Chemicals maker Dow lowers Q3 revenue forecast on unplanned event in Texas plant
U.S. chemicals maker Dow lowered its third-quarter revenue forecast on Thursday due to an unplanned event at one of its plants in Texas. The company's CEO, Jim Fitterling, said a significant unplanned event occurred in July at one of its ethylene crackers in the Texas plant. Dow is also experiencing higher input costs and margin compression in Europe, he added.