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The Lubrizol Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call (Seeking Alpha)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:39:18 GMT

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Lubrizol Celebrates 80 Years of Innovation (PR News Wire )

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:00:00 GMT

CLEVELAND, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Lubrizol Corporation (NYSE: ) today marks 80 years of innovation in the specialty chemical industry. To commemorate this significant milestone, Lubrizol is celebrating with its employees around the world, with activities ranging from organized lunches and dinners, to family days and picnics, to community-based activities. "Many companies...

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Earnings roundup: Garmin, Lubrizol (Boston Globe)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:07:12 GMT

Garmin Ltd. shares dropped almost 15 percent Wednesday after the navigational device maker said its second-quarter earnings missed Wall Street expectations, it forecast limited growth for the rest of the year and said it was delaying its entrance into the cell phone market.

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Lubrizol quarterly profit slips to $78 million (Market Watch)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:40:15 GMT

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Lubrizol Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit totaled $78 million, or $1.13 a share, from $81 million, or $1.15 a share, in the same quarter a year before. Analysts had expected earnings on average of $1.04 a share, according to a FactSet Research survey. Revenue for the quarter was $1.35 billion compared to $1.15 billion in the year-ago period. Lubrizol...

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Lubrizol Announces Solid Earnings of $1.13 per Share for the Second Quarter of 2008 and Increases Full-year Guidance for EPS as Adjusted (PR News Wire )

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:25:00 GMT

- Earnings as adjusted of $1.26 per share represent a 9% increase compared with the prior period, excluding restructuring and impairment charges of $.13 per share - Revenues grew 17% to a record $1.35 billion reflecting increases in price/mix and volume - Record volume quarter for Lubrizol Additives; guidance assumption for Additives' full-year volume growth increased - Guidance range...

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Specialty Chemicals in the Portfolio Mix? (Business Week )

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:09:00 GMT

S&P thinks industry earnings should remain stable, and has buy recommendations on five stocks in the group, including Ecolab and Lubrizol

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Lubrizol to Close Canadian Additives Blending Facility (PR News Wire )

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:30:00 GMT

CLEVELAND, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Lubrizol Corporation (NYSE: ) announced today its decision to close its Niagara Falls, Ontario facility, a Lubrizol Additives blending, packaging and warehouse site. After careful review of its operations and evaluation of different business strategies, the company determined that operation of the facility is not sustainable for the long...

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Police call blaze unintentional (Commercial Insurance Knowledge)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:57:32 GMT

Smoke from Monday night’s fire at Lubrizol in Paso Robles rises from the plant’s tank farm. Bookmark To:

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The Lubrizol Corporation July 31 Earnings Teleconference (PR News Wire )

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:30:00 GMT

CLEVELAND, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Lubrizol Corporation (NYSE: ) will hold a teleconference with analysts and investors on July 31, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time to review the results for the second quarter of 2008. Participating in the teleconference will be James L. Hambrick, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Charles P. Cooley, Senior Vice President, Treasurer...

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Lubrizol Declares Dividend (Auto Channel)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:12:00 GMT

The Lubrizol Corporation is an innovative specialty chemical company that produces and supplies technologies that improve the quality and performance of our customers' products in the global transportation, industrial and consumer markets. These technologies include lubricant additives for engine oils, other transportation-related fluids and industrial lubricants, as well as fuel additives for...

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Lubrizol to close acrylic emulsion unit at Avon Lake, Ohio (Market Watch)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:56:30 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Lubrizol Corp. plans to close its acrylic emulsion plant at Avon Lake, Ohio and transition production to other sites as a part of its effort to realign its U.S. manufacturing facilities amid increases in energy cost, the specialty chemical company said Tuesday. The company will also stop production of styrene butadiene latex at its Gastonia, N.C. plant. "Although...

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Lubrizol Continues Realignment of U.S. Coatings Manufacturing Facilities (PR News Wire )

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:39:00 GMT

- Additional actions support new focus on targeted coatings applications - Restructured product line to enable sustainable and profitable growth CLEVELAND, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Lubrizol Corporation (NYSE: ) announced today that after an assessment of selected product lines and assets, it is transferring or exiting some of its Performance Coatings product lines and market...

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Lubrizol extends a helping hand to San Jacinto College (Houston Chronicle)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:43:26 GMT

The Lubrizol Corporation donated a plasma television and two Dell servers to the San Jacinto College Central process technology department June 9. The donation was an effort to enhance the training process and keep the college's graduates on the cutting edge.

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NPIRI Deadlines are Approaching (Ink World Magazine Breaking News)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:11:00 GMT

The summer course on Printing Ink Technology will be held July 13-18, 2008 at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, WI. 2008 Technical Conference abstracts for the poster board competition sponsored by Lubrizol and the NPIRI Lecture competition sponsored by Hexion are needed by the end of June. The 2008 Technical Conference will be Sept. 23-25 at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, AZ....

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Lubrizol: Improvements Ahead (Seeking Alpha)

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:33:00 GMT

Vahan Janjigian ( Forbes ) submits: Lubrizol’s specialty chemicals enhance the quality and performance of a wide variety of products. North America, which generated 41.8% of 2007 revenues, is its largest geographic market. The company’s brands include Anglamol, Carbopol, Estane, and TempRite. The larger of the company’s two segments makes additives for engines and drivelines. The Additives...

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Online Statistical Techniques in Batch Operations (Emerson Process Experts)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:32:12 GMT

I was reading the great Control magazine article, Data Analytics in Batch Operations , by Lubrizol's Robert Wojewodka and Emerson's Terry Blevins . It describes the challenges in applying on-line analytics in batch production for early fault detection and prediction of end of batch quality parameters. If done right, this can help avoid out of spec batches, waste and rework and the opportunity...

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Lubrizol Plays Hot Potato With Rising Prices (Forbes)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:52:30 GMT

The specialty chemicals company said rising commodity costs forced it to raised prices by 12.0% to 20.0%.

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Lubrizol to raise all product prices by up to 20% (Market Watch)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:39:37 GMT

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Lubrizol Corp. said Friday it plans to implement a global price increase for all product lines, effective June 16. The majority of the increases will be in the range of 12% to 20%, the Cleveland-based chemical maker said. Lubrizol CEO James Hambrick cited "unprecedented surge in crude oil and natural gas costs, both of which have increased over 40 percent since...

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The Lubrizol Corp. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)

Fri, 02 May 2008 23:43:07 GMT

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Lubrizol posts higher first-quarter profit (Market Watch)

Fri, 02 May 2008 12:10:52 GMT

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Lubrizol Corp. said its first-quarter net income rose to $73.6 million, or $1.06 a share, from $71.3 million, or $1.02 a share, a year earlier, due in part to increased volume and an improvement in the price and product mix. The Cleveland specialty chemical producer incurred after-tax restructuring and impairment charges of $2.9 million, or 4 cents a share, involving...

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