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		<title><![CDATA[CW75 stock performance.(Illustration)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb045/is_200409/ai_n26469968]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The CW75 Index rose 1.7% for the week ending August 25, outpacing  broader markets including the Morgan Stanley global composite index and  the Standard & Poor's 500, which both increased by about 1%.  Chemical stocks were mostly helped by a decrease in crude oil prices,  and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CW75 stock performance.(Illustration)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CW75 Index fell 1.3% for the week ending July 28, despite  higher second-quarter earnings. The Morgan Stanley global composite  index slipped 1.2%, and the Standard & Poor's 500 index was  flat. Basic chemical stocks were down 1%, diversified 1.2%, and  specialty chemical stocks, 1.6%. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CW75 stock performance.(chemical industry)(Illustration)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb045/is_200403/ai_n26469480]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The CW75 fell 2.3% for the week ending March 24, in line with  broader indexes, amid concerns about terror attacks. Basic chemical  stocks decreased 1.6%, outperforming diversified and specialty stocks,  which fell 2.3% and 2.4%, respectively.    Sasol's stock topped the leaders list on news...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CW75 stock performance.(stock prices of chemical industry companies)(Illustration)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb045/is_200312/ai_n26469349]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The CW75 rose 3% for the week ending December 3, reflecting  investor confidence of a rebound in the chemical sector. The CW75  outpaced broader indexes including the Morgan Stanley global composite,  which rose 1.6%, and the Standard & Poor's 500, which increased  less than 1%. Basic...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Polyurethanes gaining in coatings market as EU solvent deadline looms. (coatings developments).]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a, "roughly stagnant" coatings market recently,  polyurethane-based materials have seen growth, at the expense of other  materials, according to Dr Ulrich Meier-Westhues, vice president of  coatings business development with Bayer Polymers AG.    And he sees this as "not surprising" because the coatings ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CW75 stock performance.(Illustration)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CW75 slipped 1% last week, approaching its 52-week low of 85.77  reached on October 9, amid concerns about rising costs, and investor  jitters across all regions. The CW75 faired better than the Morgan  Stanley world composite and Standard & Poor's 500 indexes,  however; they fell...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CW75 stock performance.(CW75 fell slightly last week, but still outpaced broad indexes)(Illustration)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CW75 slipped slightly last week, but continued to outpace broad  indexes, including the S&P 500, and the worldwide Morgan Stanley  Composite Index MSCI. The basic chemicals sector had the strongest  showing, beating diversified and specialty chemicals stocks. Basic  stocks tend to pay higher dividends, and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Degussa Issues Profits Warning.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb045/is_200111/ai_n26474107]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DEGUSSA HAS JOINED THE LIST OF European companies warning that 2001  profits will be lower than previous forecasts, citing a dramatic  slowdown in demand since the end of August. Degussa's earnings  before interest, taxes, and amortization "will be slightly  lower" than last year's [euro]61.2 billion ($1.1...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2001 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Selected Opportunities Arise in Specialty Surfactants.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4250/is_200101/ai_n13177206]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Moderate growth is projected for specialty surfactants as producers  proceed with limited expansions and select development of new products.      Many opportunities exist for new applications of specialty  surfactants in soap and detergent products in the near future. Consumer  demands for more heavy-duty...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2001 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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