DuPont to Sell an Herbicide Line

DuPont says it has entered into an agreement with Makhteshim Agan of North America (Mana; Raleigh, NC), under which Mana will acquire DuPont’s cotton herbicide sold under the trade name Cotoran. Terms were not disclosed. Cotoran contains the active ingredient fluometuron and is used for the control of pre- and post-emergence broadleaf weeds and annual grasses. The divestment is part of DuPont’s restructuring plan announced last year to improve return on invested capital (CW, Dec. 20/27, 2006, p. 11). That effort focuses on businesses that currently...

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