ICI's pretax profit beats expectations
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Imperial Chemical Industries PLC (ICI) posted higher-than-expected earnings for the first-quarter of 1999. The company also promised to reduce its debt to 2.5 billion pound sterling ($4 billion) by July 2000. ICI, a paints and chemical group based in the UK, posted a 44% decline in its pretax profits for the quarter to 49 million pound sterling. Analysts had predicted 34.6 million pound sterling for the company.
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Posts higher-than-expected earnings for first-quarter of 1999
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 1999
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Chemical companies in Europe unveil mixed profit news
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The article discusses the earnings at three of Europe's chemical companies, Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, DSM NV, and Rhodia S.A. The results at all three are mixed.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
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DSM posts results for 2000 in line with expectations
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DSM NV posted an increase of 50% in its net profits for the 2000 year. The company posted 580 million euros in net profits for the year.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
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