Basic Materials Sector Review: Winning and Losing Stocks on Dec 5th

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

Gainers (% price change)

• Shiloh Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:SHLO): The shares closed at $8.51, up $0.55, or 6.91%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $142.60 million. About the company: Shiloh Industries, Inc. supplies blanks, stampings, subassemblies, and processed steel. The Company’s customers include automotive, heavy truck, heating and air conditioning, and other industrial manufacturers. Shiloh operates facilities in Ohio, Michigan, and Georgia. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Alumina Limited (NYSE:AWC): The shares closed at $5.96, up $0.38, or 6.81%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $3.64 billion. About the company: Alumina Limited is an Australian resource company that produces alumina. The Company owns about 40% of Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals through a joint venture with Alcoa. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Titanium Metals Corp. (NYSE:TIE): The shares closed at $16.21, up $1.02, or 6.71%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $2.84 billion. About the company: Titanium Metals Corporation produces titanium melted and mill products. The Company’s products include titanium sponge, melted products, mill products and industrial fabrications which are used in aerospace, industrial, and emerging applications. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Neenah Paper, Inc. (NYSE:NP): The shares closed at $19.34, up $1.15, or 6.32%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $289.91 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 her! e >&g t;
• Olympic Steel, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZEUS): The shares closed at $25.26, up $1.44, or 6.05%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $275.34 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 >>

Losers (% price change)

• Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:SSRI): The shares closed at $13.82, down $0.34, or 2.4%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $1.11 billion. About the company: Silver Standard Resources Inc. is a silver exploration company focused on acquiring and developing silver resources on a global basis. The Company has projects in Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Canada, Chile, the United States and Australia. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE:CCC): The shares closed at $14.17, down $0.34, or 2.34%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $803.07 million. About the company: Calgon Carbon Corporation manufactures and markets products and services employed for separation, concentration, and purification of liquids and gases. The Company serves customers around the world in a variety of areas, including drinking water and wastewater treatment, environmental remediation, industrial process applications, chemical manufacturing, refining, and air purification. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Innophos Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPHS): The shares closed at $48.89, down $0.89, or 1.79%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $1.06 billion. About the company: Innophos Holdings, Inc., through a subsidiary, produces phosphate salts, a! cids, an d related products. Specialized phosphate salts are used in foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, oral care products, and other products; purified phosphoric acid is used in water and metal treatment applications; and technical sodium tripolyphosphate is used in detergents. The Company also produces fertilizers. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• China Natural Resources (NASDAQ:CHNR): The shares closed at $9.42, down $0.17, or 1.77%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $198.98 million. About the company: China Natural Resources Inc. is a mineral exploration and production company. The Company acquires, exploits, and develops minerals domestically and internationally. China Natural has zinc-iron mines operations in Anhui, a copper smelting plant in Inner Mongolia providing blister copper, gold, silver and sulfuric acid as well as operates coal mines. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• IAMGOLD Corporation (NYSE:IAG): The shares closed at $19.02, down $0.32, or 1.65%, on the day. Its market capitalization is $7.15 billion. About the company: IAMGOLD Corporation is a mid-tier gold mining company. The Company is focused in West Africa, the Guiana Shield of South America and in Quebec where it has a pipeline of development and exploration projects. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>