LyondellBasell Industries said Friday it is raising its quarterly dividend by 5% to $1.05 a share. The new dividend will be payable June 17 to shareholders of record as of June 10. The company said shareholders at its annual meeting voted to approve a share buyback of up to 10% of its outstanding shares in the next 18 months.
Separately, the plastics and chemicals company said its Chief Financial Officer Thomas Aebischer is planning to retire at year-end. The company will be conducting a search for his replacement in the next few months. Shares were not yet active premarket, but have fallen 7% in 2019 to date, while the S&P 500 has gained 11%.
By Ciara Linnane
Source: MarketWatch
INEOS, Europe’s biggest operator of electrolysis needed to produce clean, low carbon hydrogen, has doubled down on its €2 billion investment in green hydrogen with the launch of a hydrogen advocacy campaign. The campaign kicked off with the publication of a powerful editorial in the Sunday Telegraph on the hydrogen economy written by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, INEOS’s founder and chairman.
Vertellus, a manufacturer of specialty products for consumer goods, food & agriculture, healthcare, and industrial markets, today announced the completion of its acquisition of IM Chemicals. With the addition of IM Chemicals, Vertellus expands its specialty ingredients portfolio into new markets and bolsters its manufacturing capabilities in Europe.
A new collaboration between scientists, engineers, industry and farming experts hopes to demonstrate how clever technology can reduce the powerful greenhouse gases released by livestock to help agriculture reach carbon emissions targets.
