Virginia | 1-1070 | 13-1872319 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1530 Clayton, MO (Address of principal executive offices) | 63105 (Zip Code) |
(314) 480-1400 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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(d) Exhibit No. | Exhibit |
99.1 | Press Release dated June 19, 2017, announcing an updated outlook for the second quarter ending June 30, 2017. |
OLIN CORPORATION | |||
By: | /s/ Eric A. Blanchard | ||
Name: | Eric A. Blanchard | ||
Title: | Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
Exhibit No. | Exhibit |
99.1 | Press Release dated June 19, 2017, announcing an updated outlook for the second quarter ending June 30, 2017. |
• | sensitivity to economic, business and market conditions in the United States and overseas, including economic instability or a downturn in the sectors served by us, such as ammunition, vinyls, urethanes, and pulp and paper, and the migration by United States customers to low-cost foreign locations; |
• | the cyclical nature of our operating results, particularly declines in average selling prices in the chlor alkali industry and the supply/demand balance for our products, including the impact of excess industry capacity or an imbalance in demand for our chlor alkali products; |
• | higher-than-expected raw material and energy, transportation, and/or logistics costs; |
• | our substantial amount of indebtedness and significant debt service obligations; |
• | weak industry conditions could affect our ability to comply with the financial maintenance covenants in our senior credit facilities and certain tax-exempt bonds; |
• | our reliance on a limited number of suppliers for specified feedstock and services and our reliance on third-party transportation; |
• | failure to control costs or to achieve targeted cost reductions; |
• | the occurrence of unexpected manufacturing interruptions and outages, including those occurring as a result of labor disruptions and production hazards; |
• | new regulations or public policy changes regarding the transportation of hazardous chemicals and the security of chemical manufacturing facilities; |
• | changes in legislation or government regulations or policies; |
• | economic and industry downturns that result in diminished product demand and excess manufacturing capacity in any of our segments and that, in many cases, result in lower selling prices and profits; |
• | complications resulting from our multiple enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems; |
• | the failure or an interruption of our information technology systems; |
• | unexpected litigation outcomes; |
• | costs and other expenditures in excess of those projected for environmental investigation and remediation or other legal proceedings; |
• | the integration of the Acquired Business may not be successful in realizing the benefits of the anticipated synergies; |
• | the effects of any declines in global equity markets on asset values and any declines in interest rates used to value the liabilities in our pension plan; |
• | fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; |
• | adverse conditions in the credit and capital markets, limiting or preventing our ability to borrow or raise capital; |
• | failure to attract, retain and motivate key employees; |
• | our assumptions included in long range plans not realized causing a non-cash impairment charge of long-lived assets; |
• | the effects of restrictions imposed on our business following the transaction with TDCC in order to avoid significant tax-related liabilities; and |
• | differences between the historical financial information of Olin and the Acquired Business and our future operating performance. |
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