Abiopharma

NL INDUSTRIES INC (NL) Reports the reporting period Financial Results NL INDUSTRIES INC (NL) announced its financial results for the period ending the reporting period. Key Financial Highlights:

• Revenue: 4
• Net Income: $4
• EPS: Not disclosed
• Cash and equivalents: Not disclosed
  • expected industry capacity expansion (such as the TiO2 industry);●Changes in raw material and other operating costs (such as energy, ore, zinc, aluminum, steel and brass costs) or the implementation of tariffs on imported raw materials and our ability to pass those costs on to our customers or offset them with reductions in other operating costs;●Changes in the availability of raw materials (such as ore);●General global economic and political conditions that harm the worldwide economy, disrupt our supply chain, increase material and energy costs or reduce demand or perceived demand for TiO2 and our products or impair our ability to operate our facilities (including changes in the level of gross domestic product in various regions of the world, tariffs, natural disasters, terrorist acts, global conflicts and public health crises);●Operating interruptions (including, but not limited to, labor disputes, leaks, natural disasters, fires, explosions, unscheduled or unplanned downtime, transportation interruptions, certain regional and world events or economic conditions and public health crises);●Technology related disruptions (including, but not limited to, cyber-attacks; software implementation, upgrades, or improvements; technology processing failures; or other events) related to our technology infrastructure (including manufacturing and accounting systems) that could impact our ability to continue operations, or at key vendors which could impact our supply chain, or at key customers which could impact their operations and cause them to curtail or pause orders;●Competitive products and substitute products;●Competition from Chinese suppliers with less stringent regulatory and environmental compliance requirements;●Customer and competitor strategies;●Our ability to retain key customers;●Potential consolidation of Kronos’ competitors;●Potential consolidation of Kronos’ customers;●The impact of pricing and production decisions;●Competitive technology positions;●Our ability to protect or defend intellectual property rights;●Potential difficulties in integrating future acquisitions;●The introduction of new, or changes in existing, tariffs, trade barriers or trade disputes;●Fluctuations in currency exchange rates (such as changes in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and each of the euro, the Norwegian krone and the Canadian dollar and between the euro and the Norwegian krone), or possible disruptions to our business resulting from uncertainties associated with the euro or other currencies;​- 2 -​●Decisions to sell operating assets other than in the ordinary course of business;●Kronos’ ability to renew or refinance credit facilities or other debt instruments in the future;●Changes in interest rates;●Kronos’ ability to comply with covenants contained in its revolving bank credit facility;●Our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity;●The timing and amounts of insurance recoveries;●The ability of our subsidiaries or affiliates to pay us dividends;●Uncertainties associated with CompX’s development of new products and product features;●The ultimate outcome of income tax audits, tax settlement initiatives or other tax matters, including future tax reform;●Our ability to utilize income tax attributes or changes in income tax rates related to such attributes, the benefits of which may or may not have been recognized under the more-likely-than-not recognition criteria;●Environmental matters (such as those requiring compliance with emission and discharge standards for existing and new facilities or new developments regarding environmental remediation or decommissioning obligations at sites related to our former operations);●Government laws and regulations and possible changes therein (such as changes in government regulations which might impose various obligations on former manufacturers of lead pigment and lead-based paint, including us, with respect to asserted health concerns associated with the use of such products), including new environmental, sustainability, health and safety or other regulations (such as those seeking to limit or classify TiO2 or its use);●The ultimate resolution of pending litigation (such as our lead pigment and environmental matters); and●Pending or possible future litigation (such as litigation related to CompX’s use of certain permitted chemicals in its productions process) or other actions.Should one or more of these risks materialize (or if the consequences of such a development worsen), or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from those currently forecasted or expected. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of changes in information, future events or otherwise.NL Industries, Inc. is engaged in component products (security products and recreational marine components) and chemicals (TiO2) businesses.​Investor Relations Contact​Bryan A. HanleySenior Vice President and Treasurer(972) 233-1700