-- 週二，Raymond James將Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE-UN.TO)的評級從「與市場表現一致」上調至「優於市場表現」。 分析師Steve Hansen將加拿大化學品供應商和服務公司的股票目標價從15加幣上調至21加幣。 Hansen表示，此次評級上調反映了「對該公司位於北溫哥華的氯鹼工廠長期生存能力的信心增強」。 這位分析師在給客戶的報告中指出：“儘管最近的重新規劃審批受阻顯然出乎意料，但與當地利益相關者的討論表明，存在幾種可行的解決方案，包括政治、監管和運營方面的替代方案。” Hansen表示：“因此，我們認為強制停產的風險較低。儘管如此，任何解決方案的出台時間仍然難以確定。”
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