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UPL Acquires Bensulfuron-Methyl From DuPont
October 18, 2006
United Phosphorus Ltd. reached a deal with DuPont Crop Protection to obtain the latter's bensulfuron-methyl chemistry and its associated trade names. The deal includes global ownership and marketing rights for the product Londax, a selective pre-emergence and post-emergence herbicide for weed control in rice for annual and perennial broadleaf weeds and sedges.
Mitsui Acquires Sankyo Agro
October 5, 2006
Japanese chemical group Mitsui Chemicals Inc. will take over Daiichi Sankyo's pesticides subsidiary, Sankyo Agro Co., by the end of next March, according to a Mitsui press release.
Details of the transaction were not announced.
October 5, 2006
Specialty chemical group Degussa is splitting off its crop protection business, which includes agrochemicals and growth regulators, as well as pharmaceutical and nutritional products.
Bio-Diesel Company Gate To Go Public, Expand Market
October 5, 2006
European bio-diesel producer Gate wants to be publicly listed in mid 2007, and use the capital gained from its initial public offering (IPO) to fund further exapansion into the US market.
Staehler Expands Into France
October 5, 2006
The Stade, Germany-based Stähler company took 95% ownership of Chauvin Agro Distribution of Sarrians, France, an established specialist supplier of products for vineyard nurseries.
DuPont Divests Rice Assets To UPL
October 2, 2006
