FMC Corp. 周一表示，它已从 Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. 和 Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. 手中收购了一种新型专有除草剂的所有全球权利。这种未命名的新型除草剂在控制阔叶杂草和最初将开发用于世界主要国家的玉米、谷物、大豆和甘蔗。
“We are very pleased about the prospects of this new molecule given its potential across many crops, application flexibility and co-mixture opportunities,” said Mark Douglas, president, FMC Agricultural Solutions. “This acquisition continues our strategic partnership with Kumiai and Ihara, two premier research companies that have developed a rich chemistry pipeline for new crop protection products that are critical for increased food production.
“FMC’s global organization will develop the full potential of this new chemistry, part of a robust pipeline of six new active ingredients that includes other herbicides, insecticides and fungicides,” said Douglas. “This core pipeline of new active ingredients is complemented by our development of biological crop protection products, seed treatment technologies and new formulations with strong sustainability profiles.”
Kumiai 和 Ihara 在他们的研究实验室发现了这种化学物质，并在过去两年中与 FMC 合作评估和开发这种新活性成分的商业潜力。 FMC 拥有新分子的所有知识产权。协议条款没有披露。