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<title>Chemical Week :: Markets :: Fine Chemicals/Biotech :: Agricultural chemicals</title>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com</link>
<description>Chemical Week</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<copyright>2010</copyright>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:44:23 EDT</pubDate>

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<title>U.S.-Brazil Trade Rift Threatens Patents on Agchem, Biotech Products</title>
<description>Brazilian trade officials say they are considering suspending patent and intellectual property rights on goods including agricultural chemicals, biotechnology products, and pharmaceuticals. The...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/25458.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>One Dead Following Fire at Bayer Plant in India</title>
<description>Bayer CropScience informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (Mumbai) in a statement today that a fire occurred at the company’s production facility at Ankleshwar, India on March...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/25399.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Bayer CropScience, Mendel Extend Crop Resistance Development Deal</title>
<description>Bayer CropScience contributes screening expertise to the joint venture, while Mendel researchers identify genes responsible for plant growth and environmental response....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/25221.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Dow AgroSciences Expands Research Capacity</title>
<description>Dow AgroSciences, a Dow Chemical subsidiary, says it will invest about $340 million in a multi-year expansion of its global headquarters at Indianapolis, IN, and will add more than...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/25195.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Arch to Use Syngenta Fungicide in Biocide</title>
<description>Arch Chemicals says it will incorporate Syngenta's Sporgard fungicide into its biocides for paints, coatings, and other building products....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/25151.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Study Links Atrazine to Frog Castration</title>
<description>The pesticide was found to chemically castrate three out of four male frogs and turn one in ten male frogs to females, the study shows....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/25134.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Dow Chemical: Ready to Grow</title>
<description>CEO Andrew Liveris says the company is back on solid  ground after a tumultuous 2009, and now has the portfolio needed  to accelerate growth in revenues and profit....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/25045.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>AgChem R&amp;amp;D Costs Up 68% in 10 Years</title>
<description>Costs associated with the discovery, development and registration of new pesticides have increased 68.4% in the past 10 years to an average of €189 million ($255 million), according to a study...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/24981.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>SNPE Confirms Sale of Isochem</title>
<description>SNPE (Paris) says that private equity firm Aurelius (Munich) will acquire SNPE’s fine chemicals business Isochem. The purchase price and the terms of the agreement were not disclosed...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/24953.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Costly Seeds Drive Growth of Seed Treatments</title>
<description>The global market for seed treatments in 2009 is estimated to have been over $2.5 billion....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/24846.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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