Sentences with phrase «chemical company says»

Chemical company says hedge funder has used faulty math.

DuPont shares jumped more than 5 percent after the chemical company said its CEO and chair, Ellen Kullman, would retire, effective Oct. 16.

Not exact matches

ASX - listed manufacturer Alexium International Group has signed an initial agreement to supply chemicals to a US homewares company for a new line of cool - touch pillows, in a move the company said could eventually generate revenues of $ US10 million per annum.

«It takes an interesting approach to capturing the lithium theme by investing in a range of companies, from household - electronics producers to chemicals companies,» he said.

But what matters most, says Roberts, who came to Venrock in 1997, just after earning a Ph.D. in chemistry and chemical - biology from Harvard, isn't that «brilliant idea» that launched the company — but rather the brilliant person who's leading it.

«We provide metrics on water use, electricity and chemicals in a dashboard for these companies,» Johnson said.

Dow Chemical and DuPont said on Friday the companies had successfully completed their planned $ 130 billion merger to form DowDuPont.

«That conservatism has been present through my entire career,» says McNally, now the president of Laval, Que., firm Équipement d'emballage MMC (a.k.a., MMC Packaging), which designs and builds automated machinery for companies that manufacture plastic caps and lids for anything from food products, to pharmaceuticals, to agricultural chemicals.

And just as major food corporations sell processed foods that are loaded with added sugar and chemicals meant to keep people eating, Turkle and other addiction experts say big tech companies have been repeatedly accused of designing their apps to maximize the time people spend on them.

«If you are a chemical company that is also producing seeds, I don't know exactly what your motivation is to produce a healthy, strong and really delicious plant,» said Barber.

The activist investor says the chemical giant's shares could more than double in value if the company is broken into three parts.

Independent bond research firm Gimmie Credit downgraded the debt of the giant chemical company on Tuesday, saying Peltz's pressure may end up forcing DuPont's executives to do something «materially harmful» to the company.

Jim Cramer sets his sights on the power of U.S. chemical company Trinseo, and says this stock may not stop running any time soon.

The tank containing hydrogen fluoride was not damaged by the explosion or fire and none of the chemical leaked, company officials said.

Chemical groups Bayer (BAYGn.DE) on Thursday became the latest euro zone company affected by the strong euro, cutting its guidance and saying sales will likely fall in 2018.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Hedge fund Third Point LLC said Tuesday that it has acquired a significant stake in Dow Chemical and wants the company to spin off its petrochemicals division.

While the reaction has been mostly positive for P&G, some say they are concerned that the company seems to avoid acknowledging just how harmful these chemicals are.

«I do not believe bond buying or whatever is the remedy,» Karl - Ludwig Kley, chairman of Merck, a German pharmaceutical and chemicals company that is separate from Merck & Company in the United States, said in an interview in Davos, Switzcompany that is separate from Merck & Company in the United States, said in an interview in Davos, SwitzCompany in the United States, said in an interview in Davos, Switzerland.

Saying the chemical is too much of a risk, the mayors of Duluth and Superior, Wis., are calling on Husky Energy to stop using hydrogen fluoride at the company's Superior refinery following last week's explosion and fire.

Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said on the TV show «Fox News Sunday» that will target companies tied to the Syrian regime and its chemical weapons.

The chemical producer, formed by the merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont last year, clocked up net sales of $ 21.5 billion for the quarter, which the company said compared to what would have been net sales of $ 20.5 billion if DowDuPont had been one company in the same quarter a ychemical producer, formed by the merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont last year, clocked up net sales of $ 21.5 billion for the quarter, which the company said compared to what would have been net sales of $ 20.5 billion if DowDuPont had been one company in the same quarter a yChemical and DuPont last year, clocked up net sales of $ 21.5 billion for the quarter, which the company said compared to what would have been net sales of $ 20.5 billion if DowDuPont had been one company in the same quarter a year ago.

Chemical and fertilizer companies, which use gas as both a feedstock and energy source, say lower prices have reduced costs and made the U.S. a more competitive manufacturing location.

** Chemical maker Ashland Inc said it was considering selling its water technologies unit, months after hedge fund Jana Partners picked up a stake in the company and said its stock was undervalued.

Hoffmeyer suggests there are many use cases for blockchain in treasury functions and capital structures, where companies can move secure tokens instead of using real funds.IBM, now the world's biggest employer of blockchain engineers, says more than 400 of its customers — including blue - chip names Walmart, Nestlé, Kroger, JD.com, Unilever, Maersk, DuPont and Dow Chemical — are currently running blockchain - based projects.

«They can help supply and service the most sophisticated dispensing equipment available in the chemical field today, and they can provide 24 - hour service,» the company says.

The company partners with farmers and botanists to discover these materials rather than focusing on the development of chemical compounds in a laboratory, which Callahan says is how many other firms in the industry operate.

The company got its start when he combined pressure washing, chemical injection, wet vacuuming and other tools on a single platform to create the KaiVac No - Touch Cleaning System, Morrison says.

We figured there had to be a better way than giving all our profit to the chemical companies,» says Keith.

On Avon's website, the company says it is committed to consumer safety and, though it believes that triclosan is safe, it's removing the chemical in response to consumer concern.

The «Big 6» chemical companies — including Monsanto, Syngenta and Dow Chemical — and the «big food» lobby — fronted by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)-- know they are fighting a losing battle, but they have deep pockets and seem to be willing to do, say and spend almost anything to keep American consumers in tchemical companies — including Monsanto, Syngenta and Dow Chemical — and the «big food» lobby — fronted by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)-- know they are fighting a losing battle, but they have deep pockets and seem to be willing to do, say and spend almost anything to keep American consumers in tChemical — and the «big food» lobby — fronted by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)-- know they are fighting a losing battle, but they have deep pockets and seem to be willing to do, say and spend almost anything to keep American consumers in the dark.

There is no guarantee the geese won't move to yet another location, so long as there is food there, said Rick Gruber, who owns a company that has been applying the chemical for the past year.

The company has said that they are «gradually» phasing out these chemicals, but many products containing the carcinogens are still on the market, both in the US and abroad.

Chief Executive of the Chemical Industries Association, Steve Elliott said «We have long - campaigned for our companies to be supported to drive economic growth and the transition to a low carbon future.

This good news has been welcomed by Steve Elliott, Chief Executive of the Association who said «These numbers, in the teeth of fierce global competition, reflect the hard work of chemical and pharmaceutical companies and their workforces» right across the UK».

A flooded chemical plant in a small town outside of Houston was poised to explode, a spokeswoman for the French company said late yesterday, though the timing and the extent of the danger weren't immediately clear.

He said the state is seeking reimbursement from companies who used the chemical for the money New York is already spending on cleanup efforts.

Next week Conservative MEPs will vote to strengthen proposals requiring companies to replace dangerous chemicals with safe ones, and shadow environment spokesman Peter Ainsworth said the EU had a «shared responsibility» to deal with the issue.

In its submission to the Chancellor ahead of the 2014 Budget, the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) said its member company needs were «wholly focused on the need for competitive energy supplies and comprise four specific proposals that will, in time, pay for themselves».

ALBANY — The company suspected of tainting Hoosick Falls» drinking water supply with toxic chemicals should immediately disclose the full extent of the pollution it caused, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said Monday.

Michalenko said those companies dumped «a variety of industrial contaminants» that must eventually be removed in order to satisfy a consent order that would stop toxic chemicals from seeping into the lake.

But Don Helin, a spokesperson for the Chemical Manufacturers Association, says that EPA for years gave unclear guidance to companies about what kinds of data should be submitted.

The chemical company BASF, a major phthalate manufacturer, said via e-mail that it «believes the actions proposed in the [EPA] plan are unwarranted,» but that the company «is committed to working with the EPA and other government agencies to ensure the safe use of our products.»

«We're really the starting point for all the other chemicals that are made by the company,» says Ma.

She said she faced «the need to exercise due process in making sure that the company producing the chemical had a fair hearing.»

Although DMAA had appeared in nasal sprays many decades ago before being removed from the market, it was now more like a «research chemical,» Cohen says, which some companies argued came from plants but which Cohen and many others disputed.

After a long description of his company's new green credo, Archie Dunham, of the US chemicals giant Du Pont, said: «Du Pont is not in principle opposed to environmental taxation but only if the money is invested directly in improving technologies or infrastructure.»

Colangelo says EPA officials told him these restrictions had been proposed by DDVP's maker, Amvac Chemical Corporation in Newport Beach, Calif., and that the EPA had quietly negotiated the details with the company — something it is not legally allowed to do.

«Smart companies that are marketing to children are in a footrace to phase out chemicals of concern,» said Scott Faber of the Environmental Working Group, an environmental group that presented the signatures to the corporation.

Companies are starting to embrace the concept of avoiding chemicals of concern, she said.

She is leading a group of 70 women who say they were exposed to chemicals at the company's plant in Greenock.