Keyword: Agrochemistry

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BASF to Lift Chinese Tertiary Butylamine Output

29.10.2014 - BASF has announced it will expand output capability of its world-scale production plant for tertiary Butylamine (tBA) at the Nanjing Chemical Industry Park in China by 60%. Under...

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Chemical Producer Platform to Buy Arysta LifeScienc

21.10.2014 - Specialty chemicals company Platform Specialty Products Corp has signed a "definitive agreement" to buy rival Arysta LifeScience for about $3.51 billion from an unnamed company...

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Syngenta Asks EPA to Lift Thiamethoxam Tolerance Level

16.10.2014 - Swiss agrochemical giant Syngenta has petitioned the US environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase the legal tolerance for residues of several crop protection agents...

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BioConsortia Opens Headquarters and R&D Facilities in Davis, California

01.09.2014 - BioConsortia, an innovator in microbial consortia for improving plant traits and increasing crop yields, has announced the opening of its new company headquarters and R&D...

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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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Neonic Use Said Dramatically Increasing in US Midwest

31.07.2014 - Neonicotinoids (neonics), the pesticides temporarily banned in Europe in crops attractive to bees, have been found commonly in streams throughout the US Midwest, according to a new...

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Marcus Meadows-Smith to Lead BioConsortia

16.06.2014 - BioConsortia, a newly formed parent company of BioDiscovery New Zealand, based in Davis, California, has named Marcus Meadows-Smith as its Chief Executive Officer earlier this year...

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BASF Develops New Herbicide-Tolerant Rice System

11.06.2014 - Under the name Provisia, BASF has developed a new herbicide-tolerant rice system that it said will provide farmers with a new tool for post-emergence control of a broad range of...