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CHEMTRADE LOGISTICS INCOME FUND $17.93 (Toronto symbol CHE.UN; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (416-496-5856; www.chemtradelogistics.com; Units outstanding: 69.1 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; Dividend yield: 6.7%) 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 three months ended June 30, 2016, Chemtrade’s revenue fell 10.2%, to $304.2 million from $313.3 million a year earlier. The decline came mostly from lower market prices for sulphur. Overall cash flow rose 3.0%, to $48.4 million, or $0.70 a share, from $47.0 million, or $0.68; that gain was the result of lower production costs. The trust’s long-term debt is a high $820.0 million, or 68% of its $1.2 billion market cap. Most of that debt came from its $900 million U.S. acquisition of General Chemical in January 2014. General makes a range of chemicals, as well as ingredients for prescription drugs, nutritional supplements and veterinary products. Chemtrade…