China’s Jiangsu province plans to close 9 chemical parks and 1431 chemical companies Recently, the Chemical Industry Safety and Environmental Protection Working Group of Jiangsu Province of China issued a notice on the goal of improving the safety and environmental protection of the chemical industry in the province in 2019...More>>

BASF’s strategy in agriculture aims for innovation-driven growth in specific markets BASF Agricultural Solutions is targeting increased market share and growth of one percentage point above the agricultural market. By 2030, the division aims for a 50% increase in sales...More>>

Corteva invests 20 mn in Cernay site for the production of fungicide Inatreq Corteva Agriscience (formerly DowDuPont's agriculture division) has invested 20 million euros in its Cernay (France) site for the production of a new generation natural fungicide, Inatreq, destined for the European market...More>>

'Curbix brings new insecticide mode of action on cotton'- Exclusive interview with Gerhard Bohne, Bayer In Brazil, Bayer announced the launch of the insecticide, Curbix, for the control of boll weevil (Anthonomus Grandis Coleoptera) in cotton. With a new active ingredient, ethiprole (200 g/L), the product provides...More>>

Bayer Crop Science and Ant Financial Announce Partnership to Enhance Agriculture Industry with Joint Efforts to Develop Blockchain and Value Chain Bayer Crop Science signed a Letter of Intent with Ant Blockchain to develop a trackable agricultural product monitoring and service system empowered by digital technology...More>>

Sapec Agro Business Rebranded as Rovensa The Rovensa group was recently introduced in Madrid, the new identity of the Sapec Agro Business group. The group comes under the motto “Well-balanced Agriculture” and has three business units: crop protection, crop nutrition and biocontrol...More>>

Limin Chemical’s testing service granted OECD GLP certification On 17th September, Jiangsu Limin Lab Service Co. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Limin Chemical, was granted the GLP certification (Registration Number: 18/2019/DPL) issued by the Polish Chemical Substance Administration...More>>

Red Sun’s 20,000-ton glufosinate project will begin operating by 1st June, 2020 Nanjing Red Sun announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Chongqing SJC Chemical, received approval from the Changshou District Bureau of Ecology and Environment for the project, which will be implemented in accordance with ...More>>

Corteva to transfer bensulfuron-methyl business to Kumiai Chemical Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. and Corteva Agriscience (“Corteva”) entered into an agreement on September 6, 2019 regarding the transfer of the Bensulfuron-Methyl business in Asia Pacific Countries, excluding China, from Corteva to Kumiai Chemical...More>>