Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about today’s action in the Basic Materials (NYSE:XLB) sector:

Gainers (% price change)

• ADA-ES, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADES): The shares closed at $15.94, up $0.69, or 4.52%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $122.23 million. About the company: ADA-ES, Inc. is an environmental technology/specialty company that supplies powdered activated carbon, injection systems, and related services. The Company helps electric utility companies meet environmental regulations. ADA-ES provides ash improvements, optimizes baghouse performance, provides flue gas conditioning additives, and provides other products and services. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Olympic Steel, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZEUS): The shares closed at $22.38, up $0.91, or 4.24%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $243.94 million. About the company: Olympic Steel, Inc. processes and distributes flat-rolled carbon, stainless steel, and tubular steel products. The Company operates as an intermediary between steel producers and manufacturers that require processed steel for their operations. Olympic purchases steel from producers and processes it according to customer specifications. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS): The shares closed at $52.86, up $2.1, or 4.14%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $23.61 billion. About the company: The Mosaic Company produces and distributes crop nutrients to the agricultural communities located in North America and other countries. The Company’s principal products include concentrated phosphates, and potash. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Neenah Paper, Inc. (NYSE:NP): The shares closed at $18.01, up $0.65, or 3.74%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $269.97 million. About the company: Neenah Paper, Inc. is a global manufacturer of premium, performance-based papers and specialty products used in a variety of applications. The Company has manufacturing operations in the United States and Germany. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• (): The shares closed at $22.68, up $0.78, or 3.56%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $2.28 billion. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>

Losers (% price change)

• Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:KRO): The shares closed at $19.16, down $1.7, or 8.15%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $2.22 billion. About the company: Kronos Worldwide, Inc. produces titanium dioxide pigments. The Company’s products are used to whiten, brighten, and add opacity to thousands of commonly used products, such as paints, plastics, inks, and cosmetics. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Sappi Limited (NYSE:SPP): The shares closed at $2.68, down $0.11, or 3.94%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $1.39 billion. About the company: Sappi Ltd. produces coated fine paper and chemical cellulose. The Company also produces uncoated graphic and business papers, premium quality packaging papers and a range of specialty papers. Sappi has production operations in North America, Europe, and Southern Africa and sells its products internationally. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• A.M. Castle & Co. (NYSE:CAS): The shares closed at $13.32, down $0.51, or 3.69%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $306.95 million. About the company: A. M. Castle & Co. provides highly-engineered materials and value-added processing services to a variety of industrial companies. The Company distributes specialty metals, nickel alloys, aluminum, titanium, and copper and brass. A. M. Castle also provides materials management programs. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Harmony Gold Mining Co (NYSE:HMY): The shares closed at $12.90, down $0.47, or 3.52%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $5.55 billion. About the company: Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited is a mining company which produces gold from its operations in the district of Virginia, Orange Free State. Harmony owns and operates the Harmony, Randfontein, Evander, Consolidated Modderfontein, Grootvei and Bissett gold mines. Harmony also has gold mining operations in Australia. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Westlake Chemical Corp. (NYSE:WLK): The shares closed at $41.37, down $1.28, or 3%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $2.76 billion. About the company: Westlake Chemical Corporation manufactures and markets basic chemicals, vinyls, polymers, and fabricated products. The Company serves a range of consumer and industrial markets, including flexible and rigid packaging, automotive products, coatings, and residential and commercial construction. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>

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