Agrochemical industry
The latest news relating to the agrochemicals industry, including regulation, litigation, business news and relevant industrial and academic research, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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NewsEU export of pesticides banned in bloc continues to increase despite commitment to end practice
Investigation of export notifications reveals prohibited agrichemical exports has risen by 50%
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BusinessTwo workers killed in fire at fertiliser plant in Gujarat, India
A second fire the same day in Gujarat was tackled without casualties
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OpinionUK biofuels burning out
With UK plants facing closure, what are the options and issues around different renewable fuels?
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BusinessIndia introduces new rules to tackle chemical contamination sites
New legislation provides a legal framework for assessment and cleanup of 189 named chemicals
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OpinionIntergovernmental panel on chemicals, waste and pollution needs diverse input
Balancing industrial expertise against unwanted commercial influence is not easy but shouldn’t be discounted
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OpinionLosing sleep over pesticide exposure
Managing exposure risks poses questions about the extent of producers’ and regulators’ responsibilities for safety
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News‘I barely sleep for four hours’: Are pesticides robbing farmers worldwide of sleep?
Studies point to an emerging link between a range of pesticides and insomnia
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BusinessRNA as a replacement for chemical pesticides
Argentinian start-up Apolo Biotech is teaching plants to fight infections
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BusinessExplosion and fire at Chinese chemical plant kills five
Six others missing and 19 injured at Shandong Youdao Chemical
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BusinessGovernment reduces UK Reach fees by ‘£40 million’
Registration fees for most chemicals reduced, but uncertainty remains over safety data requirements
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BusinessBayer ordered to pay more than $2 billion to US cancer victim
Jury decided glyphosate-based Roundup herbicide caused cancer, but company will appeal
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OpinionHow a herbicide illustrates the many ways chemicals are put to the test
The glyphosate debate highlights the complexity of chemicals regulation
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OpinionGetting into the weeds of the glyphosate debate
Assessments of the risk posed by the controversial herbicide depend on how the evidence is weighed
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FeatureThe glyphosate debate
The EU has recently approved the use of glyphosate for another decade. Bárbara Pinho examines the controversial pesticide’s presence in British farming and considers the possibility of a ban in the UK
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BusinessNew Trump tariffs worry North American chemical industries
High duties on imports from Canada, Mexico and China raise problems for international supply chains
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BusinessDow to cut 1500 jobs as global chemicals industry reshapes
US firm joins other industry heavyweights in shedding jobs to cut costs
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BusinessUS aims to reinstate chlorpyrifos insecticide ban
2021 ban on remaining food uses was overturned on appeal in 2023
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NewsForty years on from the Bhopal disaster what lessons have been learnt?
India looks to the future as survivors fight on to receive adequate compensation and medical care
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BusinessUS industry braced for change as election looms
Regulation, trade tariffs and innovation support top lists of concerns
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BusinessDacthal herbicide withdrawn in US over risks to foetal development
Sole supplier American Vanguard has cancelled US and international registrations