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SHAWCOR LTD. $16 (Toronto symbol SCL; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 70.2 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; Dividend yield: 3.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.shawcor.com) produces sealants and coatings to keep oil and gas pipelines from rusting. It also makes electrical wire and other industrial products. ShawCor last raised its quarterly dividend in May 2014 by 20.0%, to $0.15 a share from $0.125. The current annual rate of $0.60 yields 3.8%. In April 2019, the company acquired Edmonton-based ZCL Composites for $292 million. ZCL makes fibreglass-reinforced plastic underground tanks that store fuel and wastewater. It has two plants in Canada, four in the U.S., and one in the Netherlands. Thanks to that purchase, ShawCor’s revenue in the quarter rose 16.5%, to $411.8 million from $353.4 million. Stronger results in its Pipeline and Pipe Services segment (87% of revenue) were offset by flat sales in its Petrochemical and Industrial Elimination division (13%). If you exclude costs related to that acquisition and other unusual…