R&D Update: BASF Offers 28 Products In Pipeline
16 March 2010 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, US — Over the next four years, BASF plans to double the number of new products it has brought to the market from 2001-09, says Dr. Rick Chamblee, manager of technical services and pipeline expert in an interview with FCI. “We have 28 products that we will introduce over the next four years, 2010-13,” says Chamblee. “Based on reports we’ve seen, we’re leading in numbers in the industry.”
These pipeline products are fairly evenly split over all industry segments, with three new active ingredients (ais) and 11 new products/label extensions in each of the herbicide and fungicide sectors; three new ais and three new products/label extensions for insecticides; and seven new ais and three new products/label extensions for seed treatments. “Not only fungicides, herbicides and insecticides, but split among the different crop groups, as well,” says Chamblee, describing the new product lines. “There are products for row crop farmers, cereal farmers, and specialty crop farmers.”
Among the new formulations are four different products launched from BASF’s Kixor herbicide: Integrity, in corn and sorghum; OPTill, in soybeans and pulse crops; Treezix, for tree crops; and for burn-down and residual in multiple crops, Sharpen.
Among the new seed treatments will be Beyond herbicide, due out in 2010 for Clearfield wheat and lentils. Dicamba tolerant soybeans will be available in 2013/14.
“This coming year, to go off our Headline product, we’re introducing a two-mode of action Headline Amp,” says Chamblee. The fungicide will help corn growers control diseases and give plant health benefits. Headline will also be extended for alfalfa, sorghum and sugarcane, due out in 2010/11, and part of a new innovation for corn, soybean, and cereals in 2012.
“Following that, we have in 2011-12 several new ais we’re bringing to the marketplace,” Chamblee explains. “For the specialty crop area, a product that’s very good on powdery mildew. We’ll combine it with other fungicides to broaden the spectrum.” The new ais will be for use on corn, soybeans, wheat, potatoes, vegetables, canola, pulses, peanuts, cereals, beets, and specialty crops.
“Additionally, we’re using our Initium technology; we’ll be introducing a fungicide called Zampro into specialty crops in 2012. It’s really good on late blight, downy mildew, and more,” Chamblee says. “So potato, tomato, peppers — the specialty crop growers will really be looking at this compound to help them increase their yields and improve the quality of their crops.”
Last year, fungicides overtook insecticides in global market value (see The Rise Of Fungicides, FCI April 2010. Not yet receiving the magazine? Click here for your free subscription); its a trend BASF thinks will continue, says Chamblee. “Fungicide has been an area of good results for us. So we are bringing a number of fungicides to the market over the next few years. But, our investment in all three areas will continue.”
All products will be released globally, says Chamblee.
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