Calumet plans to add 48 jobs at Indianapolis headquarters
The oil refiner, which currently has 75 full-time Indiana employees, has begun hiring management, accounting, sales, human resources and information technology workers.
The oil refiner, which currently has 75 full-time Indiana employees, has begun hiring management, accounting, sales, human resources and information technology workers.
With its shares trading up more than 60 percent from the doldrums of last fall, Calumet Specialty Products Partners rolled out plans to sell another 6 million shares of stock, raising more than $150 million.
The company’s improved performance over the same period last year was mostly due to a 150-percent increase in sales volume from its acquisition of a Wisconsin refinery in September.
Indianapolis-based Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP said Wednesday morning that a major refinery acquisition helped company revenue and profit soar in the fourth quarter as compared to the same period in 2010.
The purchase included 22 acres of land and a factory in Louisiana, Mo.
The Indianapolis-based company reported first-quarter profit of $4.2 million after posting a loss in the year-ago period.
Indianapolis oil-refiner Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP intends to sell $375 million in senior notes to pay off existing debt.
Calumet had profit of $9.5 million in the quarter ended Dec. 31, up from $8.2 million in the same quarter of 2009.
The Metropolitan Development Commission is expected Wednesday afternoon to approve Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc.’s plan to build its first used oil re-refinery, on West 10th Street. The project is estimated to cost $40 million and should create 55 jobs by 2013.
Indianapolis-based Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP processes crude oil into customized lubricating oils, solvents and waxes, as well as into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
The Indianapolis-based owner of oil refineries lost $907,000 in the three months ended June 30. In the same quarter last year,
the company lost $26 million.
The Indianapolis-based refiner of specialty hydrocarbon products plans to sell $450 million of senior notes. Proceeds will
be used to repay bank debt.
The financial underpinnings for the current quarterly dividend—45.5 cents per share—seem less than sturdy.
High crude oil prices and lower production hurt the bottom line at Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP, which Wednesday
reported a $13.1 million first-quarter loss. It posted a $75.6 million profit in the first three months of 2009.
The one-year agreement calls for the Indianapolis-based company to supply aviation fuel to the Defense Energy Support Center
in Virginia.
Indianapolis-based Calumet Specialty Products reported a profit of $8.2 million in the fourth quarter, a 56-percent decrease
from the same period a year ago.
Indianapolis-based Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP is investigating the cause of a Friday blast at its refinery in
Shreveport, La., that damaged some nearby properties.
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP is selling 3 million shares of common stock to pay debt and to finance requirements
of an agreement with another company.
Calumet Specialty Products LP posted a profit of $3.9 million in the third quarter, recovering from a $12.5 million loss in
the same period last year.
Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. this morning reported a loss of $26 million in the second
quarter due to high crude oil prices and flagging product demand.