41.   The company also depends on the highways itself to transport its petroleum and chemical products, Shields said.

42.   The company, which develops and makes specialty chemical products, said it will use the proceeds for general corporate purposes.

43.   The companies affected reportedly include conglomerates with interests in banking, textile manufacturing, food processing, construction, retail sales, chemical products and electrical supplies.

44.   The company makes special chemical products.

45.   The outlook for further short-term gain is less certain as slower economic growth reduces demand for chemical products and dampens prices.

46.   The Palm Beach Gardens resident has spent a lifetime developing chemical products that protect wood and textiles, and slow or suffocate advancing fire.

47.   The realignment comes as makers of petroleum and chemical products store smaller volumes for less time in an effort to cut costs by carrying less inventory.

48.   There are chemical products on the market for all of these pests.

49.   Thursday, the maker of chemical products agreed to buy closely held Iropharm Ltd., another chemical products maker, for an undisclosed amount.

50.   Weaker purchases of chemical products and textiles offset some of the gains.