Agrochemical industry – Page 7
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Business
Mexichem 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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Business
Israeli company Haifa Chemicals shuttered
Lack of ammonia storage facility leads to colossal losses
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Business
Midwest Fertilizer to build $2.8bn manufacturing plant
Domestic facility will reduce imports
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Business
Broad 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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Business
Ukraine plans to privatise state chemical producers
Government aims to develop struggling industry by attracting foreign investment
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Business
GM 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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News
Cancer 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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Business
Dow will face dioxin suit
US appeals court rules property owners have a valid case over soil contamination
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Business
Farmers sue to block Syngenta–ChemChina merger
Planned takeover will decrease competition, leading to higher costs and fewer options for farmers
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Business
Brexit raises regulatory worries
Risk of doubling legal burden for industry undermines referendum’s ‘red-tape cutting’ claims
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Business
How do chemical firms last hundreds of years?
What distinguishes companies that thrive from others that failed?
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Business
EU conditionally approves Dow–DuPont merger
To satisfy competition concerns, DuPont will swap crop protection R&D assets for FMC’s nutrition business
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Opinion
Collaboration and competition can both stimulate innovation
Diverse approaches suit different goals
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Business
Crispr patent ruling breaks deadlock
Both sides claim victory as board rules patents do not interfere with each other
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Business
University–industry collaborations aspire to pharmaceutical innovation
Three new UK partnerships illustrate drug research co-operation approaches that are growing in popularity
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Business
Mosaic to buy Vale Fertilizantes in $2.5bn deal
Fertiliser deal continues consolidation trend and expands Mosaic’s presence in Brazil
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Business
Syngenta subsidiary faces fine over pesticide exposure
US environment agency wants firm to pay $5 million after workers hospitalised after coming into contact with chlorpyrifos
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Business
OCP to invest $3.7bn in Ethiopian fertiliser plant
Output from joint venture between Ethiopian government and Moroccan state phosphate group will exceed domestic demand