Industrial Minerals


Soda ash and lithium sales boost FMC profits

03 May 2011

by Mark Watts

US speciality chemicals producer posts 14% increase in first quarter income

Keywords: FMC, soda ash, glass, chemicals, lithium

Increased sales of soda ash and lithium helped FMC Corp. increase its operating income by 14% in the first quarter of 2011.The US agricultural and speciality chemicals group reported an operating income of $155m., up from $135.9m. in the same period last year.The group’s Specialty Chemicals division, one of the world’s largest producers...