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CEFIC Anounces EU Responsible Care Award Winners

The European Chemical Industry Council, CEFIC, announced 26 companies and national associations as the key initiatives featured in the 2023 European Responsible Care Awards Gallery.

3M to Pay $10.3 Billion for PFAS Claims Resolution

3M has agreed to pay $10.3 billion to resolve legal challenges brought against the company by US public water systems over its discharges of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into US waterways. The deal is subject to approval by a US federal court.

Out-of-Court PFAS Settlement for DuPont and Ex-units

DuPont and former group units Chemours and Corteva have agreed to pay more than $1 billion to settle out of court US claims that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) discharged from their plants contaminated waterways that supply a majority of US public water systems.

Albaugh Acquires Corteva’s Glyphosate Business

US agrochemicals company Albaugh has acquired DuPont spinoff Corteva Agriscience’s straight-goods glyphosate business for an undisclosed sum. The deal is for intangible assets only, such as trade names, registrations, regulatory data, formulations, patents and know-how used worldwide, excluding Argentina.

Corteva Pays $1.2 Billion for Stoller

US agricultural chemicals and seeds group Corteva has agreed to buy Stoller Group, a compatriot producer of biostimulants and plant nutrition products, for $1.2 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023.

Corteva Buys Spanish Microbiological Expert

US agricultural company Corteva, which combines businesses formerly belonging to DuPont, Dow and Pioneer, has agreed to buy Symborg, an expert in microbiological technologies based in Murcia, Spain. Financial terms were not disclosed.

DuPont, Chemours and Corteva Agree PFAS Fund

DuPont, along with Chemours, its former fluourochemicals and plastics business, and Corteva, the combined agrochemicals businesses of DuPont and Dow, have buried the hatchet and announced a cost-sharing agreement worth $4 billion to settle lawsuits over liability for discharges into US waterways of perfluorinated compounds such as PFAS and PFOA.

Starboard Seeks to Control Corteva, Oust CEO

Activist investor Starboard Value is seeking to take control of agricultural giant Corteva and replace its CEO, Jim Collins. Its nominations are up for election at Corteva’s 2021 annual meeting, for which a date has not yet been set.

Corteva Takes Control of PhytoGen Seed

Corteva Agriscience has agreed to take over J.G. Bosell’s stake in their joint-venture company PhytoGen Seed Co. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Agrochemical and Custom Manufacturing Industry: Connected Fates

The fate of the agrochemical innovation, development, product launch and production are strongly linked to the parallel development of the fine chemicals and custom manufacturing industry.

Azelis, Corteva and Sika to join Together for Sustainability Initiative

Corteva to End Chlorpyrifos Production

American Vanguard Buys Corteva Herbicides

S&W and Corteva in Alfalfa Deal

DowDuPont Approves Corteva Spin-off

American Vanguard Boosts Herbicides with Corteva Buy

Indianapolis Approves Investment Aid for Corteva

Liveris to Step Down from DowDuPont in April

DowDuPont Unveils Names for new Firms