China agrochemical industry weekly(0631)

Dagong’s project of 2000 t/a Butralin technical and 9000 t/a chemical intermediates started

On the morning of June 21, the groundbreaking ceremony of Zhangye Daguong with 2000 t/a  Butralin technical and 9000 t/a chemical intermediates was held in the chemical industry concentration area of the circular economy Demonstration Park of Zhangye Economic and Technological Development Zone.

Corteva launches Novlect™ (Halauxifen-methyl + Cyhalofop-butyl) to control weeds in paddy fields in India

Corteva has launched the herbicide Novlect™ (Halauxifen-methyl + Cyhalofop-butyl) for the control of a variety of broad-leaved, grasses and difficult to control weeds in paddy fields. The unique combination of the active ingredient in Novlect™, Halauxifen-methyl (trade name Rinskor®), has proven to be highly effective for weed management, including DSR. The product has good toxicological and ecotoxicological characteristics and is beneficial to soil and environmental health.

Adama's Sierra® is registered in Australia

Adama announced the successful registration of Sierra®, its first generic herbicide product based on its technical of Saflufenacil, in Australia.

Syngenta's latest ISO name herbicide： Metproxybicyclone 

In June 2023, Syngenta's herbicide received provisional approval from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee on Generic Names for pesticides under the English generic name Metproxybicyclone.

Kuaida Agrochemical intends to transfer to the North Stock Exchange, has passed the listing counseling acceptance

On June 26, 2023, Jiangsu Kuaida Agrochemical issued an advisory announcement on the completion of the application for public offering of shares and the listing guidance and acceptance on the Beijing Stock Exchange.

Limin’s intermediate production base started construction

In order to break the development bottleneck of Shuangji Chemical and speed up the transformation and upgrading, Limin endowed the intermediate production base of Shuangji Chemical with a new orientation and established the future development goals for Shuangji Chemical.

Dhanuka Agritech launches new insecticide DEFEND® (Triflumezopyrim)

 Dhanuka Agritech, one of India's leading agricultural companies, has launched a powerful new pesticide, DEFEND®, to expand its crop protection portfolio.

Brazil fungal insecticide registration more than 4 times in 6 years The biological control market is growing exponentially!

Simone Velozo, portfolio coordinator at EMBRAPII, expressed that the number of registered fungal insecticides in Brazil has grown to more than four times what it was six years ago。

FMC: Three Bifenthrin insecticides are approved in Brazil

Recently, FMC announced that it will increase the sale of three Bifenthrin insecticides licensed in Brazil. In addition to the current Capture 400 EC, there will be three additional products: Bistar 400, Brigade 400 and Talstar 400.