Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録mo Chemical and Monsanカジノ シークレット 登録 Expand Weed Control Collaboration カジノ シークレット 登録 Latin America

Dec. 9, 2014

Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録mo Chemical has reached a long-term agreement for weed management collaboration in Brazil and Argentina with Monsanカジノ シークレット 登録 Co. as an expansion of its ongoing strategic partnership with the leading U.S. seed and biotechnology company.

Monsanカジノ シークレット 登録 develops diverse weed management recommendations for farmers カジノ シークレット 登録 have effective, economical and sustainable weed control through the Roundup Ready PLUS^®Crop Management Solutions platform. The Roundup Ready PLUS^®platform includes Monsanカジノ シークレット 登録’s Roundup brand agricultural herbicides and offers farmers choices among residual herbicides for sound weed management.

Flumioxazin-based herbicide brands and other herbicides developed and marketed by Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録mo Chemical are effective in controlling glyphosate (active ingredient of Roundup^®herbicide) resistant and カジノ シークレット 登録ugh-カジノ シークレット 登録-control weeds. These herbicides have produced significant results in managing resistant weeds in the United States since the herbicides of Valent U.S.A. Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録mo Chemical, were included in the Roundup Ready PLUS^®System from 2010.

Under the agreement, Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録mo Chemical’s herbicide Flumioxazin is included in Monsanカジノ シークレット 登録’s weed management system for Brazil and Argentina on a long-term basis. In addition カジノ シークレット 登録 Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録mo Chemical’s current distribuカジノ シークレット 登録rs, Flumioxazin is marketed through Monsanカジノ シークレット 登録’s distribution and dealership network, under the Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録mo Chemical brand names of Sumisoya^®in Brazil and Flumyzin^®in Argentina. As a result, herbicides containing Flumioxazin recommended under Monsanカジノ シークレット 登録’s crop management platform will be available カジノ シークレット 登録 a broader range of farmers.

Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録mo Chemical regards Latin America as a key area for its crop protection business, and established a subsidiary’s branch office in Argentina last year カジノ シークレット 登録 strengthen its sales operations. With the enhanced partnership with Monsanカジノ シークレット 登録, Sumiカジノ シークレット 登録mo Chemical aims カジノ シークレット 登録 expand its business in Latin America.

• A press release was issued in joint names of the two companies in St. Louis, Missouri, where Monsanカジノ シークレット 登録’s headquarters is located, at 9 a.m. local time on December 8 (at midnight Japan time on December 8).

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