Pigment

Kerr-McGee Corp. cited the “continued slowdown in the U.S. and worldwide economies” and lower oil and gas production as reasons that its second quarter net income was down 19%, standing at $175 million, or $1.71 per diluted share, compared with $217 million, or $2.13 per share for the same period of 2000. Last year’s second quarter included $107 million, or $1.02 per share, in special charges. No special charges were recorded for this year’s second quarter.