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December 15, 2008
DuPont Revamps Seed Distribution
DuPont says its seed distribution strategy now includes individual agreements with independent seed companies, in an...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/15848.html
December 15, 2008
Dow, Syngenta Ink Seed R&D Deal
Syngenta says it has entered into an R&D agreement with Dow AgroSciences to evaluate current...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/15870.html
December 8, 2008
EU Approves Monsanto Soybean Trait for Food and Feed Uses
The European Union (EU) has approved Monsanto’ genetically modified (GM) Roundup Ready 2 Yield (RR2) soybean trait for sale in EU animal feed and food products but not for...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/15708.html
December 8, 2008
Tata Invests in Singapore Seeds Firm
Tata Chemicals (Mumbai) says it has signed an agreement to invest S$25 million ($17 million) in jatropha seedling company JOil (Singapore), to help boost Tata Chemicals’ biofuel...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/15735.html
November 17, 2008
Syngenta Buys Argentine Seeds Firm
Syngenta says it has agreed to acquire SPS Argentina (Buenos Aires), a corn, soybean, and sunflower seed company. Terms were not...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/15360.html
September 15, 2008
Bayer CropScience Basks in Strong Markets
Bayer CropScience says its growth strategy is based on a strong product development pipeline designed to meet fast-growing market demand. The company detailed the strategy at a...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/14183.html
September 4, 2008
Bayer CropScience Announces Major R&D Investment
Bayer CropScience, buoyed by soaring demand and prices for agricultural crops, has announced plans to invest €3.4 billion in R&D between 2008 and 2012. Almost €2.7...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/13990.html
September 2, 2008
BASF Signs "Major" Plant Biotech Research Deal
BASF Plant Science and the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB; Ghent, Belgium) say today they have signed a “major cooperation agreement” in the field of plant...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/13957.html
August 18, 2008
Monsanto Expects to Grow 2008 Corn Seeds Profits 25%
Monsanto says it expects gross profit for its corn seeds business to grow by 25% this year, and by another 25%-30% in 2009, amid strong demand. Monsanto attributes the anticipated...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/13603.html
August 8, 2008
Dow AgroSciences to Acquire Dairyland Seed
Dow AgroSciences has reached an agreement to acquire Dairyland Seed (West Bend, WI), a seed maker with plant breeding programs in hybrid corn, soybeans and alfalfa, and Bio-Plant...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/13518.html
August 4, 2008
BASF Takes Europe to Court Over GM Potato
BASF says it has filed a lawsuit against the European Commission for “unjustifiably delaying” BASF’s application to cultivate its genetically modified (GM) potato in...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/13434.html
July 25, 2008
BASF Takes EU to Court Over GM Potato
BASF says it has initiated legal proceedings against the European Commission for the commission’s “failure to act” to approve BASF’s Amflora genetically...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/13213.html
July 21, 2008
Monsanto Seals Seed Deal
Monsanto says it has completed its previously announced acquisition of corn seed firm Semillas Cristiani...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/13099.html
June 24, 2008
Agchem Majors Agree on Two Separate Collaborations
BASF and Monsanto have agreed to work together to market a combination fungicide product and, separately, DuPont and Syngenta have agreed to co-develop and supply a novel pesticide...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/12653.html
June 5, 2008
Monsanto Aims to Double Crop Yield by 2030
Monsanto says it will develop seeds that double crop yield for corn, cotton, and soybeans by 2030 as part of its "commitment to help increase global food production in the face of...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/12326.html
June 2, 2008
Dow, Martek Form Canola Seed Pact
Dow AgroSciences and Martek Biosciences (Columbia, MD) have formed an alliance to jointly develop and commercialize a...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/12216.html
June 2, 2008
France Passes GM Crop Bill...
The French senate has passed a bill regulating genetically modified (GM) crops. The legislation was approved earlier by France’s lower house of parliament, the National Assembly...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/12223.html
June 2, 2008
Monsanto and Syngenta Settle GM Seed Disputes; Share Technologies
Monsanto and Syngenta say they have agreed to settle legal disputes related to their respective genetically modified (GM) corn and soybean businesses. The deal settles patent...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/12227.html
May 19, 2008
BASF, Monsanto Plan 2012 Launch of Drought-Tolerant Corn
Kast: Industry’s largest R&D effort. BASF and Monsanto’s previously announced 50-50 partnership has developed a drought-tolerant corn trait that will boost crop yields...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/11950.html
April 21, 2008
Fertilizer, Pesticide, and Seed Firms Ride Global Ag Boom
Emerging countries’ rapid population growth and higher living standards combined with rising biofuel demand is creating a fertile market for producers of agricultural inputs...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/seeds_and_traits/11446.html
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