Pesticide Maker, DuPont Link Up
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By Jim Downing, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 19--Natural pesticide maker Marrone Organic Innovations of Davis has licensed the rights to develop more then 20 promising compounds discovered by chemical giant DuPont, the companies announced Monday.
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The DuPont Co. agreed to a settlement potentially worth more than $340 million Thursday to resolve allegations the chemical giant contaminated drinking water in West Virginia
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Dow Chemical Co , the largest U.S. chemical maker, and U.S. biotech giant Monsanto Co  said on Friday they plan to jointly create the next generation of genetically modified corn seeds.
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Nova Chemicals Corp., Canada&#39;s largest chemical maker, and BP Plc, Europe&#39;s biggest oil company, agreed to merge their European styrenics polymer businesses into a 50-50 venture to reduce costs.
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DuPont Co , one of the largest  U.S. chemical makers, said on Tuesday that third-quarter profit  rose more than 8 percent on strong sales from its agriculture  and nutrition segment, coupled with overseas growth.
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The DuPont Company, the chemical giant, said Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings rose before special items, in part because of increased profit from its performance materials business and strong agricultural sales in Brazil.
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Bayer forged an alliance for its struggling pharmaceuticals business with American drug manufacturer Schering-Plough yesterday, cutting costs and marking another step in the German company&#39;s transformation.
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US unit of the German company also pleads guilty of participating in a price-fixing conspiracy. WASHINGTON, DC  - The Pittsburgh-based subsidiary of Germany&#39;s Bayer AG has agreed to plead guilty and
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Bayer AG, Germany&#39;s second-biggest drug and chemical maker, formed a marketing partnership with US rival Schering-Plough Corp.
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By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Dec. 7--The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has singled out two programs in the central San Joaquin Valley for their innovative approaches to farming in a more environmentally friendly way.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - An apparent mix-up resulted in a lawn care company spraying the yard of a prominent anti-pesticide activist.
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The DuPont Company will eliminate 1,500 agriculture jobs and cut output of herbicides and pesticides in a plan to increase spending on genetically modified seeds, the company said yesterday.
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By Kurt Blumenau, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Dec. 13--Air Products and Chemicals said Tuesday it will collaborate with major rival Linde Group in a bid to supply a major international science research project.
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By Randall Chase  DOVER, Del. - One year after accepting a government challenge to work toward eliminating the use of a potentially dangerous chemical used to make Teflon and other products, the DuPont Co. said Monday it plans to stop using the chemical by 2015.
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Bayer AG, Germany&#39;s second-biggest drug and chemical maker, formed a partnership with US rival Schering-Plough Corp. to market some of Bayer&#39;s biggest medicines after sales lagged in the second quarter.
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By JOHN REID BLACKWELL  A state official tried to ease local residents' concerns about a controversial chemical found in water around DuPont's Spruance plant in Chesterfield County.
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Merck and Schering-Plough get together again.