Article: Hoechst Celanese Corporation Reports Second Quarter Earnings

SOMERVILLE, N.J., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoechst Celanese Corporation reported second quarter net earnings of $49 million compared to $102 million for the same period last year. Sales for the quarter were $1.8 billion compared to $1.9 billion for the second quarter in 1995.

"Our financial performance was affected primarily by lower pricing for commodity chemicals and some of our polyester products, such as staple fibers and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins," said Thomas F. Kennedy, president and chief executive officer. "Some of our technical polymers and fibers businesses, however, had strong results this quarter."

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