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April 23- Chemicals maker DuPont forecast further strong growth in demand for its seeds and pesticides after it more than doubled quarterly profit, reinforcing a push into food and agriculture that has eased its dependence on paint pigments.
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NEW YORK, April 20- The fertilizer plant that exploded on Wednesday, obliterating part of a small Texas town and killing at least 14 people, had last year been storing 1,350 times the amount of ammonium nitrate that would normally trigger safety oversight by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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There was little indication that the Texas facility that had a massive explosion on Thursday posed a danger to the community, according to evaluations by oversight groups.
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April 18- The fertilizer plant that exploded on Wednesday night in West, Texas, had tanks of anhydrous ammonia on site. *The biggest U.S. domestic production plant, with an annual capacity of 2.49 million tonnes was owned by CF Industries Holdings and located in Donaldsonville, Louisiana.
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CNBC's Carl Quintanilla reports the latest details on yesterday's deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas. And, a look at how the fertlizer stocks are reacting today, with CNBC's Josh Lipton.
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April 18- The fertilizer plant that exploded on Wednesday night in West, Texas, had tanks of anhydrous ammonia on site. *The biggest U.S. domestic production plant, with an annual capacity of 2.49 million tonnes was owned by CF Industries Holdings and located in Donaldsonville, Louisiana.
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April 9- Chocolate conglomerates are handing out 20,000 tonnes of special cocoa fertilizer for free to farmers in Ivory Coast to help boost yields and secure bean supplies in the world's No. 1 grower.
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*Agrium says all of its board candidates win election. CALGARY, Alberta, April 9- Canadian fertilizer company Agrium Inc said on Tuesday its entire slate of directors had been elected to its board, defeating a rival slate nominated by dissident U.S. shareholder Jana Partners.
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April 9- Shareholders of Canadian fertilizer company Agrium Inc elected all 12 board candidates from the company and none from activist shareholder Jana Partners LLC, Agrium said on Tuesday.
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*Agrium shares up nearly 2 percent in Toronto. April 8- Jana Partners LLC said on Monday that it believed two of its five candidates garnered enough votes to join Agrium Inc's 12- member board, but the Canadian fertilizer company said it expected to prevail.
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April 8- Activist shareholder Jana Partners LLC said on Monday that two of its five candidates appeared to have garnered enough votes to join Agrium Inc's 12- member board.
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*Corn seed and trait sales jump more than 16 pct. April 3- Monsanto Co, the world's largest seed company, raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday after reporting a better-than-expected second quarter driven by strength in its global corn and herbicide businesses.
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Citing a private memo from Agrium, Jana said Agrium is offering to pay 25 Canadian cents per share voted in favor of the company's nominees for its board of directors.
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*Agrium says practice is common. April 1- Hedge fund Jana Partners accused Canadian fertilizer company Agrium Inc on Monday of improperly paying brokers and investment advisers for shareholder votes as Jana's battle to shake up Agrium's board enters its final week.
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*Third-quarter EPS 81 cents vs 64 cents year earlier. Shares of the Plymouth, Minnesota- based company, which has a market value of about $25 billion, rose 1.1 percent to $59.30 in early trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
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*Third-quarter EPS 81 cents vs 64 cents year earlier. March 28- U.S. fertilizer producer Mosaic Co reported a 26 percent rise in third-quarter profit, driven by higher potash and phosphate volumes and said it wants to buy back shares later this year, lifting its stock 1.3 percent on Thursday.
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Suppliers like T. Boone Pickens' Clean Energy Fuels, Royal Dutch Shell and China's private ENN Group are scrambling to build natural gas fueling stations along U.S. highways, while Cummins-Westport Inc will begin later this year selling a 12- liter natural gas engine able to power the biggest trucks on the road.
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*Action comes as European Union debates restrictions. *EPA says working aggressively to protect bees. "It is a catastrophe in progress," said migratory bee keeper Steve Ellis who maintains 2,000 bee hives for pollinating crops from Minnesota to California. "
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*Ban proposed over evidence of acute risk to bees. BRUSSELS, March 15- EU governments failed to agree a ban on three widely used pesticides linked to the decline of honeybees on Friday, but the European Commission could force one through by the summer unless member states agree a compromise.
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BRUSSELS, March 15- European Union governments failed to reach a decision on Friday on whether to ban three widely-used pesticides linked to the decline of honeybees, the European Commission said.