International Business News - Eastman http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Eastman Chemical Co. has guided its third-quarter earnings above Wall Street's expectations, citing in part a recent drop in raw material and energy costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/eastman-chemical-guides-3q-above-streets-outlook.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:41:55 EDT Chemical and plastics maker Eastman Chemical Co. said Tuesday it received a favorable federal court decision in a patent infringement case that will allow it to continue to produce certain resins at its Columbia, S.C., plants. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/eastman-chemical-gets-favorable-patent-ruling.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:18:15 EDT Chemical and plastics maker Eastman Chemical Co. spent $270,000 in the second quarter lobbying on the farm bill and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/eastman-chemical-spent-270k-lobbying-govt-in-2q.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:15:21 EDT A Citi Investment Research analyst initiated Eastman Kodak Co. with a "Sell" rating late Monday, saying higher commodity prices will make it difficult for the company to meet its annual guidance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/citi-initiates-kodak-with-a-sell-rating.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:44:18 EDT Chemical and plastics maker Eastman Chemical Co. spent $270,000 in the first quarter lobbying the federal government, according to a disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/eastman-chemical-spent-270k-lobbying-in-1q.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:33:43 EDT Eastman Chemical Co. said Tuesday that Curtis E. Espeland will succeed Richard A. Lorraine as chief financial officer upon Lorraine's Sept. 1 resignation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/eastman-chemical-names-curtis-e-espeland-new-cfo.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:51:41 EDT Eastman Kodak Co. said Tuesday it is buying back up to $1 billion, or about a quarter, of its outstanding stock, by tapping a $581 million tax refund and a cash surplus the picture-taking pioneer has amassed since selling its health-imaging business early last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/eastman-kodak-to-buy-back-1-billion-in-shares.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:34:54 EDT The senior vice president of corporate strategy and marketing at Eastman Chemical Co. sold 6,500 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/eastman-chemical-executive-sells-6-500-shares.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:37:16 EDT A senior vice president at Eastman Chemical Co. exercised options for and then sold 11,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/eastman-chemical-senior-vp-exercises-options.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:36:05 EDT The chief accounting officer of Eastman Chemical Co. sold 2,670 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/eastman-chemical-accounting-chief-sells-stock.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:34:07 EDT The executive vice president and head of the polymers group at coating, plastics and chemical maker Eastman Chemical Co. exercised options for and then sold 30,721 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/eastman-chemical-executive-vp-exercises-options.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:17:52 EDT Eastman Kodak Co. late Friday said it plans to increase prices on as much as much as 20 percent, due to the soaring costs of key raw materials, including silver and aluminum. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/eastman-kodak-raise-prices-costs.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 22:22:18 EDT Imaging products company Eastman Kodak Co. said Friday it will raise prices on a "select range of consumable products" across its business lines by as much as 20 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/eastman-kodak-to-hike-prices-to-cover-rising-costs.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 17:09:56 EDT Imaging products company Eastman Kodak Co. said Friday it settled a patent dispute with St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants Inc. Under the terms of the settlement, Kodak said it assigned its rights in the patents in dispute to St. Clair and stipulated that St. Clair is the owner of the patents. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/eastman-kodak-settles-patent-lawsuit.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 08:38:30 EDT Eastman Kodak Co. bought Intermate A/S, which makes products helping customers print out bills and invoices, to gain a foothold in the transaction printing market, the company said Thursday. Kodak d... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/eastman-kodak-buys-intermate.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:28:29 EDT Eastman Chemical Co. said Monday its first-quarter earnings per share will top the high end of analysts' estimates for the company. Thomson Financial surveyed eight analysts and found they expected... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080407/eastman-chemical-issues-1q-guidance.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:05:59 EDT Photography products maker Eastman Kodak Co. on Wednesday promoted Kimberly A. Snyder to president and general manager of its entertainment imaging unit. Snyder, 45, assumes the role from the divisi... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080402/eastman-kodak-promotes-snyder.htm Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:35:28 EDT Eastman Chemical Co. said Monday it completed the sale of two European plants to Indonesia's Indorama Group for about $354 million. The sale, originally announced in December, includes a polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, plant in Britain, and a facility in the Netherlands, that produces PET and purified terephthalic acid, known as PTA, Eastman said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/eastman-chemical-completes-asset-sale.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:50:46 EDT Eastman Chemical Co. Chairman and Chief Executive J. Brian Ferguson saw his total compensation rise 6 percent to $7.9 million in 2007 compared with a year earlier, according to a filing Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080320/eastman-chemical-ceo-got-7-9m-in-2007.htm Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:59:19 EDT Eastman Kodak Co. said Friday it named Verizon Communications President and Chief Operating Officer Dennis F. Strigl to its board, effective immediately. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080222/eastman-kodak-names-verizon-coo-to-board.htm Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:48:42 EST