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The first-time observer may have never known that W.R. Grace & Co. recently emerged from bankruptcy when listening to the company’s report on second-quarter earnings Wednesday.
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Read More »W.R. Grace emerges from bankrutpcy
W.R. Grace, the Columbia-based chemical giant whose odyssey through the courts turned into one of the longest bankruptcy reorganizations in business history, announced Monday evening that that it had emerged from Chapter 11 protection after almost 13 years.
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Read More »Editorial: A chemical giant reborn
The announcement right before the holidays that Worthington Industries is closing its steel-processing plant in Essex is a reminder of the long, grinding attrition of Maryland’s traditional strengths in manufacturing and heavy industry.
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Read More »W.R. Grace to buy Dow unit for $500M
Columbia-based W.R. Grace & Co. will acquire the Polypropylene Licensing and Catalysts unit of The Dow Chemical Company for $500 million.
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Read More »W.R. Grace to expand China operations
W.R. Grace & Co., a Columbia-based chemical manufacturer, said it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Qingdao, China, Bureau of Commerce for an investment in China to manufacture fluid catalytic cracking catalysts and related products for the petroleum refining ...
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Read More »W.R. Grace 4Q profit jumps 29 pct as prices rise
W.R. Grace & Co. on Wednesday said that its fourth-quarter profit rose 29 percent, driven by higher prices and sales volume. The Columbia-based chemical maker said net income rose to $58.1 million, or 77 cents per share, for the three ...
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Read More »W.R. Grace shares jump on strong 2nd-quarter profit
Net income at W.R. Grace & Co. jumped by nearly 50 percent in the second quarter on strong sales and better prices, the chemical maker said Tuesday. That beat Wall Street profit predictions, and the Columbia-based company boosted its sales ...
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Read More »Real Estate Weekly: General Growth Properties to sell Columbia shopping center
General Growth Properties emerged this week from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy that it had been operating under for the past 16 months, and announced that it will sell the Gateway Overlook Shopping Center in Columbia for a gross sale price ...
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Read More »W.R. Grace to expand factories in Malaysia, Brazil
COLUMBIA — W.R. Grace & Co. said Thursday it will increase factory capacity to make silica gel at existing plants in Kuantan, Malaysia, and Sorocaba, Brazil. The company didn’t say how much it was investing in the expansions. Silica gel ...
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