Agrochemical industry – Page 7
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BusinessChina clamps down on polluting factories
Thousands of factories face closure or sanctions as authorities exercise new powers to curb air and water pollution
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OpinionThe value of quantification
A skills gap is emerging in organic synthesis that needs to be closed
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NewsGlyphosate exposure jumped substantially in two decades in Californian community
Rising levels of herbicide linked to US introduction of GM crops in 1994
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BusinessBASF to buy Bayer seeds and herbicides
€5.9bn sale will help satisfy competition regulators’ worries over Bayer–Monsanto merger
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BusinessHurricanes’ chemical consequences
Gulf coast petrochemical plants move to restart operations, while concerns persist about the fallout from hurricane Irma
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BusinessAsia’s age of regulation
Safety legislation and data sharing in Asia is making progress but highlights a global challenge
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BusinessEU investigates Bayer’s Monsanto takeover plan
Commission raises concerns over reduced competition across pesticide and seed markets
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BusinessMexichem to buy Netafim in $1.5bn deal
Takeover brings Netafim’s smart irrigation technology that could be applied across other markets
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BusinessIsraeli company Haifa Chemicals shuttered
Lack of ammonia storage facility leads to colossal losses
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BusinessMidwest Fertilizer to build $2.8bn manufacturing plant
Domestic facility will reduce imports
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BusinessBroad Institute backs central Crispr patent licensing platform
Key players submit 22 patents to pool, and urge other holders to create a one-stop shop for licensing deals
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BusinessUkraine plans to privatise state chemical producers
Government aims to develop struggling industry by attracting foreign investment
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BusinessGM corn growers win US lawsuit against Syngenta
Kansas jury awards over $217m damages to farmers in the first of eight trials
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NewsCancer committee under siege over glyphosate
US chemical industry group and Monsanto accuse agency of withholding information showing no link between glyphosate and cancer
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BusinessDow will face dioxin suit
US appeals court rules property owners have a valid case over soil contamination
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BusinessFarmers sue to block Syngenta–ChemChina merger
Planned takeover will decrease competition, leading to higher costs and fewer options for farmers
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BusinessBrexit raises regulatory worries
Risk of doubling legal burden for industry undermines referendum’s ‘red-tape cutting’ claims
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BusinessHow do chemical firms last hundreds of years?
What distinguishes companies that thrive from others that failed?