Articles

We regularly contribute articles and commentaries on topics of interest to the agrochemical and chemical industries. These appear in leading industry publications including: Speciality Chemicals, Agrow, Agrow Magazine, C&EN News, Chemical Week, CMC (Japan) and Chemical Weekly.

Agranova has permission to offer free downloads of articles to visitors and a selection of the most recent are available here:

Asia leads the way (Agrow, March 2008)
Dr Rob Bryant reviews the development, commercialisation and maturation of agchems in a year when the weather, escalating costs and changes in global planting patterns have created interesting challenges for the industry.
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New developments in Chinese agrochemical R&D (Agrow, October 2007)
No longer just manufacturers of generic pesticides, Chinese agrochemical companies and research institutes are increasingly developing their own active ingredients says Rob Bryant.
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Crisis in innovation (Agrow, June 2007)
There is little doubt that R&D in the agchem industry, and to a lesser extent the pharmaceutical sector, is in the doldrums. Dr Rob Bryant contrasts the fortunes of both industries to find out why these science-based industries appear to be failing to innovate.
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Matching technical and market intelligence needs with resources (Speciality Chemicals Magazine, October 2003)
Dr Rob Bryant of Agranova looks at how buyers of agrochemical markets, products and chemical intermediates can select the information that best suits their specific requirements and offers some thoughts on how to match a company's needs with the market intelligence available.
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Agrochemicals in Perspective (1999)
Analysis of the worldwide demand for agrochemical active ingredients. Synopsis of a talk presented at the Fine Chemicals conference 1999 by Dr Rob Bryant.
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