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Monsanto

Aman Sidhu — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:51:36 -0400

Company Snapshot:

Monsanto is the biggest seller of genetically modified (GM) crop seeds in the world, holding at least 70% market share for most major GE crop seeds. Since acquiring Seminis Inc. in March 2005, Monsanto has also been the largest conventional seed company in the world. Most of the GM-seeds the company sells are designed to be co-sold with RoundUp (glyphosate), the world’s biggest selling herbicide.

International Paper

Ian Elwood — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:21:39 -0500

Company Snapshot:

International Paper is an American pulp and paper company, the second largest pulp and paper company in the world. The company produces printing and writing papers, pulp, paperboard and packaging and wood products. It also manufactures specialty items including tissue products; photographic films, papers and equipment; nonwovens; specialty chemicals; and specialty panels and laminated products. The Company also distributes printing and writing papers and other products in the United States, Europe and the Pacific Rim.

Dow Chemical

Ian Elwood — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:44:46 -0400

Company Snapshot:

The Dow Chemical Company is the world’s second largest chemical company, behind only BASF. Dow’s primary industries are chemicals, herbicides, pesticides, agricultural sciences and plastics. Dow's main business is supplying chemicals to other industrial and chemical companies. Using oil, coals, natural gas, salt, brine and other basic inputs, Dow makes inorganic chemicals like soda, solvents, and chlorine, and organic chemicals like acetone, ethylene glycol, glycerine, phenols, etc. Dow is also the biggest plastics manufacturer in the world.