Tag: agricultural economics
How activist investors are putting pressure on corporations like Bayer
Dusseldorf Whoever shouts the loudest wins: there seems to be a lot of truth to this sentence. At least when it comes to activist investors. Their strategy, broken down to…
Bayer has to pay millions back to Brazilian farmers
soy cultivation The farmers complain about the seeds. (Photo: IMAGO/CHROMORANGE) Bayer has been ordered by the Supreme Court in Brazil to pay $252 million in royalties to soybean farmers there.…
Dowel pioneer Fischer hits a billion in sales – and relies on Jürgen Klopp
New brand ambassador Football coach Jürgen Klopp promotes the dowel specialist. Entrepreneur Klaus Fischer expects this to have a worldwide advertising effect. Stuttgart In terms of sales, dowel entrepreneur Klaus…
Gas storage fill level drops only slightly: Systems are well filled
EU supports Serbia in energy supply The European Union (EU) is supporting the Balkan country of Serbia in overcoming the energy crisis with aid totaling 165 million euros. An agreement…
Start-up Mirai Foods breeds fillet of beef in a bioreactor
Beef from the bioreactor Mirai Foods grew an arm-thick center piece of tenderloin in 25 days. So far, competitors have only been able to get thin steaks out of the…
Union warns of breaking up the Bayer group
Bill Anderson, successor to CEO Baumann The controversial boss Werner Baumann will vacate the post this summer. The ex-pharmaceutical boss of Swiss rival Roche, Bill Anderson, is to take over…
How Bayer will benefit from CEO Bill Anderson
Bayer Cross in Leverkusen So far, the group has mainly filled its bosses from its own ranks. (Photo: AP) February 8, 2023 will go down in Bayer history as a…
These five challenges await the new boss
Bill Anderson Great challenges await the new Bayer boss. Dusseldorf The future Bayer boss Bill Anderson starts his career with the Leverkusen group with great advance praise. On the day…
Targeted higher forms of husbandry for meat and sausages by 2030
Sausage shelf at Aldi By 2030, the discounter wants to have converted all meat products to the higher husbandry forms three and four. Dusseldorf With great pathos, the discounters Aldi…
A biotech expert for Bayer: That’s how Bill Anderson ticks
Bill Anderson The former Roche pharmaceutical boss will become the new CEO of Bayer. (Photo: dpa) Zurich, Dusseldorf “I couldn’t be happier to join Team Bayer.” That was the first…
A biotech expert for Bayer: That’s how Bill Anderson ticks
Bill Anderson The former Roche pharmaceutical boss will become the new CEO of Bayer. (Photo: dpa) Zurich, Dusseldorf “I couldn’t be happier to be joining Team Bayer.” That was the…
Change of boss – Bill Anderson succeeds Werner Baumann
William N Anderson The graduate chemical engineer succeeds Werner Baumann as CEO. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Bayer AG will replace its CEO on June 1, 2023. The new boss will…
Change of boss – Bill Anderson succeeds Werner Baumann
William N Anderson The graduate chemical engineer succeeds Werner Baumann as CEO. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Bayer AG will replace its CEO on June 1, 2023. The new boss will…
Bayer AG: Change of management – William N. Anderson succeeds Werner Baumann
William N Anderson The graduate chemical engineer succeeds Werner Baumann as CEO. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf Bayer AG will replace its CEO on June 1, 2023. The new boss will be…
Norge Mining wants to exploit phosphate deposits
Norwegian commodity hope The raw materials group Norge Mining wants to mine phosphate on a large scale. (Photo: Norge Mining) Zurich The European Raw Materials Alliance (Erma), an initiative co-financed…
Sharp criticism of Bayer: Where investors are wrong
Bayer logo at the historic headquarters in Leverkusen It is not the first time that Bayer shareholders want to force a quick change at the top of the board. A…
Hedge funds explore Allianz against management
Bayer The chemical and pharmaceutical group is in the sights of investors who are demanding changes. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt A possible Alliance of influential investors challenges the Bayer Group’s…
After a deflagration, the Rehden gas storage facility returns gas to the grid
Controversial nuclear reactor Tihange 2 in Belgium is finally off the grid After 40 years of operation, the controversial Tihange 2 nuclear reactor near the German border in Belgium has…
Unions criticize poor working conditions for seasonal workers
Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus “In the 2022 season, the situation changed fundamentally due to the Ukraine war.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin The working conditions of foreign seasonal workers in German agriculture…
Deflagration paralyzes the largest German gas storage facility in Rehden
Controversial nuclear reactor Tihange 2 in Belgium is finally off the grid After 40 years of operation, the controversial Tihange 2 nuclear reactor near the German border in Belgium has…