Chemicals
Akzo Nobel ADR Split
Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based Akzo Nobel(AKZOY) is the world’s largest paint and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals. The company’s portfolio includes Dulux, Sikkens, International and Eka brands. Last year the company had a total revenue of 14.6 billion Euros with North America and Europe accounting for about 60% of the sales . [...]
European Chemical Stocks Reach Record Highs
Many European chemical companies are projected to report strong earnings for the last quarter. Ahead of the earnings, the Euro Stoxx Chemicals Index has reach reached an all-time high as shown in the graphic below: Source: Stoxx Some of the reasons for this include the solid recovery in the industry since 2009, optimism on profits [...]
Foreign Chemical Makers Offer Investment Opportunities
In the most recent M&A deal in the chemical industry, Belgian chemical and plastics maker Solvay (SVYZY) agreed to buy French speciality chemical maker Rhodia(RHAYY) for 3.3 billion Euros. This represents premium of 50% to Rhodia’s closing price on April 1, 2011. This is an all-cash deal with Solvay offering 31.60 Euros for each Rhodia [...]
The Complete List of Chemical ADRs
The Complete List of Chemical ADR stocks traded in the organized US exchanges is listed below together with the 2009 returns: S.No. Company Ticker Country 2009 Returns 1 Braskem BAK Brazil 239.75% 2 ChemSpec International CPC China n/a 3 Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical SHI China 49.46% 4 Soc. Quimica y Minera de Chile SQM Chile 54.04% [...]
Top Foreign Chemical Stocks
One of the defensive sectors that investors tend to overlook during volatile market conditions is the chemical sector which has many high quality companies with stable long-term growth. In modern times chemicals are an active ingredient in most of the products we use. They are used for enhancing the texture in cereals, keeping the fragrance [...]
French Chemical ADR Stocks
In our modern society, it seems like chemicals are found everywhere. They are present in food items, boxes that contain the food such as cereal boxes, fridges, drugs, electrical goods, household items, etc. Similar to crude oil and other energy sources, chemicals have become part and parcel of our everyday life. Its almost impossible to [...]
