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What happened to Monsanto Chemical Works?

Monsanto Chemical Works is formed to produce saccharin; caffeine and vanillin are soon added. Sales exceed $1 million. Lion Oil is acquired. Management of raw materials is separated from other subsidiaries in company reorganization. Monsanto quits making saccharin. Monsanto acquires G.D. Searle, maker of NutraSweet. Monsanto launches biotech line.

Is Monsanto a chemical company?

Originally a chemical company, Monsanto sold its chemical business in 1997 to build a presence in biotechnology, scoring much-publicized success in developing soybeans able to resist the affects of its market-leading herbicide, Roundup. The company also produced NutraSweet, the dominant sugar substitute in the United States.

What products did Monsanto make?

Monsanto made a variety of chemical products, including Roundup, one of the world's leading herbicides; and NutraSweet, the leading artificial sweetener; and a number of pharmaceuticals, marketed through its Searle line. Monsanto products had not been without controversy, however, and that was particularly true of Posilac and GM foods.

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