27.05.2015
- It has gone quiet around the targeted takeover of Swiss agrochemicals giant Syngenta - Europe's largest player in terms of overall sales - by GMO titan Monsanto. Behind the scenes...
19.05.2015
- Sources close to Monsanto have told the news agency Reuters that Monsanto is putting together a new offer for Swiss rival Syngenta. The news agency said it understands the US...
08.05.2015
- Confirming that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Monsanto to acquire the company at a price of CHF449 per share with approximately 45% in cash, the board of directors...
06.05.2015
- Predators are stalking not only Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant, but also agrochemicals giant Syngenta. Following a report by news agency Bloomberg that US rival...
27.04.2015
- Hot on the heels of its proposal to permit member states to reject the import of genetically modified crops for food and feed, the European Commission has authorized 10 new GMOs...
27.04.2015
- DuPont has announced plans to buy California biotech company Taxon Biosciences, specialized in microbiomes for development of biological crop products. Terms of the deal, set to...
23.04.2015
- The European Commission has finalized new rules allowing member states the freedom to restrict or prohibit the import of genetically modified crops for food or feed, even if they...
17.04.2015
- Private labs in the US are said to have found significant residues of the glyphosate weed-killer, marketed by agrochemicals giant Monsanto as Roundup, in samples of honey, soy...
