Keyword: Crop Protection

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Germany's BASF to Buy Becker Underwood for $1 Billion

20.09.2012 - BASF, the world's largest chemicals maker, is to buy U.S. crop protection company Becker Underwood from buyout firm Norwest Equity Partners for $1.02 billion to boost its farming...

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Syngenta Upbeat for H2 As Crop Prices Soar

27.07.2012 - Syngenta, the world's largest agrochemicals company, posted forecast-beating results in the first half and was optimistic for the remainder of the year, betting on Latin America...

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France to Ban a Syngenta Pesticide to Protect Bees

02.06.2012 - France said it plans to ban a pesticide made by Swiss agro-chemical group Syngenta that is widely used to treat rapeseed crops after scientists suggested it could pose danger to...

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Bayer CropScience Strategy Sees BioScience Research Investment Double By 2015

15.09.2011 - Bayer CropScience, a subgroup of Bayer unveiled Thursday its new four-pillar growth strategy which sees the company restructure its Crop Protection business, while also doubling...