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New Herbicide Alion® registered in the United States
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Bayer CropScience is strengthening its crop protection portfolio further:
New Herbicide Alion® registered in the United States
Monheim, April 14, 2011 – The innovative non-selective herbicide Alion® (active ingredient indaziflam) from Bayer CropScience has been granted regulatory approval in the United States by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Alion® was developed primarily for use in perennial crops such as citrus, tree nut, grapes, pome and stone fruit. The market launch of Alion® in the United States is planned later this year. Bayer CropScience anticipates global annual peak sales of products based on indaziflam of more than EUR 150 million. Further registrations for Alion® are expected in Central and South America in 2011.
Alion® controls a broad spectrum of weeds and provides excellent crop safety. It can be used preemergent and applied alone or in a tank mix with other herbicides, e.g. in conjunction with post-emergent herbicides. Another advantage for the farmer is the low application rate. Because of the long-lasting action and the broad spectrum of activity, the number of applications can be reduced. Furthermore, Alion® will be an effective tool to manage weed populations that are resistant to other modes of action. These characteristics make Alion® an environmentally compatible and pioneering product in the global non-selective herbicides market.
About Bayer CropScience
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer CropScience, a subgroup of Bayer AG with annual sales of EUR 6.830 billion (2010), is one of the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and traits. The company offers an outstanding range of products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer CropScience has a global workforce of 20,700 and is represented in more than 120 countries. This and further news is available at: www.press.bayercropscience.com.
Contact:
Utz Klages, Tel. +49 2173 38-3125
E-Mail: utz.klages@bayer.com
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This release may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Bayer Group or subgroup management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in Bayer’s public reports which are available on the Bayer website at www.bayer.com. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.
Alion® controls a broad spectrum of weeds and provides excellent crop safety. It can be used preemergent and applied alone or in a tank mix with other herbicides, e.g. in conjunction with post-emergent herbicides. Another advantage for the farmer is the low application rate. Because of the long-lasting action and the broad spectrum of activity, the number of applications can be reduced. Furthermore, Alion® will be an effective tool to manage weed populations that are resistant to other modes of action. These characteristics make Alion® an environmentally compatible and pioneering product in the global non-selective herbicides market.
About Bayer CropScience
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer CropScience, a subgroup of Bayer AG with annual sales of EUR 6.830 billion (2010), is one of the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and traits. The company offers an outstanding range of products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer CropScience has a global workforce of 20,700 and is represented in more than 120 countries. This and further news is available at: www.press.bayercropscience.com.
Contact:
Utz Klages, Tel. +49 2173 38-3125
E-Mail: utz.klages@bayer.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This release may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Bayer Group or subgroup management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in Bayer’s public reports which are available on the Bayer website at www.bayer.com. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.
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