25.03.2014
- Maize crops engineered to produce insecticidal toxins derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are planted on millions of hectares annually, reducing the use of...
12.03.2014
- U.S. investment ratings agency Moody's says activist shareholders are stepping up the pressure on many of the U.S. companies it rates, often with negative effects on their credit...
04.03.2014
- From Unique To Common - In the business world, commoditization is defined as the process by which goods that are initially distinguishable in terms of attributes (uniqueness or...
26.02.2014
- Unlike U.S. rivals such as Dow Chemical and DuPont, BASF has no plans to revive its share buyback program, the German group's CEO Kurt Bock told Reuters Inside TV. Interviewed in...
18.02.2014
- Deutsche Industrievereinigung Biotechnologie (DIB), the association of German companies engaged in biotechnology, has criticized plans by some EU member states to opt out of...
12.02.2014
- Thanks to Germany's abstention, the EU Council of Ministers on Feb. 11 elected by default to approve cultivation of a new type of insect-resistant genetically modified maize...
06.02.2014
- Germany has indicated it will abstain in a vote of the EU Council - scheduled for February 11 - on cultivation of a new type of insect-resistant, genetically modified maize...
10.01.2014
- DuPont has named Mark Vergnano, head of the Performance chemicals division since 2008, as CEO of the independent company it is creating through the carve-out of the division. The...