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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) today announced that Jon M. Huntsman, its Executive Chairman and Founder, sold shares of the company in order to honor long standing charitable commitments. Jon M. Huntsman stated: "From time to time, it is necessary to monetize a portion of my investment in Huntsman Corporation in order to fund philanthropic commitments, including a $100 million commitment to cancer research and the expansion of...
ALBANY, New York, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) has released a new market report titled "Polyols (Polyether and Polyester) and Polyurethanes (Rigid foam, Flexible foam, CASE) Market For Furniture, Construction, Electronics & Appliances, Automotive, Footwear and Packaging - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," which observes that polyol demand was over 7.5...
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) today announced that the company's board of directors has declared a $0.125 per share cash dividend on its common stock. The dividend is payable on June 28, 2013, to stockholders of record as of June 14, 2013. About Huntsman: Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals with 2012 revenues of over $11 billion. Our chemical products number in...
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- First Quarter 2013 Highlights Adjusted EBITDA was $220 million compared to $407 million in the prior year period (adjusted to exclude amortization of pension and postretirement actuarial losses of $19 million and $10 million, respectively). Adjusted diluted income per share was $0.19 compared to $0.77 in the prior year period (adjusted to exclude amortization of pension and postretirement actuarial losses of $0.05 and $0.04,...
DUBLIN, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jlthkh/surfactants) has announced the addition of the "Surfactants Market By Product Types [Anionic, Non-Ionic, Cationic, Amphoteric], Substrates [Synthetic/Petrochemical, Bio-Based/ Natural/Green], Geography & Applications - Global Industry Trends And Forecasts To 2017" report to their offering. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769 )...
LONDON, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chemical industry faced significant challenges in 2012 as a slowdown in the global economy hurt demand for chemical products. The fiscal cliff issue in the U.S. also created a great deal of uncertainty. Notwithstanding the disappointing economic data released on Friday, the U.S. economy has shown signs of improvement since the start of this year. Recent economic data from China has also been encouraging. These developments augur well for...
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2013 financial results on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. ET. First quarter 2013 results will be released to the public at approximately 6:00 a.m. ET that day via PR Newswire. Call-in numbers for the conference call: U.S. participants (888) 713 - 4199 International participants (617)...
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) today announced a combined investment of $135 million at two of its worldscale methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) manufacturing facilities: increasing capacity at its Geismar, USA site and upgrading its downstream specialties production capability at its Rotterdam, the Netherlands site. The Geismar capacity will be increased by 50ktes to 500ktes using improved process technology developed by...
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) today announced that it has successfully completed the scheduled maintenance of its olefins and ethylene oxide facilities in Port Neches, Texas. This type of heavy maintenance occurs once every four years. The facilities are now operating at normal rates. The maintenance outage took longer than originally anticipated as a result of start up issues and adverse weather conditions. The impact of the...
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) today announced that it has acquired a 20% stake in Nippon Aqua Co. Ltd. (Nippon Aqua), a spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation company based in Yokohama, Japan, and that it has entered into a 10 year supply agreement with the company. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Nippon Aqua is the SPF market leader in Japan, with business operations in over 30 locations across the...
