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Offers a look at the fourth-quarter earnings of several chemical companies in the United States for 1999. Dow Chemical; PPG Industries; M.A. Hanna; Chemdex.

Describes the status of the chemical industry in the United States of January 12, 2000. How the chemical industry was affected by the Asian economic crisis; Price decline in basic and specialty chemical firms in the Americas; Overall performance of diversified chemicals companies; Other chemical sectors that grew profits.

Focuses on the merger and acquisition activities in the chemical industry in the United States. Impact of the Dow Chemical company and Union Carbide company's merger to the industry; Status and condition of several merger and acquisition agreements; Views from industry analysts and executives.

Presents information on the industrial and specialty chemicals profits, investment returns and share values in the United States in 1998. Industrial chemicals earnings; Rate of return on invested capital; Debt-to-equity ratio; Specialty chemicals earnings; Fertilizer earnings; Earnings of diversified firms.

Discusses the third quarter earnings of the chemical industry in the United States in 1998. Earnings of specialty makers; Drop in the earnings of industrial chemical sector; Status of earnings in diversified chemicals.

Looks at how chief executive officers (CEO) manage chemical companies in the United States in 2000. Impact of the performance of a CEO on the short-term fluctuations in chemical stocks; DuPont's debt increase; How chemical companies can re-establish credibility with investors.

Reports on the chemical stock performance in December 1998. Information on the performance of various United States chemical stocks; Gainers.

Reports on the fourth-quarter earnings of several industrial gases firms in the United States in 2000. Air Products and Chemicals; Praxair; Cytec Industries.

Reports on the earnings posted by United States chemical companies for the year 2000. Percentage of increase in the profits of GE Plastics; Expected earnings of Valspar for its fiscal first quarter ending January 26, 2001; Factors which affected the financial performance of the industry.

Reports on the rebound of the stocks of the United States chemical industry despite profit warnings for the fourth quarter of 2000. Companies with increased stock prices including Rohm & Haas company; Factors responsible for rebound of stocks.

Focuses on the earnings of several chemical companies in the United States for the third quarter of 2000. Factors that affected profits; Drop in the profits of several companies; Companies that announced losses; Reason for the increase in the profits of Lyondell Chemical company; Profits of Agrium company.

Focuses on the chemicals earnings of oil companies in the United States for the third quarter of 2000. Reasons for the drop in the earnings of Phillips Petroleum company; Increase in profits of Chevron company; Details on the profits of Ashland company.

Focuses on the earnings of specialty chemical companies in the United States for the third quarter of 2000. Growth of profits; Concerns of analysts on the ability of companies to meet their fourth-quarter forecasts; Companies with possibility of having lower fourth-quarter projections.

Discusses the impact of the securities law enforced by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the chemical industry. Details on the civil administrative fraud case of Veba company with SEC; Settlement made by W.R. Grace company on its earnings manipulation case with SEC.

Deals with the stock prices of the chemical industry in the United States. Impact of the comments given by analysts; Factors that will lead to the possible recovery of the share prices in October 2000; Chemical companies with increases in share prices; Details on the profit warnings issued by chemical companies for the second quarter and the full year 2000.

Reports the approval of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to a rule that prohibits selective disclosure in which publicly traded companies provided information to analysts. Concerns received by SEC about the rule; Implication of the rules to companies.

Reports on the participation of BASF company at the CowParade event in New York City. Description of the cow statue presented by the company at the event; Purpose of the firm on its participation in the event; Amount provided by the firm for community assistance.

Offers a look at the financial performance of specialty chemicals makers in the United States for the second quarter of 2000. Impact of the high raw materials and energy costs on the financial performance of the companies; Details on the companies with low profits; Failure of M.A. Hanna company to meet their expected profits.

Focuses on the plans of Ciba Specialty Chemicals company to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Benefits of listing on NYSE; Other stock exchanges where Ciba is listed; Financial performance of Ciba; Other European companies planning for United States stock listings.

Offers a look at the overall profits and revenues of United States oil companies for the second quarter of 2000. Factors responsible for the surge in the profits of some companies; Details on the weak profits of Ashland and Chevron companies; Factors which affected the financial performance of the companies.

States that chemicals companies in the United States posted higher 2000 second-quarter earnings. Factors which contributed to the increase; Comparison of the earning posted with that of the forecast; Comparative performance of top companies.

Forecasts on the economic condition of chemical producers in the United States in the second-quarter of 2000. Indicators of slower growth; Predictions from analysts for the second and third-quarter of 2000; Move of customers to reduce inventories; Impact to specialty chemicals companies.

Reports that off-balance-sheet project financing may become more popular in the chemical industry in the United States as companies become highly leveraged due to pricey debt-financed acquisitions. Advantages of project financing; Assets that could be sold through a project financing structure; Status of the chemical industry corporate debt rate.

Focuses on the increase in the earnings of chemical companies in the United States for the first quarter of 2000. Reasons for the increase; Companies expecting double-digit earnings growth for the second quarter; Products expected to increase prices through the end of 2000.

Reports on the Chemical Manufacturers Association's (CMA) tracking of chemical industry segments in 1999. Percent increase in total shipments under the association's business of chemistry category; Percent increase in overall production in 1999.

Presents the forecasts of chemical producers and analysts in the United States on the effect of the announcement of the Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries to increase oil production quotas to the petrochemical markets. Percentage increased in oil production; Prices of petrochemical products before and after the announcement; Statement issued by Servey Vasnetsov, analyst at Lehman Brothers in New York City, New York.

Focuses on the stock growth of companies in the United States' chemical industry in 2000. Percentage of decline in stock; Factors affecting the growth; Remarks from Paul Leming, analyst at ING Barings.

Provides an overview of the corporate profits of specialty chemicals makers in the United States for the first-quarter of 2000. McWhorter Technologies; Stepan; Valspar.

Reports that specialty chemicals and industrial gases makers in the United States are getting mixed earnings for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 1999. Earnings by Grace company as opposed to the estimates of Wall Street; Pro forma sales of CK Witco company.

Reports on the corporate earnings in the chemical industry in the United States for the fiscal year 2000. Increase in the total earnings of Union Carbide company; Solutia company.

Reports on the expected earnings in the United States chemical industry. Projected increase in chemical shipments; Expected growth of earnings; Cause of the lower earnings; Forecasted volumes of chemicals in 2000.

Focuses on the earnings posted by specialty chemical firms in the United States in the third-quarter of 1999. Statement issued by Karen Lane Gilsenan, analyst at Merrill Lynch; Procter & Gamble; International Specialty Products company.

Looks at the corporate earnings of commodity makers in the United States for the third-quarter of 1999. Comments from Les Ravitz, analyst at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter; Price increase of ethane and propane; Amount of loss reported by Lyondell Chemical; Factors that influenced the performance of Millennium Chemicals company.

Reports that engineered materials maker Material Sciences Corp. (MSC) has settled accounting charges of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Details on the allegations of SEC; Terms of the settlement agreement; Stock repurchasing program of MSC.

Lists chemical firms in the United States which informed that their 1999 third quarter economic performance will be below analysts' expectations. Eastman Chemical; Lyondell Chemical; Potash Corp.; Sterling Chemicals.

Reports that Grupo Ultra has filed with the United States (US) Securities and Exchange Commission to issue equity in the US. Amount of American Depository Shares (ADS) shares to be sold by Grupo Ultra; Bankers' expectations on the price of ADS; Plans for the proceeds; Lead manager and co-managers for the ADS offering.

Reports that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission may approve a cash earnings per share (EPS) method that will allow companies to focus on cash flow rather than net income. Why firms would like their earnings to be reported on a cash basis; Comment from Paul Leming, an analyst at ING Barings in New York.

Looks at the 1999 first-quarter earnings of engineering and construction firms in the United States. Earnings of Fluor; Backlog of Fluor; Earnings of Foster Wheeler; Earnings of Halliburton; Segment earnings of Raytheon.

Reports that several specialty chemical firms in the United States have reported positive 1999 first-quarter earnings. Assesment of the share prices of these companies; Comments from Chris Bodnar, an analyst at Bear Sterns.

Reports on the rise in share prices of chemical companies in the United States as earnings beat analysts' 1999 first-quarter estimates. List of companies with improved earnings; Information on the earnings and shares of DuPont; Comments from John Roberts, an analyst at Merrill Lynch.

Reports on the declining value of some specialty chemical companies in the United States. Warren Buffett's acquisition of a stake in Great Lakes Chemical company; Details on the stock of Great Lakes.

Reports that DuPont and Mallinckrodt were asked by the United States (US) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to account for write-offs of in-process research and development (R&D) charges made after acquisitions. Value of R&D charges that DuPont wrote-off in 1997 and 1998; Terms under the US accounting rules.

Focuses on the 1998 third-quarter earnings of chemical companies in the United States. List of companies that show higher earnings; Companies that issued earning warnings; Factors that drove low earnings in the quarter; Prediction of Les Ravitz, an analyst at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.

Reports that chemical industry bond spreads over United States Treasuries have widened since July 1998. Increase in weighted average yield to worth; Trading of Single-B credits; Companies with high-yield issues.