26.01.2017
- BASF has launched what it says is a “range of new solutions” to fight disease, weeds and insects in Indian rice crops, thus boosting the productivity and income of farmers on the...
28.11.2016
- US agriculture and nutrition specialist FMC Corporation has taken full ownership of its F&N Agro joint ventures in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from partner Nufarm. The two...
09.11.2016
- The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into ChemChina’s plan to acquire Swiss agrochemicals producer Syngenta for $43 billion. The EU regulatory agency said...
14.09.2016
- Bayer has finally won its hard-fought battle to take over US agribusiness rival Monsanto. The two agriculture giants have just confirmed that the deal will go ahead after Bayer...
12.08.2016
- The European Commission has opened a full-scale investigation into the proposed $130 billion merger between US chemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont, expressing concern that the...
19.07.2016
- Israel’s Discount Investment has agreed to sell a 40% share in crop protection company Adama Agricultural Solutions to ChemChina for $1.4 billion, including debt, thus giving the...
27.04.2016
- Private equity investor Advent International has agreed to buy Mexican fine chemicals producer Viakem for an undisclosed sum. Family-owned Viakem is Latin America’s sole custom and...
27.04.2016
- BASF has opened a new R&D center at its crop protection division’s headquarters in Limburgerhof, Germany, to serve as hub of expertise for biological crop protection and seeds. The...
