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ATSDR | May 21, 2018

Members of Congress are calling on the Trump administration to release a suppressed federal report on the health effects of four perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) that taint drinking water in many areas across the U.S. In January, the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR), part of the Department of Health & Human Services, planned to publish a draft toxicological profile for perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorononanoic acid, perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, and perfluorooctan...

University of South Florida | June 27, 2018

A dump truck’s worth of plastic empties into the ocean every minute. Worldwide, humankind produces over 300 million tons of plastic each year, much of which is predicted to last centuries to millennia and pollutes both aquatic and terrestrial environments. PET plastic, short for polyethylene terephthalate, is the fourth most-produced plastic and is used to make things like beverage bottles and carpets, most of which are not being recycled. Some scientists are hoping to change that, using s...

Market Realist | January 31, 2017

Dow Chemical (DOW) reported its 4Q16 results before the market opened on January 26, 2017. DOW reported 4Q16 revenue of $13.0 billion, beating analysts’ estimate of $12.4 billion. The company’s 4Q16 revenue reflected impressive growth of 14.7% on a year-over-year basis. This was the first time DOW’s revenue crossed $13.0 billion in eight quarters. DOW’s revenue growth was primarily driven by two factors. The first was DOW’s complete takeover of the Dow-Corning busin...

Nasdaq | January 15, 2020

Atotech, a Carlyle-backed specialty chemicals company carved out of Total, filed on Wednesday with the SEC to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering.However, the deal size is likely a placeholder for an IPO that we estimate could raise $1 billion. The Berlin, Germany-based company was founded in 1993 and booked $1.2 billion in revenue for the 12 months ended September 30, 2019. It plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol ATC. Atotech filed confidentially on June 7, 2019. ...