012, compared with a loss of SEK -44 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 and a profit of SEK 19 million for the first quarter of 2011.…
The Board of Directors of Sonoco has declared a $.30 per share quarterly common stock dividend, an increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $.29 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 8, 2012, to shareholders of record…
Xerium Technologies, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of industrial textiles and rolls used primarily in the paper production process, today announced that it plans to release financial results for the first quarter 2012, ending March 31, 2012, after the close…
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed Metso’s BBB long-term and A-2 short-term corporate credit ratings and changed the outlook from stable to positive.Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the process industries, including mining,…
Kemira Oyj will publish its first quarter 2012 results on Tuesday, April 24 around 8.30 am Finnish time (6.30 am UK time). Kemira will arrange a press conference for analysts and the media starting at 10.30 am at Kemira House,…