Keyword: Crop Protection

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Envigo Officially Starts Under New Name

01.10.2015 - Envigo, the newly merged company combining the assets of Huntingdon Life Sciences, Harlan Laboratories, GFA, NDA Analytics and LSR Associates, officially started business in late...

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Sumitomo Chemical Establishes R&D Base in Brazil

27.08.2015 - Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical has chosen Brazil as the location for its first R&D center in Latin America. The Latin America Research Center will be set up during 2016 and be operated...

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Bayer CropScience Gains First Active Ingredient Approval in Europe

18.08.2015 - Bayer CropScience has received European approval for its biological insecticide Requiem. The active ingredient Terpenoid Blend QRD 460 was recently approved by the European...

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Lonza Acquires New Zealand’s Zelam

04.08.2015 - Swiss fine chemicals group Lonza has acquired Zelam, a New Zealand-based manufacturer of fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, foliar nutrients and additives as well as wood...

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Tessenderlo Offshoot Buys Syngenta Weed Killer

14.06.2015 - Tessenderlo Kerley, part of Belgium’s Tessenderlo group, has acquired the global herbicide assets belonging to the weed killer norflurazon (Solicam) from Swiss agrochemical giant...

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BASF Said Eyeing Syngenta as Monsanto Tightens Screws

09.06.2015 - As US agrochemicals behemoth Monsanto appears to be pulling out all stops in its quest to take over European leader Syngenta, reports say a dark horse or white knight – depending...

Markets & Companies

Enriching the Microbiome

05.06.2015 - BioConsortia celebrated its first anniversary in March. The innovative agricultural biotech company focuses on the discovery and development of beneficial microbial consortia for...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Protecting Environment and Yields

05.06.2015 - With global population expected to increase by nearly 40% during the next 85 years, optimizing arable land and securing food supply is a necessity. Crop protection is essential in...