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...
26.04.2013
- BASF became the latest chemicals company to get a boost from pesticides, helping it to a bigger-than-expected gain in quarterly operating income. The German group, the world's...
18.04.2013
- Syngenta, the world's largest maker of crop chemicals, expects farmers to continue to invest in products to boost agricultural output despite a recent drop in commodity prices...
31.07.2012
- Germany's largest drugmaker Bayer on Tuesday raised its full-year earnings outlook much more than expected as high grain prices fuelled demand at its farming pesticides unit and a...
04.07.2012
- Bayer's pesticides arm CropScience is to buy California-based firm AgraQuest for $425 million plus milestone payments to boost its vegetable and fruit protection business. The...
