APD Air Products and Chemicals Inc

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With recent second quarter earnings reports coming out far above expectations for a few of the companies in the Chemicals - Major Diversified industry, investors are taking a keen interest in this sector's potential for further profitability. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. had posted a fiscal third quarter earnings of $253.2 million which doubled from the same quarter in 2009 a few weeks back. On top of a better-than-expected profit, the company saw its revenue jump by 14% to $2.25 billion. For the complimentary research report on Air Products & Chemicals Inc. register now at

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Positive trends concerning volume and pricing as well as slight relief in the raw materials segment has helped to push revenue in the industry much higher than anticipated. Growing sales in Asian markets, including large chemical orders by China and the Korean demand for chemicals related to the production of various OLED display technologies have further strengthened the market's health.

With a slight uptrend in the economy increasing demand for consumer products, chemical companies have benefited from the need to create memory for various technologies like smart phones and hand held computers. The Dow Chemical Company, which released its earnings results, yesterday indicated that trend as the company announced that a surge in demand coupled with higher prices for chemicals used in consumer electronics and other products was behind the company's recent quarterly profit of $566 million. www.rothmanresearch.com research team provides investors with insight about the The Dow Chemical Company and by registering now at

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While the ailing housing market has slowed demand for performance coatings used in the creation of paint, the industry is generally doing well throughout all of its various segments.

Looking to the future, chemical companies are citing research as their primary strategy for overcoming the anticipated problems associated with overpopulation. Necessary innovations in energy, agriculture, and water could all prove to be valuable revenue streams as the world looks for answers to cure its growing pains.

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