Keyword: Syngenta

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Syngenta to sell US fresh produce business

17.12.2013 - Syngenta announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell its Dulcinea Farms business ("Dulcinea") to Pacific Trellis Fruit LLC ("Pacific Trellis"), a US-based international...

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BASF Files Legal Challenge in EU’s Fipronil Restrictions

08.11.2013 - BASF has taken the European Commission (EC) to court over plans to include the German group's insecticide fipronil in a two-year moratorium on products suspected of playing a role...

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Bayer Focuses Bee-saving Efforts on Varroa Parasite

18.10.2013 - As the European Union prepares to restrict the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, suspected by some of at least contributing to the phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)...

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Syngenta May Be Template as Novartis Reviews Non-Core Assets

24.09.2013 - Novartis may take a leaf out of its past deal-book as the Swiss drugmaker conducts a review into some of its underperforming businesses, a board member said. New chairman Joerg...

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Syngenta Contests EU Move to Restrict Thiamethoxam

29.08.2013 - Swiss agrochemicals giant Syngenta has filed a legal challenge to a decision by the EU Commission (EC) to restrict application of thiomethoxam, one of the active ingredients in...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Agrochemical’s Role in Creating World Peace

06.08.2013 - Finding The Balance - The global food supply and global peace are interlinked. Agrochemicals play only a small part in the cost of food production and other factors such as food...

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Syngenta’s H1 Earnings Dampened by Wet Spring

25.07.2013 - Syngenta said on Wednesday it expected underlying sales growth to pick up pace in the second half of the year, after a cold, wet spring hit earnings in the first six months...

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BASF Criticizes Inclusion of Fipronil in EU Bee Protection Restrictions

17.07.2013 - BASF has taken issue with the European Union's move to include the group's insecticide fipronil, used in treatment of maize and sunflower seed treatments, in its temporary...