Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) reported a 7 percent revenue decrease in the first quarter compared with the same period last year, due to weak demand in European markets and divestments.
The board of directors of RPM International Inc. has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.225 per share, payable on April 30, 2013, to stockholders of record as of April 12, 2013.
OMNOVA Solutions Inc., Fairlawn, OH, announced income from continuing operations of $0.2 million, or breakeven per diluted share, for the first quarter ended February 28, 2013.
RPM International Inc. reported strong sales for its fiscal 2013 third quarter ended February 28, 2013, but reported a $42 million loss for the quarter due primarily to two major charges in the company's industrial segment.
The specialty chemicals group ALTANA increased sales by 5 percent to EUR 1.7 billion in the 2012 business year, achieving the company’s target level for the year.
Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, cited weakness in the solar-grade silicon and semiconductor wafers markets as reasons for the company’s sales, which dipped to EUR 4.63 billion in 2012, six percent lower than the previous year’s earnings of EUR 4.91 billion.
The Valspar Corp. reported results for the first-quarter ended January 25, 2013, with first-quarter sales totaling $875.2 million compared to $885.6 million in the first quarter of 2012.
