http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:29:49 EST Potash company Uralkali (Berezniki, Russia) says it has cut production by 50% and will continue producing at the reduced rate until at least the end of December. The move will result in a... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/15514.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST China has become the largest producer in the global pesticides industry, with 1.7 billion tons produced in 2007, says a recent... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/15400.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Vertellus Specialties (Indianapolis) says it will invest approximately $25 million to build a 7,000 m.t./year 3-cyanopyridine plant at Nantong, China, due onstream by the end of 2009. The unit... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/14496.html Mon, 29 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 presentation held... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/14183.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Comprehensive new pesticide residue restrictions entered into force in the European Union (EU) earlier this month, an effort officials say will harmonize regulations in the 27 EU member states... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/14212.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT The company also reports an "outstanding business development" in the first half of this year.... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/13990.html Thu, 4 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection (Mumbai) says it has acquired 70% stake in Indian agro-formulations company Parul Chemicals (Vadodara). Separately, Punjab Chemicals also plans to invest... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/13959.html Tue, 2 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT BASF says European Union (EU) regulators have approved four of its pesticides for commercial use across the EU. The pesticides approved are the fungicides epoxiconazole and fenpropimorph... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/13580.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT BASF Crop Protection, a BASF subsidiary, says it will invest more than €150 million ($239 million) to increase capacity in response to expected strong demand for agchems. The capacity hikes... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/13396.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT The European Court of Justice rejected an appeal by pesticides manufacturer Makhteshim-Agan (Airport City, Israel) to overturn a 2006 European Union (EU) ban on the use of the pesticide... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/fine_chemicals_biotech/agricultural_chemicals/13435.html Mon, 4 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT