BASF Introduces Fungicidal Active in Europe
26 October 2011 BASF Crop Protection said it has received approval in France, Germany and the United Kingdom for its new fungicidal active ingredient Xemium, used to control diseases in control diseases in grain, soybeans and maize, as well as in fruit and vegetable crops.
The fungicide, which belongs to the group of carboxamides, has sales potential of more than $277 million a year, BASF said.
The world’s largest chemical company said it launched a plant for manufacturing Xemium at its Ludwigshafen, Germany headquarters to help farmers gain access to the products containing the ingredient for the coming growing season.
One of the first products to become available for the European cereal market is Adexar, which contains the active ingredient Epoxiconazole in addition to Xemium.
“We are pleased to be able to provide farmers in Europe with an improved solution for fighting fungal infections in cereal in time for the current season,” said Jürgen Oldeweme, head of the Global Product Safety and Registration Unit at BASF’s Crop Protection Division in a statement.
The company has submitted the registration worldwide for the ingredient. Further approvals are expected in the next few years.
In addition to Xemium’s European application in cereals, approvals for soybeans, corn, grapevines, fruit and vegetables are also expected, according to the company.
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