By including five key items, Ashland Inc, posted a loss from continuing operations for the fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2014 of $26 million, or $0.35 per diluted share. The fourth fiscal quarter of 2014 results include, five ...
Tags: key items, continuing operations, Apparel
Ashland Inc, a manufacturer of specialty chemical solutions, said it has hired William Wulfsohn as its new CEO, who replaces James O'Brien, who retires at the end of December. Wulfsohn, 52, brings nearly 30 years of world-class chemicals ...
Tags: specialty alloys, powder metal stainless steels, Textile
AK Steel announced Wednesday that for the third quarter of 2014, the company expects shipments of approximately 1,350,000 tons, a decrease of approximately 3 percent from the 1,398,000 tons shipped in the second quarter of 2014. Shipments ...
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Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., is increasing the price of its portfolio of hydroxyethylcellulose products 5 percent globally effective August 1, 2014, or as contracts allow. Responding to changing market ...
Tags: Ashland, Price, Decoration
The board of directors of Ashland Inc. has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 34 cents per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable September 15, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August ...
AK Steel announced Tuesday its financial results for Q2 2014, reporting a net loss of $17.1 million, compared to a net loss of $40.4 million for Q2 2013 and a net loss of $86.1 million for Q1 2014. Net sales for the second quarter of 2014 ...
Tags: AK Steel, blast furnace
Sudarshan has announced that William L. Baker will assume responsibility for their North American Operations for the Industrial Division, responsible for Pigments and Effect Pigments in the coatings, inks and plastics markets. This role ...
GIA announced the release of a comprehensive global report on Defoamers markets. Global market for Defoamers is forecast to reach $3.9 billion by 2020, driven by resurgence in demand from end-use markets, and stringent environmental ...
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Liqui-Box announced additional investments at their Ashland, Ohio production plant. Liqui-Box will incorporate and enhance their industry leading R&D laboratory within their Ashland, Ohio production facility and create a "Center of ...
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The demand for radiation cured products (RCP) is mainly prompted by growing demand for environment friendly applications and the growing wood coatings market. Asia Pacific dominates the global market for radiation cured products. This ...
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AK Steel reported Tuesday a net loss of $86.1 million, or $0.63 per diluted share of common stock, for the first quarter of 2014, compared to a net loss of $9.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2013 and net ...
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Ashland Specialty Ingredients rolled out a new service to help coatings chemists objectively determine paint application "feel" according to key parameters. Paint application feel refers to how it feels to roll paint onto a surface. ...
Tags: Coating, Construction, Decoration
On-going supply difficulties continue to support US steel sheet pricing, though market sources were divided Monday as to whether a peak had been reached. One large-volume hot-rolled service center buyer said there's "nothing out there" ...
Tags: Steel Sheet, automobile
TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Automotive Coatings, Adhesives, and Sealants market will grow at a CAGR of 5.59 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the growing demand for ...
Tags: Coatings, Automotive Coatings, Construction, Decoration
The US hot-rolled coil market continues to be supported by limited Midwest supply, while cold-rolled coil import offers for May were heard to be lower. On the domestic front, most buyers expect another round of price increases following ...
Tags: HRC, hot-rolled coil, Construction, Decoration, coil