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BASF Keen on Leveraging Dow-DuPont Deal?

07.03.2016 - The plot surrounding the proposed merger of Dow and DuPont continues to thicken. After the companies late last week signaled that the deal could take longer due to regulatory...

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BASF to Refocus Plant Biotech R&D

29.02.2016 - BASF has announced it will refocus its R&D efforts in plant biotechnology to concentrate on projects with highest business and technical realization potential. The move, which will...

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Monsanto to Pay $80 Million for Accounting Missteps

11.02.2016 - US agribusiness giant Monsanto has been handed a civil penalty of $80 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for accounting rules violations related to price...

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Vilmorin Buys Vegetable Seeds Firm Genica

09.02.2016 - Vilmorin, New Jersey, USA-based subsidiary of French seeds producer Limagrain, has acquired Genica Research Corporation, headquartered at Dixon, California, to secure the slot as...

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Monsanto and BASF Could Strengthen Ag Ties

08.02.2016 - With the agricultural chemicals industry’s woes compounded by the planned merger of Dow and DuPont, and the likely takeover of Syngenta by ChemChina concentrating more power in the...

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ChemChina and Syngenta Confirm Takeover Plan

04.02.2016 - ChemChina and Syngenta have confirmed they have come to terms on a takeover of the Swiss agrochemicals giant by the Chinese state-owned chemical group for a total value of €39.4...

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ChemChina Said Near $43 Billion Syngenta Deal

03.02.2016 - China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) is said to be within reach of clinching a deal to buy Swiss agrochemical producer Syngenta for about 43.7 billion Swiss francs ($42.8...

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Monsanto Sues to Keep Glyphosate off California Carcinogen List

27.01.2016 - Major agribusiness company Monsanto has filed a lawsuit in California to prevent glyphosate from being added to the US state’s list of known carcinogens, according to a Reuters...