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Nippon Soda Finalizing Development of Novel Pesticides
Feb. 16, 2010
Several promising new pesticides are the final stage of development at Nippon Soda, which had been funneling substantial R&D spending into this area to further expand its agrochemical business. The business generated a little over 38.6bn yen ($428mn) in sales in fiscal 2008, mostly from its core products of Mospilan insecticide, Topsin-M fungicide and Nissorum acaricide. One of the pesticides under development is a fungicide that the Tokyo-based company believes will be strong seller. Details were not disclosed, but the products is said to be effective against soil-borne diseases in leafy vegetables. Full-fledged development is to begin this spring for early commercialization. Another product that is being nurtured is a biological pesticide that against bacterial soft rot, a highly damaging disease that causes vegetables and fruits to become mushy and perish. If brought to market, this would be Nippon Soda’s second microbial pesticide, following its Agrocare wettable powder that was registered as a pesticide in November 2009. The company has high expectations for the new pesticide, because few other chemicals exist that are effective against the disease. Besides active ingredients, Nippon Soda is adding new formulations to its product lineup. Sales were begun in 2009 of MospilanOne, a 1%-concentration granulated insecticide for soil treatment that can be spread onto the roots of plants after settled planting. For overseas markets, it intends to create formulations for seed and soil treatment, and pesticide blends that are tailored to the specific needs of each market. The company also intends to widen to grapes, fruit trees and vegetables the application scope of its Syflepheminado fungicide that eliminates mildew on wheat and was registered as an agrochemical in the EU in December 2009, and to accelerate the fungicide’s inclusion in pesticide blends.
Source: JCW
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