US presses ahead with carbofuran ban
18 May 2009
The US EPA has issued a final rule revoking all tolerances of the carbamate insecticide/nematicide, carbofuran, from December 31st 2009.

Monsanto sues DuPont/Pioneer over Optimum GAT
18 May 2009
Monsanto has filed a lawsuit against DuPont and its seed subsidiary, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, over the use of its technology in Pioneer’s genetically modified herbicide-tolerant Optimum GAT soybeans and maize.

United Phosphorus challenges EU phase-out of napropamide
18 May 2009
United Phosphorus has taken legal action against the European Commission's decision not to re-register the herbicide, napropamide. The company has asked the EU Court of First Instance to annul.

Sound science central to US pesticide policy
18 May 2009
Senior US EPA officials have given agrochemical industry representatives some reassurance that the political considerations of President Barack Obama's administration will not take over from sound science in pesticide regulation.

More pesticides join POPs List
18 May 2009
The Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) have agreed to ban another five pesticides or pesticide byproducts, which are among nine chemicals to join the POPs list.

Bayer unveils fluopyram
18 May 2009
Bayer CropScience has presented its new fungicide from the "new" pyridinyl ethylbenzamide class, fluopyram. It is a broad-spectrum fungicide for the control of several diseases, including…

EU review cuts ais by two-thirds
25 March 2009
Of some 1,000 pesticide active ingredients evaluated under the EU review of existing ais, just 26% or around 250 have been re-registered, the European Commission says.

EU wins more time in WTO GMO case
19 March 2009
The European Commission agrees extension to the deadline for it to comply with a WTO ruling on lifting national bans on EU-approved genetically modified crops.

US groups neonicotinoid reviews
19 March 2009
The US EPA is to review the registrations of five neonicotinoid insecticides as a group because of concerns over risks to bees.

BASF upgrades sales potential of new ais
19 March 2009
BASF revises the combined peak annual sales potential of its range of new active ingredients to €2,100 million ($2,664 million at the current rate) from its earlier estimate of €1,800 million ($2,284 million).

Turkish agchem industry drives for Europe
19 March 2009
The general secretary of the Turkish crop protection assoiciation, Dr Murat Kantarci, talks to Robert Birkett about the dynamics of the Turkish agrochemical industry.

Top six storm ahead in 2008
11 March 2009
All of the six leading agrochemical companies posted strong sales growth in 2008, with Syngenta topping the list.

EU Ministers support GMO bans
11 March 2009
EU Environment Ministers says no to a bid by the European Commission to force Hungary and Austria to lift their bans on EU-approved GM maize lines.

Germany revokes methiocarb ban
11 March 2009
The German BVL revokes the suspension of Bayer CropScience’s carbamate insecticide Mesurol as a seed treatment on maize.

Brazil agchem industry sounds bullish
11 March 2009
Global financial crisis doesn't affect Brazilian agrochemical business, says the Andef.

BASF prepares for US Kixor launch
11 March 2009
BASF is preparing to launch its new multi-crop herbicide, Kixor (saflufenacil), in the US later this year.

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