BASF: Acquisitions, Collaborations and Investments in 2014

AgroPages recently made a summary of the acquisitions, cooperations and investments from global agrochemical enterprises in 2014, which is outlined in 3 categories—the top 6 global agrochemical multinationals, the generic agrochemical leaders and others. The information will be successively presented in accordance with the single company.

BASF still focused on the crop protection products in 2014 and invested more in emerging agchem market like China, India and Brazil.

Collaborations:
BASF and Unicamp collaborate to develop technologies for the agricultural segment on crops of soybeans， sugarcane， corn， fruits and vegetables
BASF and Rothamsted collaborate to control beetle pests of peas and beans
BASF and the Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Rice signed technical agreement related to rice production
BASF and John Deere co-develop precision farming tools
BASF and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions launch farm insurance in Brazil
BASF and Mitsui develop new insecticide in Brazil

Investments:
BASF opened its first formulation and packaging plant in China
BASF expands its Innovation Campus Asia Pacific centre in Shanghai，China
BASF invests in biotechnology in Brazil
BASF plans to operate two new agrochem formulation plants in Brazil
BASF announces investments and new products for North American agriculture
BASF builds new specialty amines plant in Germany
BASF opens global R&D center in India
BASF builds new innovation campus in India