International Business News - Materials 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 Hoku Scientific Inc. said late Thursday one of its units has signed a 10-year contract worth up to $455 million to supply polysilicon to a Chinese company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/hoku-unit-inks-supply-deal-with-chinese-company.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:16:18 EDT Applied Materials Inc. spent $170,126 in the second quarter to lobby on renewable energy, tax issues, trade measures and other matters, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/applied-materials-spent-170-126-to-lobby-in-2q.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:14:28 EDT Shares of Eagle Materials Inc. jumped Wednesday after an investor bought a 5 percent stake in the Dallas-based gypsum wallboard and cement maker. The stock advanced $2.86, or 11.8 percent, to $27.13. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/eagle-materials-jumps-as-investor-buys-5-pct-stake.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:34:28 EDT Building Materials Holding Corp. said Thursday it fell to a loss in the second quarter, as the nation's housing industry continued to falter. The maker of building products said it lost $31.9 million, or $1.10 per share, during the three months ending June 30. That compares with a year-ago profit of $19.4 million, or 66 cents per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/building-materials-falls-to-2q-loss.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:00:36 EDT Construction materials maker Martin Marietta Materials Inc. said Thursday it would increase its quarterly cash dividend 16 percent to 40 cents per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/martin-marietta-raises-dividend-16-percent.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:45:49 EDT Shares of Applied Materials Inc. ticked higher Wednesday after the semiconductor equipment company's second-quarter results met Wall Street expectations and it forecast orders would climb 5 percent to 10 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/applied-materials-up-on-strong-4q-order-outlook.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:55:51 EDT Chip manufacturing equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. said Tuesday its fiscal third-quarter profit plunged 65 percent, in a difficult environment for the semiconductor industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/applied-materials-posts-sharply-lower-3q-profit.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:35:20 EDT Standard & Poor's Rating Services cut its rating on Building Materials Holding Corp. on Monday, citing concerns that the housing downturn will continue to hurt demand at the building products maker. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/s-p-downgrades-building-materials-on-housing-slump.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:03:08 EDT Chip manufacturing equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. said Monday it signed a five-year service contract with Taiwan's Green Energy Technology Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/applied-materials-signs-service-contract.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:30:04 EDT Martin Marietta Materials Inc., which makes aggregates for the construction industry, said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell 23 percent on lower volumes and higher costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/martin-marietta-materials-2q-profit-slides.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:19:05 EDT Asphalt and concrete supplier Vulcan Materials Co. said its second-quarter profit tumbled, citing lower volumes and high energy-related costs. Late Tuesday, Vulcan reported it earned $140.8 million, or $1.27 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, down from $142 million, or $1.45 per share, in the prior-year period. The latest results include a gain of 34 cents per share due to the sale of quarry sites divested as part of its agreement with the Justice Department for the Florida Rock acquisition. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/vulcan-materials-2nd-quarter-profit-declines.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:32:18 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Friday, Aug. 1, from AP Financial News: CLEVELAND (AP)--Brush Engineered Materials Inc., which supplies materials for electronics manufacturing, lowered its 2008 outlook Friday, saying fluctuations in prices for metals and other factors make it more difficult to forecast yearly results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/outlook-roundup-brush-engineered-sun-microsystems.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:16:02 EDT Brush Engineered Materials Inc., which supplies materials for electronics manufacturing, lowered its 2008 outlook Friday, saying fluctuations in prices for metals and other factors make it more difficult to forecast yearly results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/brush-engineered-reduces-2008-profit-outlook.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:04:00 EDT Brush Engineered Materials Inc., which supplies materials for electronics manufacturing, said Friday its second-quarter earnings fell nearly 10 percent on charges related to the price of a key material used in its products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/brush-engineered-2q-profit-falls-but-tops-street.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:59:54 EDT Shares of MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. sank to a 52-week low Thursday, after the silicon wafer maker's second-quarter results missed Wall Street forecasts and the company issued a cautious outlook for the third quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/memc-electronic-materials-shares-hit-new-low.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:16:34 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included 4 U.S. materials companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/s-p-names-4-us-materials-companies-likely-to-grow.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:49:01 EDT The government is taking too long to secure radioactive materials across the country that could get into terrorists' hands, according to a government report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/report-govt-tardy-securing-radioactive-material.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:23:43 EDT The government is taking too long to secure radioactive materials across the country that could get into terrorists' hands, according to a government report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/report-govt-tardy-securing-radioactive-material.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:12:04 EDT Vulcan Materials Co., a producer of construction aggregates, said Friday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 49 cents. The dividend is payable Sept. 10 to shareholders of record Aug. 27. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/vulcan-materials-declares-regular-dividend.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:42:51 EDT An analyst downgraded semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. on Friday, saying orders from chip makers such as Samsung appear to be falling. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/ahead-of-the-bell-applied-materials-downgraded.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:32:20 EDT