29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A major new technology has been developed by The University of Nottingham, which enables all of the world’s crops to take nitrogen from the air rather than expensive and environmentally damaging fertilisers. Nitrogen fixation, the process by which … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Chemicals, Education, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged ammonia, beans, breakthrough technology, crops, environmentally damaging fertilisers, fertilisers, legumes, lentils, nitrogen, Nitrogen fixation, nitrogen from the air, peas, plants, Professor Edward Cocking, synthetic nitrogen fertiliser, University of Nottingham, world’s crops
London/Rotterdam, 26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever today announced that it has signed an agreement, subject to regulatory approval, to sell its Unipro bakery & industrial oils business to AAK, one of the world’s leading producers of high value-added speciality vegetable fats, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Denmark, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged AAK, acquisition, Çorlu, Izzet Karaca, Swedish-Danish AAK, Turkey, Unilever, Unilever Turkey, Unipro bakery & industrial oils
19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — FrieslandCampina Investments Holding B.V.(1), a subsidiary of Royal FrieslandCampina N.V., has purchased a 7.5 percent interest in Synlait Milk Ltd. The dairy company is located in New Zealand’s South Island, near Christchurch. Completion of this transaction … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment, Netherlands
Tagged Canterbury region, dairy farms, equity, FrieslandCampina, milk, milk processor, New Zealand, raw milk, Roelof Joosten, Synlait Milk Ltd
issued under Article 8, paragraph 1 of the Belgian Royal Decree of April 27, 2007 on public takeover bids and update on press release issued on February 6th, 2013 19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Austria, Belgium, Business, Chemicals, France, Investment, Management, Netherlands
Tagged acquire, acquisition, base chemicals, Belgian Royal Decree, Borealis, fertilizers, mineral fertilizer manufacturer, Moustier, polyolefins, public takeover bids, Rosier SA, Sas van Gent, Total
19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announces that its leading fertilizer wholesaler and distributor LINZER AGRO TRADE GmbH is changing its name to Borealis L.A.T GmbH. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Austria, Business, Chemicals, Management
Tagged base chemicals, Borealis L.A.T GmbH, fertilizers, LINZER AGRO TRADE, polyolefins
17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 4th July 2013 the Supervisory Board of Grupa Azoty S.A. appointed Messrs Marek Kapłucha and Marian Rybak to be Vice-Presidents of the Management Board. The decision is an element of implementing the consolidation agreement concluded between … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Management, Poland
Tagged appointment, Grupa Azoty, ice-Presidents, Management Board, Marek Kapłucha, Marian Rybak
Center in Pacobo, Côte d’Ivoire, to offer advanced farmer training programs starting July 2013 Integrated “showcase farm” designed to demonstrate optimal farm management practices including advanced techniques to increase cocoa crop yields and quality Training curriculum includes focus on intercropping … Read the full press release
16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A Commission proposal to restrict the use of Fipronil, an insecticide which has recently been identified as posing an acute risk to Europe’s honey bee population, was backed by Member State experts meeting today in the Standing … Read the full press release
Focus on processes for production of biodegradable plastics 16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Europe’s first multi-purpose fermentation plant for the continuous production of bio-based chemicals is being inaugurated in Leuna, Saxony-Anhalt/Germany today. Built at a cost of around 20 million euros, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged bio-based chemicals, biochemicals, biodegradable plastics, Bioplastics, fermentation plant, industrial biotechnology, Leuna, polybutylene succinate, polylactic acid, renewable raw materials, Saxony-Anhalt, ThyssenKrupp
11-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The £350 million Vivergo bioethanol plant in Hull was officially opened today by the Rt. Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. The new plant is the UK’s biggest bioethanol producer and … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, United Kingdom
Tagged AB Sugar, animal feed, Bio-Refinery, bioethanol, bioethanol plant, BP, David Richards, Dr Mark Carr, DuPont, Hull, Humber, James C. Collins, petrol, Phillip New, protein-rich animal feed, renewable transport fuel, Rt. Hon Vince Cable MP, Vince Cable, Vivergo, Vivergo bioethanol plant, Vivergo Fuels
€50 million investment to support expansion of major market player 9-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD is investing €50 million to increase capital of MK Group, as part of Agri Europe holding company, by subscribing to newly issued shares. The funds … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, European Union, Investment, Serbia
Tagged Agri Europe, AgroInvest, Carnex, EBRD, Gilles Mettetal, Matteo Patrone, Miodrag Kostic, MK Group, SERBIA, Sunoko, Ukraine.
Monheim/Kiev, 8-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Bayer CropScience and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced today an innovative partnership to support modernization of agriculture in Ukraine and help the country maximize its farming potential. Securing … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Germany, Ukraine
Tagged Bayer CropScience, IFC, International Finance Corporation, Jesper Kjaer, Kiev, Liam Condon, Monheim, UKRAINE, World Bank Group
4-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — This year total cereal production in the EU-271 is forecast to be well above 2012 levels and above the average of the past five years. This agricultural year has so far been marked by an unusually prolonged winter … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, European Union
Tagged European Commission, Iberian Peninsula
2-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ALECTIA has helped Arla Foods Ingredients implement one of Europe’s largest whey protein plants at the existing plant Denmark Protein in Nr. Vium, Jutland. The new plant can process 4.5 bill. kg whey annually, nearly doubling Denmark … Read the full press release
SABMiller hits local sourcing target for Africa a year early Absolute water use cut by 16%, absolute carbon emissions cut by 26% since 2008, despite volume growth 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — SABMiller plc, one of the world’s largest brewers, today publishes … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Food & Beverage, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Clark, SABMiller, SAM, Sustainability Assessment Matrix
The production of bioethanol from municipal solid waste represents a major technological advance in the waste management model. 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B), the company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, today … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Spain
Tagged Abengoa, Babilafuente, bioethanol, Manuel Sánchez Ortega, W2B, Waste-to-Biofuels
Brussels, 25-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of NYSE Euronext (“NYX”) by the InterContinental Exchange (“ICE”). NYX and ICE operate exchanges providing trading and clearing services, particularly in the field of … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, Commodities, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment
Tagged acquisition, canola, cash listing services, cash trading, clearing services, cocoa, coffee, Competition, competition concerns, derivatives, derivatives trading, ETDs, exchange traded derivatives, futures exchanges, ICE, InterContinental Exchange, Mergers, NYSE Euronext, NYX, OTC, over-the-counter, post trading services, rapeseed, soft commodities, sugar, trading, trading derivatives, trading services, US equity index derivatives, vertical competition
Breeding program focuses on increasing yields, addressing environmental challenges and improving wheat varieties / Investment of more than EUR 7 million over three years in site facilities / Rebuilding will double capacity of laboratory and greenhouse Monheim/Milly-la-Forêt, 21-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, France, Germany
Tagged Bayer, Bayer CropScience, crop, expansion, France, Milly-la-Forêt, Monheim, Parc Gâtinais, Paris, Wheat, Wheat Breeding, Wheat Breeding Network, Wheat Breeding Station, wheat growing region
12-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD is stepping up its efforts to support private agribusiness companies in Serbia by providing up to €7mn funded risk sharing participation with Crédit Agricole Bank a.d. Novi Sad under the Warehouse Financing Framework for Serbia. … Read the full press release
10-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The winning companies – AB systems, AMW IBERS and Natural Synergies – were selected from an initial list of seven to go through from the project design stage to the testing phase of the Department of Energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Investment, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged AB Systems, AMW-IBERS, bioenergy, bioenergy strategy, Biomass, biomass to bioenergy, biomass to bioenergy competition, clean energy, clean energy entrepreneurs, Department of Energy and Climate Change, entrepreneurs, funding, Natural Synergies, sustainably sourced bioenergy
Oslo, 7-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has approved Yara’s acquisition of Bunge’s fertilizer business in Brazil, allowing Yara to proceed with completing the USD 750 million transaction and integration process. “This regulatory approval marks … Read the full press release
6-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Declines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants have slowed in recent years, according to a new study. Researchers led by the University of Leeds and the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in the Netherlands found evidence … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Environment, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Bee, bee Andrena hattorfiana, Bees, Bill Kunin, biodiversity, bumblebee biodiversity, Dr Luisa Carvalheiro, hoverflies, Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, pollinating insects, Professor Koos Biesmeijer, study, University of Leeds, wild flower biodiversity, wild plants
European Parliament/Brussels, 5-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — We share a saying in most European languages that necessity is the mother of invention. For agriculture, such a moment of necessity has come in the search for new approaches to farming. Solving the future … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Science
Tagged & innovation in agriculture, agriculture, INNOVATION, Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN, RESEARCH, science
Young researchers examine topics such as war crimes tribunals and the Pentecostal movement 3-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context” of Heidelberg University has set up four new junior research groups. The group … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Austria, Education, Law, Religion, Science, Society
Tagged Albert Kesselring, alternative agriculture, anthropology, ASIA, Asia and Europe, British war crime policy, Buddhist, CHINA, doctoral students, Dr. Daniel Münster, Dr. Katja Rakow, Dr. Kerstin von Lingen, Freiburg, Heidelberg University, Indochina, Indonesia, Islam in Asia, junior research groups, Pentecostal movement, Pentecostalism, Soviet Union, Tokyo Trial, Tübingen, war crimes, war tribunals, Young researchers
A new tractor plant and a more powerful engine for regional agriculture 30-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A new tractor plant and a more efficient tractor engine will be built in Turkey with a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Automotive, Banks, Business, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Financial, Transportation & Logistics, Turkey
Tagged Adapazarı, agricultural equipment, agricultural machinery, Ankara, CNH Global, Erenler, farm tractors, Frederic Lucenet, loan, Marco Votta, Marmara, Sakarya, tractor, tractor plant, TürkTraktör
Monheim, 28-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Despite failing to achieve a qualified majority in the Appeal Committee, the European Commission has announced a restriction on the use of neonicotinoid-containing products on bee-attractive crops, a decision that Bayer CropScience considers disproportionate and one … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Chemicals, Environment, European Union, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Politics, Society
Tagged Bayer CropScience, bee diseases, bee health, bee viruses, bee-attractive crops, Bees, crops, destructive pests, European agriculture, farmers, maize, Monheim, nectar-rich habitats, neonicotinoid-containing products, neonicotinoids, oilseed rape, poor bee health, safe for bees, sunflowers, Varroa mite
Brussels, 27-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A restriction on the use of three pesticides belonging to the neonicotinoid family was today adopted by the Commission. These pesticides (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam) were identified as being harmful to Europe’s honeybee population. This restriction will … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Environment, European Union, Government, Healthcare, Law, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged bee decline, bee health, BeeDoc, Bees, clothianidin, Europe’s bee decline, Europe’s honeybee population, Honeybee Health, honeybee population, imidacloprid, Pesticide, pollinators, thiametoxam, Tonio Borg
Bayer SeedGrowth™: the fully integrated system for on-seed applications from a single source Around 100 years of experience in the seed treatment business / In-house competence in Products, Coatings, Equipment and Services / New customer-centric website www.seedgrowth.bayer.com launched Monheim, 27-5-2013 … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Chemicals, Germany, Greece, Marketing
Tagged 2013 ISF World Seed Congress, Athens, Bayer, Bayer CropScience AG, Matthias Haug, Monheim, on-seed application, seed treatment, SeedGrowth™, Seeds
Paris, 23-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — COFCO, the State-owned largest food company in China, has signed an agreement with Danone, pursuant to which the two parties will form a joint-venture. COFCO has agreed to sell 148,014,022 shares in China Mengniu (a Hong-Kong … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Food & Beverage, France
Tagged Arla Foods, Baby Nutrition, CHINA, China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited, COFCO, dairy, dairy products, Danone, Elaine Sun, Finn S. Hansen, food industry, Franck Riboud, Fresh Dairy Products, healthy food, ice cream, Medical Nutrition, MENGNIU, milk, milk beverages, Paris, UHT milk, Waters, yogurt
New EBRD credit line will provide loans for energy efficiency and renewables, agriculture and female entrepreneurs in partnership with Turkey’s largest bank 21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Turkey relies on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for 80 per cent of its employment … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Small Business, Turkey
Tagged credit line, EBRD, energy efficiency, exports, female entrepreneurs, Işbank, lending, loans, Nick Tesseyman, renewables, SMEs, Turkish SMEs
Brussels, 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission can confirm that on 23 April 2013 Commission officials undertook unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the sugar industry in several Member States. The inspections relate to the supply of white … Read the full press release
Brussels, 16-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission approved today a €12.5 million equity investment by the Italian public investor Istituto Sviluppo Agroalimentare (ISA) in the share capital of the company NewCo, controlled by the Ferrarini Group. The Commission concluded that … Read the full press release
Brussels, 15-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has decided that the aid granted by France to the P.I.V.E.R.T. Institut d’Excellence en Énergies Décarbonées (IEED, institute of excellence in the field of low-carbon energy) to conduct the Genesys research and development … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Investment, Law, Technology
Tagged Biomass, biorefineries, clean energy, Competition, competition law, Genesys, IEED, low-carbon energy, P.I.V.E.R.T. Institut d’Excellence en Énergies Décarbonées, research programme, state aid
Acquisition to cement Arla’s Russian ambitions 15-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — After more than five successful years in Russia, Arla has purchased the last 25 pct. of the joint venture that controls its Russian activities. The former owner, Mike Lyasko, will continue … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Denmark, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment, Russia
Tagged acquisition, Arla, Arla Foods, Arla subsidiary, Artis, Castello, dairy company, farmers, Hans Christensen, joint venture, Lurpak, Mike Lyasko, organic foods, Russian market
Integrated regional sales up 8 percent at constant exchange rates Continuing momentum, growth across all regions High grower profitability supporting ongoing technology adoption Basel, Switzerland, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the first quarter of 2013 integrated sales increased by 8 percent … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Switzerland
Tagged 1Q 2013, 1Q 2013 sales, acquisitions, ACTARA, AXIAL, Basel, cereals, corn herbicide CALLISTO, corn herbicides, corn seeds, CRUISER, divestments, Garden, herbicides, Lawn, Mike Mack, SEGURIS, soybean seeds, sunflower, Syngenta, TOUCHDOWN, VIBRANCE seed care
Basel, Switzerland, 7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Syngenta acknowledged that European Union (EU) Member States for the second time failed to agree on the European Commission’s proposal for a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides. The latest decision should compel the Commission to return to … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, Chemicals, European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Society, Switzerland
Tagged ban, Basel, bee health, bee health decline, disease, EFSA, health of bees, John Atkin, key crop protection technology, loss of habitat, neonicotinoid, neonicotinoid pesticides, Nutrition, Operation Pollinator initiative, Pesticides, Syngenta, viruses
Brussels, 6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has today adopted a package of measures to strengthen the enforcement of health and safety standards for the whole agri-food chain. Food safety is essential to ensure consumers’ confidence and sustainability of food production. … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, European Union, Food & Beverage, Government, Healthcare, Law, Politics, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged agri-food chain, food production, food safety, food safety standards, safer food, Tonio Borg
Brussels, 3-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A total of €230 million of EU agricultural policy funds, unduly spent by Member States, is being claimed back by the European Commission today under the so-called clearance of accounts procedure. However, because some of these amounts … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Politics
Tagged Brussels, CAP, CAP expenditure, Common Agricultural Policy, EC, EU agricultural, EU agricultural policy funds, EU budget, EU rules, Member States
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