Chemicals
Quaker Chemical: Profits, plain and simple
Quaker Chemical Corp. (NYSE:KWR) has spared the rod and spoiled the shareholders, showering them with profits as it pampers the metals industry with rolling lubricants, corrosion preventatives and... | NYSE: KWR |Comment
Tronox falls to record low after analyst downgrade to ‘underweight’
Tronox Incorporated (NYSE:TRX) is down nearly 10% today after Lehman Brothers downgraded the stock just after the opening bell to “underweight” from “equal-weight.” | NYSE: TRX |Comment
Ferro Corp.: Glazing at the sun
Ferro Corp. (NYSE:FOE) is a specialty chemicals company where the operative word is "specialty." | NYSE: FOE |Comment
KMG Chemicals expects significant improved profits in 2009
KMG Chemicals, Inc. (Nasdaq:KMGB) CEO J. Neal Butler said there are a number of reasons the specialty chemicals maker expects improved profits in fiscal 2009. | Nasdaq: KMGB |Comment
Koppers Holdings: Beating the tar out of estimates
Specialty chemicals company Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) is feeding off of the commodities boom. | NYSE: KOP |Comment
Innophos Holdings: A strong growth stock, at the right price
Innophos Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:IPHS) is clearly on a run and definitely worth a closer look from potential investors who could likely profit over the long term from the company’s broad and... | Nasdaq: IPHS |Comment
Polypore International: End markets to fuel growth
Much like the energizer bunny that keeps going and going, Polypore International, Inc. (NYSE:PPO) isn’t showing signs of slowing down any time soon. | NYSE: PPO |Comment
Quaker Chemical: A formula for growth
Quaker Chemical Corp. (NYSE:KWR) is a maker of specialty chemical products for various heavy industrial and manufacturing applications. | NYSE: KWR |Comment
Innospec Inc.: High-octane performance
Innospec Inc. (Nasdaq:IOSP) has proven to be an ideal example of an up-and-coming business adapting to changing global trends. | Nasdaq: IOSP |Comment
Omnova CEO: Industry weakness will continue into 2009
Omnova Solutions Inc. (NYSE:OMN) CEO Kevin McMullen said market weakness has masked improvements the firm has made to its cost structure, product lineups and pricing. | NYSE: OMN |Comment
New Oriental & Chemical posts strong Q3
New Oriental Energy & Chemical Corp. (Nasdaq: NOEC), a specialty chemical and emerging alternative fuel manufacturer in The People's Republic of China, this morning reported strong fiscal 2008... | NOEC |Comment
American Pacific Corporation (APFC): Fly me to the moon
Although sometimes “it’s not rocket science,” with American Pacific Corp. (Nasdaq: APFC), a leading manufacturer of specialty and fine chemicals, it really is. | APFC |Comment
Newsletter Watch: "Best versus the rest" strategy
Check out how Ken Kam, developer of Marketocracy.com, analyzes all trades within model portfolios on the website to form the basis for specific stock selections. | FSIN |Comment
Check on China: Gulf Resources, Inc.
The soaring demand for bromine in China, stoked by the country's manufacturing machine, has left a supply gap, which benefits Gulf Resources, Inc. (OTC: GFRE), the largest producer of bromine in... | GFRE |13 Comments
Balchem Corp.: A clever concoction
Investors who stumble across Balchem Corp. (Nasdaq: BCPC) might think it’s a specialty chemical maker. But Balchem, based in the Catskills region of New York state, is much, much more — and... | BCPC |Comment
KMG Chemicals, Inc.: Addicted to acquisitions
KMG Chemicals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KMGB) is hooked on buying mature, no-nonsense lines from big companies — a mind-bendingly staid strategy that’s paying off in profits. | KMGB |Comment
New Oriental Energy & Chemical Corp. inks sales contracts for $7.5M
New Oriental Energy & Chemical Corp. (Nasdaq: NOEC), a specialty chemical and emerging alternative fuel manufacturer, said this morning that it signed several fertilizer sales contracts for urea... | NOEC |Comment
KMG Chemicals Q4 earnings disappoint
Shares of KMG Chemicals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KMGB) are slipping this morning after the global provider of specialty chemicals reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings below expectations. | KMGB |Comment
Omnova Solutions CEO: Q4 profits will top '06
Omnova Solutions Inc. (NYSE: OMN) CEO Kevin McMullen said he remains optimistic that business volume will continue to improve year-over-year through the remainder of 2007. | OMN |Comment
Graham Corp. surges ahead on robust FY08 Q1 results, new VP
Shares of Graham Corp. (NYSE: GHM) soared Monday morning after the designer and manufacturer of vacuum and heat transfer equipment used in the chemical, petrochemical, petroleum refining, and power... | GHM |Comment
CECO Environmental: Busting Dust
One company’s pain is another’s pleasure. And so far — until the dustup last week — it’s been one delightful year for investors in CECO Environmental Corp. | CECE |Comment
Wall Street sinks on credit worries
The Russell 2000 went into freefall and the Dow tumbled on fears of problems in the U.S. credit market. | CFC |Comment
Russell 2000 slipping
The Russell 2000 futures have turned south and the small-cap index is likely to open in negative territory on concerns that credit problems could dampen corporate earnings. | BZH |Comment
U.S. Concrete Cuts Q2 below analysts’ estimates
Shares of U.S. Concrete Inc. (Nasdaq: RMIX) slid in pre-market trading after the ready-mixed concrete producer said late Thursday night it’s cutting its second quarter earnings guidance due to... | RMIX |Comment
Synalloy Corp. trades higher after reporting higher Q2 results v. last year
Shares of Synalloy Corp. (Nasdaq: SYNL), which produces specialty chemicals, pigments, and stainless steel pipe, are up this morning after reporting second quarter sales above a year ago. | SYNL |Comment
FuelCell Energy inks a deal with U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Manufacturer of high temperature hydrogen fuel cells FuelCell Energy Inc., (Nasdaq: FCEL) reported before the opening bell Wednesday that received approval to scale up a product that separates... | FCEL |Comment
Dynamic Materials: Business is Booming
Wall Street watchers agree that the company's recent explosive growth is anything but a fluke. | BOOM |Comment
SBE, Inc. and Mothers Work, Inc. lead Thursday small-cap percentage losers
Computer hardware maker SBE, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBEI) is giving back some of Wednesday’s considerable gains. Maternity clothing retailer Mothers Work, Inc. (Nasdaq: MWRK) said same-store June sales... | SBEI |Comment
Nanophase Technologies: Thinking small
Nanotechnology, a broad field that essentially means the ability to create specifically designed compounds a few nanometers in size, has been hailed as the next Big Thing. But so far, successful... | NANX |Comment
Tronix announces Q2 charges
Tronox Inc. (NYSE: TRX) today said production difficulties at one of its titanium dioxide plants, an environmental provision and a tax charge would adversely affect its results for the second... | TRX |Comment
Bears gain strength
The Russell 2000 small-cap index and the Dow are in negative territory this afternoon. | KMGB |Comment
China Sunergy Co. continued to experience tight supplies in Q2
Shares of China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSUN) tumbled 12.96% or $1.81 to $12.17 in Tuesday morning trading after the specialized solar cell manufacturer announced before the opening bell that it... | CSUN |Comment
Inphonic Inc. leads Friday small-cap percentage losers
Shares of Inphonic Inc. (Nasdaq: INPC) took a beating on news that DeutscheBank downgraded the stock on poor subscriber growth. This news was on the heels of missed analyst estimates. | INPC |Comment
Cleveland BioLabs trading higher on possible DOD contract
Shares of Cleveland BioLabs Inc. (Nasdaq: CBLI) were up 7.4% or $0.81 to $11.65 this morning on a report that the U.S. Department of Defense may be the first customer for the company’s radiation... | CBLI |Comment
Hoku Scientific Inc. leads Friday small-cap pre-market volume
Deutsche Bank downgraded InPhonic Inc. (Nasdaq: INPC) Friday to a “hold” rating from a “buy” rating. The investment house lowered their price target to $6.00 from $16.00. | HOKU |Comment
New 52-week highs
Rodman & Renshaw initiated coverage of Oculus Innovative Sciences Inc (Nasdaq: OCLS) putting a rating of "market outperform on the small-cap stock. Rodman & Renshaw set a12-month target price of... | Comment
Telestone Technologies Corp. leads Thursday small-cap pre-market volume
Wireless communications coverage solutions provider Telestone Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: TSTC) announced Thursday it won the bids for the TD-SCDMA trunk amplifiers and combiners from China Mobile... | HOKU |Comment
Hoku surges on deal with Solar-Fabrik
Material sciences company Hoku Scientific (Nasdaq: HOKU) said after the close Wednesday that one of its units, Hoku Materials, will sell and deliver polysilicon to Global Expertise Wafer Division,... | HOKU |Comment
Fuel-Tech reiterated with buy
Financial services firm Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. reiterated its “buy” rating on Fuel-Tech, Inc. (Nasdaq: FTEK) on news that the developer of technologies for air pollution control, process... | FTEK |Comment
Jones Soda Co. leads Monday small-cap pre-market volume
ThinkEquity reportedly raised its ratings on Jones Soda Co. (Nasdaq: JSDA) to “buy” from “accumulate.” Formula Systems (Nasdaq: FORTY) is selling its 46% interest in software maker... | JSDA |Comment
Wall Street rally still going
The Russell 2000 and the other major U.S. indices are firmly in positive territory about an hour before the close. | SDTH |Comment
On buyout news, Backyard Burgers, Inc. leads Monday small-cap percent gainers
Memphis, Tenn.-based Back Yard Burgers, Inc. (Nasdaq: BYBI) announced it has agree to be bought for $38 million. BBAC LLC, an investment partnership managed by Cherokee Advisors and C. Stephen... | BYBI |Comment
KMG Chemicals doubles Q3 profit
Shares of KMG Chemicals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KMGB) are trading above their 52-week high following news the Houston-based chemical company doubled its quarterly profit. | KMGB |Comment
Sorbent product maker Oil-Dri optimistic about outlook
Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC) executives said in a brief Friday morning conference call the company’s outlook is positive. “We have good trends in the higher margin bio-diesel... | ODC |Comment
A solid start
Investors turned bullish this morning as U.S. stocks begin to recover from the steep drop on Thursday. At 10:03 a.m. ET the Russell 2000 had gained 3.07 points, or 0.37 percent, to 826.87. Dow... | BIVN |Comment
Russell 2000 in record territory
The Russell 2000 small cap index has risen above its record close this afternoon. At 2:04 p.m. ET the Russell 2000 had added 5.49 points, or 0.66%, to 839.14, surpassing its May 9 record close of... | KONG |Comment
Atlantis Plastics leading percentage gainers
After strong Q1, Calgon Carbon says Q2 outlook uncertain
After releasing profitable first-quarter results this morning before the start of trading, Calgon Carbon Corp. (NYSE: CCC) CEO John Stanik said in a conference call this afternoon that he looks... | CCC |Comment
Russell 2000 going strong
The Russell 2000 small cap index has gained nearly 1%, outpacing the other major indices. | LUNA |Comment
Russell 2000 jumps as Dow hits record
The Dow set a new record close and the Russell 2000 led the rally as investors responded to an unexpected rise in U.S. consumer sentiment. | OMR |Comment
