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FMC Corporation
today
announced it has acquired all global rights to a novel, proprietary
herbicide from Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., and Ihara Chemical
Industry Co., Ltd. The new herbicide is highly effective in controlling
broadleaf weeds and will be initially developed for use in corn, cereals,
soybeans and sugarcane in key countries around the world.
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"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 and Ihara discovered the chemistry in their research laboratories and
partnered with FMC during the last two years to evaluate and develop the
commercial potential for this new active ingredient. FMC owns all
intellectual property rights to the new molecule. Terms of the agreement
were not disclosed.
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