CEO Andrew Liveris

The good news here is that the move is being done to "restore margins" and the previous 20% increases have stuck. Watch CEO Andrew Liveris this morning on CNBC. He reinforces many of the same things we spoke about in my interview with him earlier this month. Part 1: Part 2: Bottom line, Liveris is going to deliver earnings for shareholders in the long run. If that means he has to restrict supply and raise prices he will. If means he has to move production to nations that... Read Full Story

Fisher has some interesting thoughts on Dow (DOW) On another note, am I the only one who was really distracted by Fisher's hands during his talks? It looked like they were fake and a puppeteer was controlling them. Strange... Disclosure ("none" means no position):Long DOW ↑ Grab this Headline Animator Visit the ValuePlays Bookstore for Great Investing Books Enter your Email Preview | Powered by FeedBlitz Read Full Story

Andrew Liveris spoke on CNBC today about Dow (DOW), energy and jobs.. Liveris has been saying the same thing for three years. Based on the fact we have $133 oil (it was $35 when he started saying this) he bears listening too. That being said, as an investor having 66% of the business outside of the US is a good thing. Now, let's look at the announcement of the Kuwait deal from December of last year. The reasoning for it was same thing that Liveris has been saying all along: What is... Read Full Story

Some very interesting items in this quarters earnings call for Dow Chemical (DOW) * Dow repurchased 10.8 million shares in the first quarter ($410 million worth) the most purchased in one quarter in over 10 years. Since Q1 2006, Dow has spent $2.5 billion buying back 61 million shares. * Expect $400 million in repurchases in Q2 * Liveris on JV openings "On the HPPO project with BASF in Antwerp, that project has had some delays, so we expected to be back half this year in terms to start up... Read Full Story

Recent news got me to thinking.... First this: "Dow Building Solutions (DBS), a market-facing business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (DOW), announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Stevens® Roofing Systems and Geomembrane Systems, a business of JPS Industries, Inc. Based in Holyoke, Mass., Stevens® Roofing Systems manufactures reinforced thermoplastic (TPO) commercial roofing systems, an area with significant growth potential that aligns well with Dow's energy efficient... Read Full Story