WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) _ Chemours Co. (CC) on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of $76 million.

On a per-share basis, the Wilmington, Delaware-based company said it had profit of 46 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 47 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 32 cents per share.

The chemical company posted revenue of $1.23 billion in the period.

Chemours shares have increased 20% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $21.76, a climb of 22% in the last 12 months.

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