Mitsui Chemicals and BASF ink pact for new insecticide
While significant research will continue for the new insecticide over the next three years, the first registration submission in 2016 for Japan, with other markets following in 2017
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Featuring a new mode of action, the active ingredient will provide growers and pest management professionals with a unique and attractive solution. It will also be an important rotation partner in managing insect resistance.
Intended use applications for the new insecticide include leafy vegetables, fruiting vegetables, soybeans and other legumes, cotton, corn and rice as well as urban pest control settings. It will control many problematic insects, including caterpillars and beetles in specialty and row crops as well as termites, ants, cockroaches and flies in the professional pest management market.
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“This new molecule was discovered by Mitsui Chemicals Agro. We are very glad that the joint development has been started with BASF on a global basis. MCAG believes that this new insecticide can contribute to the improvement in food production and living environment in the world,” said Takehiko Kanai, President of Mitsui Chemicals Agro.
Both companies intend to develop unique formulations for specific markets and applications. Significant research over the next three years will continue, with the first registration submission in 2016 for Japan, with other markets following in 2017.
The agreement remains subject to relevant governmental approvals. Additional details of the agreement were not disclosed.
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First Published: Jun 11 2014 | 8:48 PM IST