Restructuring, Sustainable Cleaning, Pending Acquisitions, Increased Dividends, and Restarting Plant Production - Analyst Notes on FMC, Huntsman, Sherwin-Williams, Albemarle, and Pacific Ethanol

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Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding FMC Corp. (NYSE: FMC), Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN), The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW), Albemarle Corp. (NYSE: ALB), and Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEIX). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.AnalystsReview.com/register

FMC Corp. Analyst Notes

On March 10, 2014, FMC Corp. (FMC) reported that it plans to separate into two independent public companies - "New FMC," which will be made up of FMC's Agricultural Solutions and Health and Nutrition segments, and "FMC Minerals," which will be made up of FMC's current Minerals segment. FMC anticipates that the separation will be finalized in early 2015, and each company is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Pierre Brondeau, FMC President, CEO and Chairman, commented, "Our decision to separate into two independent companies is a natural progression of our strategy. We believe that creating two companies, each with its own publicly-listed equity, will enable the management of each company to pursue its own strategy. This will give each company greater focus on the success factors that are most important to its business and allow the adoption of a capital structure that is appropriate to its business profile." The full analyst notes on FMC Corp. are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/03142014/FMC/report.pdf

Huntsman Corporation Analyst Notes

On March 3, 2014, Huntsman Corporation (Huntsman) reported that its Performance Products division signed the American Cleaning Institute's (ACI) Charter for Sustainable Cleaning. The Charter is a voluntary initiative that encourages companies in the cleaning products industry to advocate and demonstrate continual improvement in sustainability. Dr. Calvin Chiu, Huntsman Performance Product's Director of Home and Personal Care, commented, "Huntsman does a great deal towards ensuring our business operates sustainably. For Huntsman, the next logical step is to help create sustainability standards around which entire industries can operate." Brian Sansoni, ACI Vice President of Sustainability Initiatives, added, "Leaders throughout the cleaning product supply chain recognize that operating sustainably needs to be a part of the company's DNA. ACI relies on the participation of member companies. We are fortunate to have members, like Huntsman, who see the need for sustainable development." The full analyst notes on Huntsman Corporation are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/03142014/HUN/report.pdf

The Sherwin-Williams Company Analyst Notes

On March 7, 2014, The Sherwin-Williams Company (Sherwin-Williams) reported that it met with the Federal Economic Competition Commission (the Commission) in Mexico to review the Company's continuing effort to procure the Comex business in Mexico. The agenda of the meeting was to discuss various issues regarding the potential remedies needed by the Commission as a condition of regulatory approval of the transaction. Sherwin-Williams informed that it has not re-filed its appeal with the Commission. The full analyst notes on The Sherwin-Williams Company are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/03142014/SHW/report.pdf

Albemarle Corp. Analyst Notes

On February 25, 2014, Albemarle Corp. (Albemarle) reported that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.275 per share, increasing 14.6% over the previous quarterly dividend of $0.240. Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 14, 2014 can collect dividends on April 1, 2014.

The new annualized rate is $1.100, and this marks the 20th consecutive year of dividend increases. President and CEO Luke Kissam commented, "As we celebrate our 20-year anniversary of being a public company, today's announcement reflects our confidence in the future of the business. We are proud of our long history of dividend growth and expect future financial performance to allow this trend to continue." The full analyst notes on Albemarle Corp. are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/03142014/ALB/report.pdf

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. Analyst Notes

On February 26, 2014, Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (Pacific Ethanol) reported that it aims to restart production at its 40 million gallon per year facility in Madera, California- which will bring the Company's total operating production capacity to 200 million gallons yearly. Pacific Ethanol predicts that it will start ethanol production at Madera during Q2 2014. Neil Koehler, the Company's President and CEO, commented, "We are excited to achieve this important milestone for the company. With all of our plants in production we can further benefit from strong industry fundamentals and help meet the growing demand for low-carbon fuels in California. We are pleased to be providing new jobs and economic development in the Central Valley of California." The full analyst notes on Pacific Ethanol, Inc. are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.AnalystsReview.com/03142014/PEIX/report.pdf

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