US/Canadian approvals for DuPont's Rynaxypyr
14 May 2008
DuPont gets US and Canadian approvals for its chlorantraniliprole-based insecticides, Altacor and Coragen, for use on a range of fruit and vegetable crops.

Bayer call for moden European agchems
13 May 2008
Bayer CropScience calls for Europe to embrace “modern crop protection and agricultural biotechnology”.

Spanish agchem sales up 6% in 2007
12 May 2008
The Spanish agrochemical market grew by 5.5% in 2007 to €575.2 million ($895.6 million at current exchange rates), according to the Spanish agrochemical association, the AEPLA.

EU authorities urged to take global viewpoint
7 May 2008
European industry groups urges EU regulators to take greater account of the needs and views of companies and non-EU countries when making policy decisions.

Australia ends atrazine review
7 May 2008
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) completes its 13-year review of the herbicide, atrazine.

Mancozeb has growth potential in fungicidal mixtures
1 May 2008
Dr H V S Chauhan, executive vice-president of Indofil Chemicals, speaks to Sanjiv Rana on the Indian and global markets for mancozeb and other fungicides.

Agrow at a glance: No 542, 2 May 2008
2 May 2008
Bayer CropScience has filed a patent infringement suit in China, while Sumitomo Chemical has taken legal action against distributors irresponsibly selling the insecticide, pyriproxyfen. Syngenta plans to build a biotechnology centre in China.....

Agrow World Crop Protection News: No 542, 2 Mayl 2008
2 May 2008
Bayer files patent infringement suit in China; Sumitomo/Kenogard sue over pyriproxyfen; Syngenta plans Beijing biotech centre; Incotec/Lantmännen strike Seedgard deal; BASF grows in first quarter....

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