--(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 01/14/2008 - Alternative Energy industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Recently, the Board of Directors of Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share on all outstanding shares of the Corporation's common stock. The dividend is payable on March 14, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 29, 2008. Cabot Corporation is a global specialty chemicals and materials company and is headquartered in Boston, MA.
Mace Security International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACE), a manufacturer of electronic surveillance and personal defense products and an owner and operator of car wash facilities, recently announced that it closed on the previously disclosed sale of its Truck Wash Division for a price of $1.2 million. Mace has now exited the truck wash business. As previously disclosed in Mace's public filings, the Company had signed a lease-to-sell agreement, dated December 31, 2005, with Eagle United Truck Wash, LLC ("Eagle") to lease Mace's five truck washes for up to two years.
WD-40 Co. (NASDAQ: WDFC) shares sank recently, after the lubricant and household cleaner maker's fiscal first quarter profit fell short of analyst estimates, in part due to declining sales in the U.S. After the market closed on Wednesday, the San Diego-based company reported 30 percent sales growth in Europe and a 46 percent increase in revenue from Asia. Sales in Latin America were also greater than last year, but they were more than canceled out by weaker results from the U.S. and Canada.
ALL Fuels & Energy Company (OTCBB: AFSE) President Dean Sukowatey recently expanded on his statements contained in a November 8, 2007, article (by S.P. Dinnen, http://www.allfuelsandenergy.com/web.page.desmoinesregister.110807.pdf) in the Des Moines (IA) Register, after numerous inquiries. In particular, Mr. Sukowatey discussed the ALL Fuels' slogan, "Ethanol... a Commitment to America," and how strongly committed the company is to supporting alternative fuels production. Mr. Sukowatey offered as an example ALL Fuels' ongoing investigation of opportunities relating to increased efficiencies in production through enzyme compounds and other developing technologies.
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