FMC Corporation y Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. acordaron evaluar un nuevo herbicida descubierto por Kumiai para su potencial desarrollo y comercialización global.
Kumiai e Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., ubicada en Japón, descubrieron la química en sus laboratorios de investigación. Kumiai se está asociando con FMC para evaluar y desarrollar el potencial comercial del nuevo herbicida. Las empresas evaluarán la química de varios cultivos mundiales y problemas de malezas en los próximos años.
“Our relationship with Kumiai is an extremely important one for FMC’s agricultural business, and I am delighted to be working with Kumiai on this new active ingredient, and we expect to progress rapidly in our evaluations,” said Milton Steele, president of FMC Agricultural Products Group in a statement. “The chemistry is a new herbicide that offers the potential to address some of the emerging herbicide resistance problems that farmers all over the world are experiencing.”
Dr. Eisuke Ishihara, president of Kumiai added, “Working with a proven partner such as FMC on the evaluation and potential development of this new chemistry is a sign of our company’s vision to maximize the value of our rich chemistry pipeline, through appropriate and strategic global partnerships. Collaborating with FMC and their growing innovation and commercial organization will help us supply new and innovative products to the global crop protection industry.”
Fuente: FMC Corporation, editado por Stefanie A. Toth, editora en línea