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Dan Dzombak
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December 29, 2011
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It's been a pretty rough year for stock investors, with the S&P basically ending flat in 2011. While the general market went nowhere last year, quite a few stocks poured in monster performances.
Chemical prices have been all over the place, but fertilizers and titanium dioxide have been two very bright spots for the industry.
Here's a list of this year's top 15 performers in the chemicals industry:
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Company
|
YTD Return
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| 1 |
Valhi (NYSE: VHI ) |
171.2% |
| 2 |
Flotek Industries (NYSE: FTK ) |
86.6% |
| 3 |
Terra Nitrogen (NYSE: TNH ) |
69.6% |
| 4 |
NewMarket (NYSE: NEU ) |
63.9% |
| 5 |
Innophos Holdings |
39.6% |
| 6 |
Innospec |
39.0% |
| 7 |
Airgas |
30.8% |
| 8 |
W.R. Grace |
28.2% |
| 9 |
FutureFuel |
28.2% |
| 10 |
Balchem (Nasdaq: BCPC ) |
23.8% |
| 11 |
Tredegar |
19.9% |
| 12 |
LSB Industries (NYSE: LXU ) |
16.3% |
| 13 |
RPM International (NYSE: RPM ) |
15.6% |
| 14 |
Ecolab |
15.1% |
| 15 |
Praxair |
14.7% |
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Only includes companies listed on U.S. exchanges with a market capitalization greater than $500 million.
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