Leadership & People

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• Bayer CropScience to invest 3.4 bln euros in R&D
  Germany's Bayer CropScience (BAYG.DE: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) plans to invest 3.4 billion euros ($5 billion) in research and development through 2012 to strengthen its grip on the near 50 billion euros ($73 billion) agrochemicals and seeds industry.
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• UPDATE 1-Clariant names Hariolf Kottmann as new CEO
  Swiss speciality chemicals company Clariant (CLN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has named Hariolf Kottmann as new chief executive, effective Oct 1, 2008, replacing Jan Secher.
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 Business & Deals

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• 3M Completes Acquisition of Ligacon AG, Filtration Supplier in Switzerland
  3M announced it has completed its acquisition of Ligacon AG, a Switzerland-based manufacturer and supplier of filtration systems and filter elements for the pharmaceutical, biotech and general industrial markets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 
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• H.B. Fuller Establishes Strategic Presence in Middle East North Africa
  H.B. Fuller Company announced that it has completed the acquisition of the majority of the assets of privately held Egymelt, a manufacturer and marketer of hot melt and specialty water-based adhesives headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.
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 Analysis & Opinion

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• US ethanol industry battling to be profitable
  United States livestock producers weren't the only ones dealing with higher corn prices this summer, with ethanol producers also scrambling to remain profitable against prices of $US8/bu for corn. By JACQUI FATKA
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• Putting women in their place
  It's in all our interests to promote the career progression of women in chemistry, says Annette Williams
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