Keyword: Agriculture

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BASF Expands Biological Solutions for Agriculture

05.10.2015 - BASF has expanded its production site at Littlehampton, UK, to meet growing global demand for biological solutions for agriculture and horticulture. Capacity for beneficial...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Protecting Environment and Yields

05.06.2015 - With global population expected to increase by nearly 40% during the next 85 years, optimizing arable land and securing food supply is a necessity. Crop protection is essential in...

Markets & Companies

How 20 Years Have Transformed the Chemical Industry

06.05.2015 - For the second consecutive year, the Boston Consulting Group has conducted a total shareholder return (TSR) analysis of the chemical industry. The top 10 chemical companies have...

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Activist Investor Urges DuPont to Split in Two

22.09.2014 - Through his hedge fund Trian, US activist investor Nelson Peltz, who has stirred up affairs at a number of other companies, has set his sights on breaking up chemical giant DuPont...

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Eastman to Pay $2.8 Billion for Alkylamines Producer Taminco

15.09.2014 - Major US chemical producer Eastman has agreed to acquire compatriot Taminco, a major producer of alklylamines and alkylamine derivatives, for $2.8 billion. The deal proposed to be...

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Bayer to Launch New Broadleaf Herbicide in US

01.09.2014 - Bayer CropScience plans to release a new broadleaf corn herbicide, DiFlexx, which it said will offer growers flexibility for a broad range of application while also fitting a...

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Mitsui to Acquire DuPont Agrochemical Fungicide Assets

22.08.2014 - Japan's Mitsui has agreed to acquire global business operations for DuPont's copper fungicide Kocide. Mitsui's US subsidiary will establish a local company to buy the business...

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DuPont Revises 2014 Outlook on Weaker Agriculturre

07.07.2014 - DuPont has revised its outlook for operating earnings per share for Q2 and full year 2014, due primarily to lower than expected quarterly performance of its Agriculture segment and...