Monsanto Chemical Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Monsanto_Chemical_Company

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy	gptkb:Bayer
gptkbp:acquisitionYear	2018
gptkbp:ceased_operations	2018
gptkbp:criticizedFor	environmental impact public health concerns anti-GMO activism corporate lobbying
gptkbp:founded	1901
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:John_Francis_Queeny
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Monsanto Chemical Company
gptkbp:industry	gptkb:biotechnology agriculture chemicals
gptkbp:mergedInto	Pharmacia & Upjohn (2000)
gptkbp:notableCase	PCB contamination lawsuits farmer seed patent lawsuits glyphosate cancer lawsuits
gptkbp:notableContributor	agricultural productivity biotechnology innovation herbicide-tolerant crops insect-resistant crops
gptkbp:notableEvent	PCB production legal controversies GMO seed development
gptkbp:notableInvention	gptkb:Bt_corn gptkb:Roundup_Ready_soybeans gptkb:Terminator_seed_technology
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Hugh_Grant_(CEO) Robert B. Shapiro (former CEO)
gptkbp:notableProduct	gptkb:Agent_Orange gptkb:Roundup aspartame glyphosate
gptkbp:notableWinner	gptkb:World_Food_Prize_(2013,_to_Monsanto_scientists)
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees	~20,000 (2016)
gptkbp:parentCompany	gptkb:Bayer_AG
gptkbp:revenue	$14.64 billion (2017)
gptkbp:spinOff	gptkb:Solutia_Inc.
gptkbp:stockSymbol	MON
gptkbp:subsidiary	gptkb:DeKalb_Genetics_Corporation gptkb:Seminis gptkb:The_Climate_Corporation
gptkbp:type	gptkb:public_company
gptkbp:website	www.monsanto.com
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Manhattan_Project_sites gptkb:Monsanto
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5