FutureFuel Corp. (FF) will pay a special cash dividend of U.S. $2.29 per share on its common stock, with a record date of December 16, 2016 and a payment date of January 13, 2017. The manufacturer of custom and performance chemicals and biofuels has a 1.7% dividend yield based on the $0.24 per share annual dividend and a $13.73 stock price.

FutureFuel Corp. is a manufacturer of diversified chemical products, specialty chemical products, and biofuel products. In its chemicals business, FutureFuel manufactures specialty chemicals for specific customers as well as multi-customer specialty chemicals. FutureFuel’s custom chemicals product portfolio includes a bleach activator for a major detergent manufacturer, proprietary herbicide and intermediates for major life sciences companies, and chlorinated polyolefin adhesion promoters and antioxidant precursors for a major chemical company. FutureFuel’s performance chemicals product portfolio includes polymer (nylon) modifiers and several small-volume specialty chemicals for diverse applications. FutureFuel’s biofuels segment primarily produces and sells biodiesel to its customers. The company has paid a regular dividend every year since 2011.