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Titan Hemp Partners with GGTA to Form New Bioplastics Company
Nov 15, 2017Titan Hemp, a provider of hemp commodities and extracts, and Green Growers Technology Alliance (GGTA) have partnered to develop plant-based materials for a range of manufacturing applications including packaging. As part of this effort, ...
Tags: hemp commodities, packaging
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Global Apps for Earth Campaign with Wwf Raises More Than $8m
Sep 30, 2016WWF’s Ginette Hemley presents the Apps for Earth results at WWDC16. Apple and WWF’s Apps for Earth campaign raised awareness among hundreds of millions of people and generated more than $8 million in total proceeds to support ...
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Exxonmobil Says Second Well Offshore Guyana Confirms Significant Oil Discovery
Sep 28, 2016Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) today said that drilling results from the Liza-2 well, the second exploration well in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, confirm a world-class discovery with a recoverable resource of between 800 million ...
Tags: drilling results, Liza-2 well, significant oil discovery
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ExxonMobil to Acquire InterOil in Transaction Worth More Than $2.5 Billion
Sep 28, 2016ExxonMobil to pay $45 per share plus additional cash payment based on Elk-Antelope resource size Boards of directors of both companies unanimously approve terms of agreement Acquisition adds to ExxonMobil resources in successful ...
Tags: ExxonMobil, InterOil, transaction
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Nippon Acquires Weyerhaeuser's Liquid Packaging Board Business for $285m
Sep 6, 2016Nippon Paper Industries has completed the acquisition of Weyerhaeuser’s liquid packaging board business for $285m. Under the deal, which was first announced in June, Nippon acquired Weyerhaeuser’s mill situated in Longview of ...
Tags: Nippon, Weyerhaeuser, acquisition
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Wasde: U. S. Corn Crop Second Largest Ever in 2016
Dec 15, 2015U.S. farmers will harvest 13.9 billion bushels of corn, the second-largest crop ever, and 3.785 billion bushels of soybeans next year, USDA said in its first projections of the new crop. The new crops would follow three years of bumper ...
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2016 Soybean Acres to Outpace Corn
Nov 27, 20152016 is looking to be the year of soybeans. Chris Hurt, Purdue University agricultural economist, is predicting corn acreage to be 1.5% to 2% lower and soybean acreage to be around 2% higher for the Midwest’s 2016 growing season. With ...
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Weyerhaeuser Explores Strategic Options for Cellulose Fibers Business
Nov 10, 2015Weyerhaeuser is exploring strategic alternatives for its cellulose fibers business that produces liquid packaging board, absorbent pulp and papergrade pulp. The company is considering various alternatives such as sale or spin-off of the ...
Tags: Weyerhaeuser, liquid packaging, board
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Brazil Soybean Planting Faces Too Dry Conditions
Nov 3, 2015Dry conditions continue to slow Brazil's soybean planting season. Although sowing has advanced, forecasts indicate that the rains will remain irregular, and producers may have to work on replanting. In Mato Grosso, which is the largest ...
Tags: Soybean, soybean production
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2015 US Cotton Crop Projects at 14.5mn Bales, Unchanged Since May and 11% Below 2014 Crop
Jul 24, 2015According to the latest USDA report, the 2015 US cotton crop is projected at 14.5 million bales, unchanged since May and 11 per cent below the 2014 crop. “Despite a decrease in planted area reported in the June acreage report, ...
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Lower Consumption of Cotton Will Lead to Higher Ending Stocks for Both 2014/15 and 2015/16
Jul 14, 2015Lower consumption of cotton will lead to higher ending stocks for both 2014/15 and 2015/16 relative to last month, says the US department of agriculture (USDA) in its estimate for this month’s world cotton supply and demand. For ...
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The U.S. Crop Condition Ratings Came in Better Than Expected Monday
Jul 8, 2015The U.S. crop condition ratings came in better than expected Monday, putting continued downward pressure on prices. In its Weekly Crop Progress Report, the USDA rated the U.S. corn crop at 69% good/excellent, slightly above last ...
Tags: agricultrual food, USDA, wheat, agricutural products, soybeans
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The U.S. Corn and Soybean Crop Conditions Drop for a Third Week in a Row
Jul 1, 2015The U.S. corn and soybean crop conditions drop for a third week in a row, according to the USDA Monday. In its Crop Progress Report, the USDA rated the U.S. corn crop as 68% good/excellent vs. 71% a week ago and 75% a year ago. About 4% ...
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The U.S. Corn and Soybean Crops Conditions Continue to Fall
Jun 25, 2015The U.S. corn and soybean crops conditions continue to fall, according to the USDA. On Monday, the government’s Crop Condition Report rated the U.S. soybean good/excellent rating dropped from 67% a week ago to 65%. The USDA pegged ...
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US Cotton Production Is Forecast at 14.5 Million Bales
May 22, 2015According to USDA’s initial projection for the 2015 crop, US cotton production is forecast at 14.5 million bales, 11 per cent below the final 2014 crop estimate. Based on the prospective plantings report, 2015 cotton area is ...
Tags: cotton demand, cotton