25.05.2016
- A day after Bayer went public with details of its $62 billion offer for agricultural chemicals rival Monsanto on May 23, the US company rejected the bid as “incomplete and...
24.05.2016
- Bayer has moved quickly to deflect criticism of its proposed acquisition of Monsanto, and possibly hasten the US company’s response to its offer, by publicly laying all terms and...
20.05.2016
- Speculation rampant a week ago that Bayer could be preparing a hostile bid for Monsanto was confirmed by the two companies on May 18 and 19. On the heels of Monsanto’s announcement...
17.05.2016
- ChemChina has extended its $43 billion offer for Swiss agrochemicals giant Syngenta by more than a month as it waits for regulatory approval. The main offer period has been...
13.05.2016
- As the mind-bending who-with-whom speculation continues to play out in the international agrochemicals sector, the latest version – according to the news agency Bloomberg – has...
18.04.2016
- Monsanto’s board of directors has approved an investment of $975 million to expand production of dicamba benzoic acid herbicide at its Luling site in Louisiana, USA. The additional...
08.04.2016
- Getting back to business after the collapse of the plan to take over Swiss rival Syngenta, Monsanto’s CEO, Hugh Grant, told journalists this week the company no longer sees “large...
07.04.2016
- Swiss agrochemicals giant Syngenta has sought to assure US lawmakers critical of the company’s planned $43 billion takeover by ChemChina that the deal poses no food safety or...
