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Chemistry World
October 25, 2007
Sean Milmo |
New EU Legislation Would 'Ban 90 Per Cent of Insecticides' Agrochemical producers have warned that amendments to new European Union legislation on pesticides will lead to a drastic reduction in the crop protection agents available to farmers if they become law.   |
Chemistry World
January 23, 2009
Phillip Broadwith |
EU pesticide law condemned by chemists Scientists, farmers, governments and the agrochemicals industry have united in their condemnation of a new EU law to control the use of pesticides. |
Chemistry World
October 26, 2011
Maria Burke |
Europe risks being outstripped by R&D rivals EU companies are lagging behind in R&D investment compared with major competitors from the US and some Asian economies, according to the European Commission's 2011 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. |
Chemistry World
June 25, 2008
Sean Milmo |
EU pesticide threat A fight is brewing in Europe over tighter controls of pesticides - which crop protection companies are warning will cut crop yields and push up the price of food. |
Chemistry World
January 15, 2015
Ned Stafford |
New EU law set to open door to GM crops After nearly five years of debate the European parliament has finally approved a new law that will allow EU nations to restrict or ban the cultivation of GM crops within their borders. |
Chemistry World
May 31, 2013
Ned Stafford |
Another pesticide linked to honeybee deaths Global chemicals giant BASF is disputing a new assessment from the European Food Safety Authority warning that the insecticide fipronil poses a major risk to honeybees when used as a seed treatment for maize. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
March 1, 2006
Sarah Houlton |
Global Report: Chemicals Legislation in Europe Chemicals legislation in Europe may affect pharma's relationship with suppliers. |
Chemistry World
January 2007
Mark Peplow |
Editorial: The End of the Beginning for Reach It's been a long time coming, but the European Reach (registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals) legislation has finally been settled, and should come into force progressively from June 2007. |
Chemistry World
December 4, 2006
Arthur Rogers |
EU Chemicals Legislation Settled European Union negotiators announced that they had overcome the final hurdles that were holding up new legislation to control the use of chemicals. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2007
Courtney E. Howard |
European Union launches Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals regulation The EU's recently enacted REACH law makes industry manufacturers, importers, and systems developers responsible for the identification, management, and substitution of chemical substances. |
Insurance & Technology
April 2, 2004
Julie Gallagher |
IIABA Resists Crop Offering Association opposes online crop insurance sales as too complex. |
Chemistry World
March 11, 2015
Ned Stafford |
State of Europe's environment scrutinized The European Environment Agency says progress has been made toward cleaning Europe's air and water and reducing waste disposal, but that major environmental challenges remain. |
Chemistry World
February 18, 2010
Matt Wilkinson |
Merck joins the cost-cutting crowd Following its merger with Schering-Plough, US drug giant Merck & Co. has announced a 'merger restructuring plan' that in its first phase will see 17,500 jobs cut. |
Chemistry World
July 26, 2012
Andrew Turley |
New US chemical rules edge nearer A political committee in the US has voted in favor of plans to change the way chemicals are regulated by shifting the burden of proving safety to manufacturers. |
Chemistry World
February 13, 2008
Hepeng Jia |
Tougher Standards for Chinese Pesticide Makers China is stepping up efforts to ensure industrial agrochemical laboratories are up to international standards. |
Chemistry World
August 27, 2009
Sarah Houlton |
Reach costs set to spiral The EU's Reach chemicals legislation could use 20 times more animals and cost six times more than originally estimated, according to two toxicologists. |
Chemistry World
August 22, 2007
James Mitchell Crow |
North Americans Unite to Control Chemicals As part of the latest North American Leaders' Summit, the US, Canada and Mexico have agreed to develop a regional partnership to assess and manage the potential risks from industrial chemicals. |
Chemistry World
August 25, 2006 |
Chemical Giant Releases GM Plans German chemical company BASF has applied to the UK government for permission to conduct two field trials of genetically modified crops next year. |
Chemistry World
January 12, 2010
Sarah Houlton |
EU to look into chemical mixture exposure The Council of the EU has called on the European Commission to look at whether current legislation adequately assesses the risks from exposure to multiple chemicals from different sources. |
Chemistry World
January 18, 2012
Rebecca Trager |
BASF pulls out of Europe over GM hostility German chemical giant BASF has announced that it will halt the development or commercialization of genetically modified crops in Europe, and move its biotech R&D operations to the US. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2009
Jill Jusko |
R&D Spending: By the Numbers While the software industry spends 13.6% on R&D as a percentage of sales, the chemicals and energy sector spends only 1%. |
Chemistry World
April 15, 2013 |
BASF introduces cell-based allergen test German chemicals giant BASF has announced a new in vitro, cell-based test for allergenic substances. The method aims to replace animal tests for skin sensitizing action of new chemicals. |
Chemistry World
May 3, 2006 |
US Firms Accuse Reach of Raising Trade Barriers American industry has warned that upcoming regulation of the European Union chemicals sector is likely to cause massive product reformulations, business disruptions and unnecessary barriers to trade. |
Chemistry World
November 16, 2012
Andrew Turley |
What lies within Bayer is looking to 'modestly' increase its R&D budget next year -- it was 3 billion euros( 2.4 billion pounds) for 2012 -- and place new emphasis on transferring ideas between research areas within the company. |
Chemistry World
July 22, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Monsanto abandons GM crops in Europe The company will focus on conventional breeding to develop new crop varieties in the EU, and develop biotech crops in regions where they are more accepted, such as North America. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2007
Chuck Saletta |
The American Century Is Over As more R&D takes place overseas, the technological advances and profits will follow. So should investors. |
Chemistry World
October 29, 2014
Phillip Broadwith |
Platform to expand in agrochemicals by buying Arysta Chemicals conglomerate Platform Specialty Products has agreed to buy agrochemical and nutrition products firm Arysta for $3.5 billion |
Chemistry World
December 10, 2012
Andrew Turley |
EU companies increasing R&D Companies in the EU are increasing their investment in R&D, despite the difficult economic conditions, according to a report from the European Commission that looked at the global top 1500 R&D investors. |
Chemistry World
September 28, 2007
Rebecca Trager |
Chemical Giants' Energy Bills Revealed A new survey has revealed huge disparities in energy consumption between the world's top chemical companies. |
Chemistry World
September 10, 2009
Ned Stafford |
Light on the horizon for chemicals sector Production in the worldwide chemical industry, battered and bruised by the global economic meltdown, appears to have stabilized and could even show mild annual growth by the fourth quarter of this year. |
