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Monsanto creates a spinoff company for chemical production, and shifts its focus to biotechnology.

1997

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Monsanto moves its industrial chemical production to its spinoff company, Solutia, marking a continued shift in focus toward its, "faster-growing agricultural, nutrition and health businesses" (Feder, 1996)–specifically towards genetically modifying and patenting seeds.