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CHEMTRADE LOGISTICS INCOME FUND $18.94 (Toronto symbol CHE.UN; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (416-496-5856; www.chemtradelogistics.com; Units outstanding: 69.1 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Dividend yield: 6.3%) 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 basemetal processors. In the three months ended December 31, 2016, Chemtrade’s revenue fell 9.3%, to $251.7 million from $277.5 million a year earlier. The decline came mostly from lower market prices for sulphuric acid. Overall cash flow fell 8.5%, to $31.0 million, or $0.45 a share, from $33.8 million, or $0.49; the decline was mostly due to costs related to the trust’s acquisition of Canexus Corp. Chemtrade completed that $900 million takeover in March 2017. Canexus produces and sells sodium chlorate and chlor-alkali products to the pulp and paper, water treatment, and oil and gas industries. This…