Oxiteno, the specialty chemicals arm of Ultrapar (São Paulo), achieved an Ebitda of 81 million Reais ($40 million) during the first quarter of 2013 compared with the same quarter of 2012. The Ebitda figure represents a 21% increase over the same...
Bayer CropScience says it will build a world-scale glufosinate-ammonium herbicide production plant near Mobile, AL, to help meet growing demand for glyphosate alternatives. "The use of glufosinate-ammonium, marketed as Liberty herbicide and used...
Isagro (Milan) reports a €3.3-million ($4.3 million) net loss during the first quarter of 2013 compared with a €668,000 profit in the same period last year. Ebitda also contracted to €1.01 million during the reporting period compared with...
Cambrex (East Rutherford, NJ) says it has completed the previously announced expansion of the large-scale manufacturing facility at Charles City, IA. The major facility expansion was completed in just over 10 months from initial groundbreaking and has created...
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it is extending its regulatory review of two genetically modified seeds in order to evaluate the impact of increased use of the associated herbicides, a move that delays the commercial launch of potentially...
Evonik Industries and Boulder, CO–based industrial biotechnology firm OPX Biotechnologies say they have entered into a joint development agreement to find biobased routes to undisclosed specialty chemicals. Under the terms of the agreement, OPX will use...
The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Monsanto in a landmark intellectual property case involving reuse of genetically modified seeds. The case, Bowman v. Monsanto, involved an Indiana grower who purchased Roundup Ready soybean seeds on the...
Ampac Fine Chemicals swings to profit Ampac Fine Chemicals (AFC; Rancho Cordova, CA), a subsidiary of American Pacific (Las Vegas), recorded an operating profit of $3.8 million in its fiscal second quarter, ended 31 March, compared with an operating loss of...
Makhteshim Agan (Tel Aviv) and ChileAgro Solutions (Calera de Tango, Chile) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Makhteshim is to acquire a majority stake in ChileAgro, the companies announced today. Financial details of the transaction...
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