Buy Chemtrade, hold on to Stantec

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CHEMTRADE LOGISTICS INCOME FUND $18.66 (Toronto symbol CHE.UN; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (416-496-5856; www.chemtradelogistics.com; Units o/s: 69.1 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Dividend yield: 6.4%) is one of the largest removal-service providers for resource firms that create acids and sulphur as byproducts. The trust converts (and sells) these substances into useful chemicals such as sulphuric acid. Many of its removal contracts are with oil refineries and base-metal processors. In the quarter ended June 30, 2017, Chemtrade’s revenue jumped 55.4%, to $407.4 million from $262.1 million a year earlier. The gain came mostly from its acquistion of Canexus, which was partly offset by lower sulphuric acid prices. Cash flow per share rose 14.9%, to $0.77 from $0.67. Chemtrade completed its $900 million takeover of Canexus in March 2017. The business produces and sells sodium chlorate and chlor-alkali products to the pulp and paper, water treatment, and oil and gas industries. The acquisition is Chemtrade’s biggest since it bought General Chemical in January 2014 for…