LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB), a Dutch company that makes petrochemicals, said Thursday that the U.S. Justice Department declined to prosecute it for potential foreign bribery law violations. The company said in a securities filing that the Justice Department told LyondellBasell in January it closed an investigation relating to a project in Kazakhstan that had raised concerns about possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a law that bars payments to foreign officials for business purposes. LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) stock opened at $86.36 in last trading session, and closed at $85.65, trading in the range of $85.59 – $86.79. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 2.73%.
PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) on Thursday announced it has received a $312,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a responsive infrared window coating.The coating, which can switch from a solar IR-reflecting state to a solar IR-transmitting state, is aimed at lowering energy usage and will block heat in the summer to reduce air-conditioning costs and transmit solar heat in the winter to reduce heating costs PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) shares closed at $189.87 on last trade day, by gaining 0.59%. Stock 52 week range is $188.70 – $190.80. Company’s market capitalization is $26.97 billion.
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (NASDAQ:SIAL) SVP Karen Miller sold 1,133 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.62, for a total transaction of $108,337.46. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 5,009 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $478,961. Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ:SIAL) stock decreased -1.07% and finished the last session at $93.02. The EPS of the stock remained 4.06. Company’s market capitalization is $11.11 billion.
TheStreet Ratings team rates Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYMX) as a “sell” with a ratings score of D. Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYMX) stock opened at $1.66 in last trading session and closed at $1.52. The 52 week range of the stock is $0.60 – $2.49 and the day range was $1.50 – $1.66.