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BASEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syngenta Group announced today the signing of an agreement to divest its Flowers business into a strategic joint venture with Dümmen Orange, bringing together two global players in ornamental breeding and propagation. This partnership represents an important step forward for both organizations as they work together to better serve growers around the world. Both boards of directors have formally approved the deal, and completion of closing is subject to any n...

SAINT-MICHEL-DES-SAINTS, Quebec--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (“NMG” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NMG, TSX: NOU) held today a groundbreaking ceremony marking the official start of construction of the Matawinie mine project in Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec, in the presence of the Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, Bernard Drainville, Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy and Minister responsible for the Maritime Strategy, as well as partners, electe...

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mativ Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MATV) today announced its participation in the following upcoming investor conferences: Stifel 2026 Boston Cross Sector 1x1 Conference in Boston, MA – June 2, 2026 Deutsche Bank 17th Annual Basic Materials Conference in New York, NY – June 3, 2026 Thank you for your interest in Mativ. We look forward to your participation in the conferences. About Mativ Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials, solving our custo...

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “aa” (Superior) from “aa-” (Superior) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) of Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company (Southern Farm Bureau Life) (Jackson, MS). The outlook of the Long-Term ICR has been revised to stable from positive while the outlook of the FSR is stable. The Credit Ratings (ratings) reflect Southern Farm Bureau Life’s balance sheet stren...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Toro Company Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend...

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of eighty-three cents ($0.83) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable August 3, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 13, 2026. This increase indicates an annualized rate of $3.32 per common share and a yield of approximately 6.1% based on the $54.46 per share clos...

KARRATHA, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has celebrated the shipment of 8 billion tonnes1 of iron ore to global markets from the Pilbara region, 60 years after the company’s first shipment set sail from Western Australia for Japan. The milestone shipment departed from Cape Lambert port aboard the Juno Horizon on 19 May 2026, bound for Nippon Steel Corporation, one of Rio Tinto’s longstanding partners. The achievement reflects six decades of continuous operations in the Pilbara, underpinn...

FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIHA has announced this year’s star sponsors of its annual conference, AIHA Connect: Amazon, DuPont, SGS North America, TSI, Assay Technology, SKC, and VelocityEHS. AIHA Connect 2026 will be held June 1–3 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, with a live-streamed virtual component. Star sponsors have increased opportunities to interact with occupational and environmental health and safety professionals from every sector of industry. Three-...

CARLSBAD, California, and BURLINGTON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Anaergia Inc. (“Anaergia” or the “Company”) (TSX: ANRG) (OTCQX: ANRGF), through its subsidiary Anaergia Technologies, has entered into a C$58 million contract with Neogenyx Fuels to deploy its proprietary anaerobic digestion technology at a large-scale agricultural facility in the United States. Neogenyx Fuels is a newly formed joint venture between Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE: AMRC) and HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (“HASI”...

NORTH FALMOUTH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orbital Biocarbon (“Orbital”), a critical infrastructure company providing essential biosolids disposal services to wastewater utilities, today opened its Capacity Reservation Process at the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) Spring Meeting. The Capacity Reservation Process is a structured offering through which eligible wastewater utilities, biosolids management companies, and independent haulers may request and reserve multi-year disposal...