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		<title><![CDATA[Stepan Co. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Earnings Call ExcerptStepan Co. SCL Q4 2008 Earnings Call February 11, 2009 2:00 pm ET Executives James E. Hurlbutt &#8211; Chief Financial Officer Analysts George Gasper &#8211; Robert Baird [John Beier &#8211; SKA Financial] Presentation  Operator  Welcome to Stepan Company&#8217;s fourth quarter 2008 conference call.  (Operator...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stepan Co. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator Instructions.  We do have a question from George Gasper &#8211; Robert Baird. George Gasper &#8211; Robert Baird I had a question in terms of product development on the oil seal side.  Is there any update that you can give us for the past...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:07:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stepan Company Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions  Your first question comes from Daniel Rizzo &#8211; Sidoti & Company, LLC. Daniel Rizzo &#8211; Sidoti & Company, LLC  I understand that you said a lot of the, some of the margin gains were because of just better product mix.  Are...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stock Screen: Price Momentum + Fundamentals = Profits]]></title>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stepan Company Q1 2008 Earnings Conference Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Thank you. Operator instructions And our first question comes from the line of Aaron Weitman with Appaloosa. Please proceed. Aaron Weitman &#8211; Appaloosa Hi, guys. I was wondering how much sulfur, sulfuric acid and phosphoric acids do you consume? Are those some of the products...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Thank you. Operator instructions And our first question comes from the line of Aaron Weitman with Appaloosa. Please proceed. Aaron Weitman &#8211; Appaloosa Hi, guys. I was wondering how much sulfur, sulfuric acid and phosphoric acids do you consume? Are those some of the products...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stepan Company Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions  And our first question comes from the line of George Gaspar - Robert W. Baird.  George Gaspar - Robert W. Baird Could you relate a little bit more on where you are with some of the capacity levels within the company...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:19:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chemical Companies Hike Prices For Derivatives and Surfactants]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[STEPAN COMPANY, Petresa Canada Inc. and Union Carbide Corporation are  planning to increase prices on several of their product lines, effective  April 1.    Stepan says it will raise surfactant prices because of extensive raw  material increases on products that are critical to its production....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 1997 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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