W.R. Grace's Stock Implodes On Asbestos Liability Concerns.(Owens Corning)(Brief Article) From: Chemical Market Reporter | Date: October 16, 2000| Author: CHANG, JOSEPH | COPYRIGHT 2000 Schnell Publishing Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Grace shares fall to an all-time low of $3.25.

THE SURPRISE bankruptcy filing by the nation's largest building materials maker Owens Corning on October 5 has crushed the stock prices of companies that have asbestos liability. Among the casualties is W.R. Grace & Co., a leading specialty chemicals manufacturer with annual sales of $1.5 billion.

The financial implications for Grace are cloudy, pending Owens Corning's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. "The impac...

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