Agrow's Top 20: 2006 edition

Content

• CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1 The Agrochemical Market
    • 1.1.1 Agrochemical sales by region
    • 1.1.2 Agrochemical sales by product category
    • 1.1.3 Outlook
    • 1.1.4 Agbiotech sector
    • 1.1.5 Non-crop market
  • 1.2 Sales and ranking of 20 leading agrochemical companies
    • 1.2.1 Total agrochemical sales
    • 1.2.2 Regional sales and ranking
  • 1.3 Industry trends
    • 1.3.1 Industry restructuring
    • 1.3.2 Changing nature of major agrochemical companies
    • 1.3.3 Research, development and innovation
    • 1.3.4 Portfolio rationalisation and cost cutting
    • 1.3.5 Off patent products and generics
• CHAPTER 2 ARYSTA LIFESCIENCE
  • 2.1 Company summary
    • 2.1.1 Agrochemical business focus
    • 2.1.2 Key personnel:
    • 2.1.3 2004 agrochemical figures (2003 figures in brackets)
    • 2.1.4 Strengths
    • 2.1.5 Weaknesses and threats
  • 2.2 Key events 2004-2005
  • 2.3 General company information
    • 2.3.1 Organisation of AgriSciences Division
  • 2.4 Agrochemical sales
    • 2.4.1 Agrochemical sales by region
      • 2.4.1.1 Asia /Pacific
      • 2.4.1.2 Europe, Africa and the Middle East
      • 2.4.1.3 Central and South America
      • 2.4.1.4 North America (NAFTA)
    • 2.4.2 Agrochemical sales by category
  • 2.5 Products
    • 2.5.1 Key products
      • 2.5.1.1 Herbicides
        • amicarbazone (Dinamic, Battalion)
        • clethodim (Select, Centurion)
        • flucarbazone-sodium (Everest)
      • 2.5.1.2 Fungicides
        • fenhexamid (Elevate, Decree)
        • tetraconazole (Domark, Eminent, Hokuguard,
        • Buongiorno, Salvatore)
      • 2.5.1.3 Insecticides/acaricides
        • acequinocyl (Kanemite, Shuttle)
        • acephate (Orthene, Ortran)
        • clothianidin (Arena, Belay Celero, Clutch)
        • thiocyclam (Evisect)
      • 2.5.1.4 Biopesticides and biological control agents
    • 2.5.2 New products
      • bencarbazone (TM-435)
      • chromafenozide (Matric)
      • fluoxastrobin
      • iodomethane (Midas)
      • 2.5.2.1 Biologicals
    • 2.5.3 Production sites
  • 2.6 Research and development
    • 2.6.1 Research expenditure
    • 2.6.2 Research facilities
  • 2.7 Biotechnology
  • 2.8 Strategy and outlook
  • 2.9 Joint ventures
    • 2.9.1 2.9.1 Arysta LifeScience South America (formerly Hokko do Brasil)
  • 2.10 Agreements
    • 2.10.1 Agro-Kanesho
    • 2.10.2 Bayer Crop Science
    • 2.10.3 Nippon Kayaku
    • 2.10.4 Sumitomo Chemical Takeda Agro
    • 2.10.5 Others
  • 2.11 Acquisitions
    • 2.11.1 Amicarbazone
    • 2.11.2 Amitraz
    • 2.11.3 Azocyclotin
    • 2.11.4 Enzone
    • 2.11.5 Flucarbazone-sodium
    • 2.11.6 Koppert Biological Systems
    • 2.11.7 Moviagro
    • 2.11.8 Thiocyclam
    • 2.11.9 TM-435
    • 2.11.10 Volcano
  • 2.12 Divestments
    • 2.12.1 Isagro Ricerca
  • 2.13 Disputes
    • 2.12.2 Bayer CropScience
• CHAPTER 3 BASF
  • 3.1 Company summary
    • 3.1.1 Agrochemical business focus
    • 3.1.2 Key personnel
    • 3.1.3 2004 agrochemical figures (2003 figures in brackets)
    • 3.1.4 Strengths
    • 3.1.5 Weaknesses and threats
  • 3.2 Key events 2004-2005
  • 3.3 General company information
    • 3.3.1 3.3.1 Agricultural Products and Nutrition segment
  • 3.4 Agrochemical sales
    • 3.4.1 First nine months of 2005
    • 3.4.2 Agrochemical sales by region
    • 3.4.3 Agrochemical sales by category
  • 3.5 Products
    • 3.5.1 Key products
      • 3.5.1.1 Herbicides
        • dimethenamid and dimethenamid-P (Frontier)
        • imazamethabenz
        • picolinafen (Pico)
        • quinclorac (Drive, Facet, Accord)
        • sethoxydim (Poast and Poast Plus)
        • tepraloxydim (Aramo)
      • 3.5.1.2 Fungicides
        • boscalid (Cadence, Cantus, Emerald, Endura,
        • Filan, Lance, Pristine)
        • carbendazim (Bavistin)
        • pyraclostrobin (Cabrio, Comet, Headline, Opera)
        • tritconazole (Charter)
      • 3.5.1.3 Insecticides
        • chlorfenapyr (Phantom, Pylon, Mythic, Stealth)
        • fipronil (Regent TS, Regent 5 GR, Schuss, Metis,
        • Termidor,Texas)
    • 3.5.2 New products
      • metaflumizone
      • metrafenone (Flexity, Vivando)
      • orysastrobin
      • topramezone (Impact)
    • 3.5.3 Production sites
    • 3.5.4 Research expenditure
    • 3.5.5 Research facilities
  • 3.6 Biotechnology
    • 3.6.1 Clearfield IMI-tolerant crops
      • canola
      • lentils
      • maize
      • rice
      • soybeans
      • sunflowers
      • wheat
    • 3.7.2 GM crops and output traits
  • 3.7 Strategy and outlook
  • 3.8 Joint ventures
    • 3.8.1 Biotechnology joint ventures
    • 3.8.2 Nisso BASF Agro
  • 3.9 Agreements
    • 3.9.1 Research, development, licensing and marketing
      • agreements
      • 3.9.1.1 Amvac Chemical and Nippon Soda
      • 3.9.1.2 Bayer CropScience
      • 3.9.1.3 De Sangosse
      • 3.9.1.4 Kureha Chemical
      • 3.9.1.5 Nihon Nohyaku
      • 3.9.1.6 Norak
      • 3.9.1.7 Nufarm
      • 3.9.1.8 Nutra-Park
      • 3.9.1.9 Oryzon Genomics
      • 3.9.1.10 Other agreements 1997-2002
    • 3.9.2 Biotechnology and seed-related agreements
      • 3.9.2.1 Anawah Inc
      • 3.9.2.2 Cellectis
      • 3.9.2.3 Dow Agrosciences / Mycogen Seeds
      • 3.9.2.4 Nidera
      • 3.9.2.5 Phytodyne
      • 3.9.2.6 Proseed
      • 3.9.2.7 University of Saskatchewan's Crop
        • Development Centre
      • 3.9.2.8 3.10.2.8 Triumph Seed
      • 3.9.2.9 Other pre-2003 seed agreements
  • 3.10 Acquisitions
    • 3.10.1 Pre-2002 acquistions
    • 3.10.2 Callery Chemical Division
    • 3.10.3 Fipronil and fungicides from Bayer
    • 3.10.4 ParaGen
    • 3.10.5 Pyrimethanil
    • 3.10.6 Rhne-Poulenc Biochimie's agrochemical production
      • facilities
    • 3.10.7 SweTree Technologies' marker gene
  • 3.11 Divestments
    • 3.11.1 Acifluorfen
    • 3.11.2 Cyanazine
    • 3.11.3 Difenzoquat
    • 3.11.4 Imazamethabenz herbicide business outside of Europe
    • 3.11.5 Phenoxy herbicides
    • 3.11.6 Phorate
    • 3.11.7 Phosdrin
    • 3.11.8 RohMid LLC joint venture
    • 3.11.9 Soil fumigants
    • 3.11.10 Triforine
  • 3.12 Disputes
    • 3.12.1 Bayer CropScience
    • 3.12.2 US farmers concerning differential pricing of Poast/Poast
      • Plus
    • 3.12.3 US rice growers concerning Clearfield rice
• CHAPTER 4 BAYER
  • 4.1 Company summary
    • 4.1.1 Agrochemical business focus
    • 4.1.2 Key personnel
    • 4.1.3 2004 agrochemical figures (2003 figures in brackets)
    • 4.1.4 Strengths
    • 4.1.5 Weaknesses and threats
  • 4.2 Key events 2004-2005
  • 4.3 General company information
    • 4.3.1 Acquisition of Aventis CropScience
    • 4.3.2 Structure and organisation of Bayer CropScience
  • 4.4 Agrochemical sales
    • 4.4.1 First nine months of 2005
    • 4.4.1 Agrochemical sales by region
      • 4.4.1.1 Europe
      • 4.4.1.2 North America
      • 4.4.1.3 Latin America
      • 4.4.1.4 Asia/Pacific
        • Japan
        • China
    • 4.4.2 Agrochemical sales by product category
  • 4.5 Products
    • 4.5.1 Key products
      • 4.5.1.1 Herbicides
        • ethofumesate
        • ethoxysulfuron
        • flufenacet (Axiom, Drago)
        • foramsulfuron (Equip, Option, Revolver)
        • iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium (Hussar)
        • mesosulfuron (Archipel, Atlantis, Osprey,
        • Silverado)
        • phenmedipham (Betanal)
        • propoxycarbazone-sodium (Attribut, Olympus)
        • thidiazuron
      • 4.5.1.2 Insecticides
        • aldicarb (Temik)
        • clothianidin (Poncho)
        • deltamethrin (Decis, K-Orthrine)
        • endosulfan (Thiodan)
        • ethiprole (Kirappu)
        • fenamiphos (Nemacur)
        • imidacloprid (Admire, Confidor,Evidence, Gaucho,
        • Merit, Provado)
        • methiocarb
        • spirodiclofen (Envidor)
        • spiromesifen (0beron)
        • thiacloprid (Calypso, Bariard, Alanto)
      • 4.5.1.3 Fungicides
        • fenamidone (Fenomen, Sonata)
        • fluoxastrobin
        • prothioconazole (Proline)
        • spiroxamine (Accrue, Impulse, Prosper)
        • tebuconazole (Folicur, Elite, Libero, Pronto, Raxil,
        • Sivacur)
        • trifloxystrobin ( Flint, Gem, Twist)
      • 4.5.1.4 Garden and professional care products
    • 4.5.2 New products
      • 4.5.1.5 New active ingredients
        • flubendiamide (Phoenix)
        • fluopicolide (Infinito)
        • pyrasulfotole
        • spirotetramat
      • 4.5.1.6 New formulations
    • 4.5.2 Production sites
  • 4.6 Research and development
    • 4.6.1 Research expenditure
    • 4.6.2 Research facilities
  • 4.7 Biotechnology
    • 4.7.1 LibertyLink
      • canola
      • cotton
      • Indian mustard
      • maize
      • rice
    • 4.7.2 In Vigor Canola
  • 4.8 Strategy and outlook
  • 4.9 Joint ventures
    • 4.9.1 Agrinomics
    • 4.9.2 Cotton Growers Services
  • 4.10 Agreements
    • 4.10.1 Supply, marketing and distribution agreements
      • 4.10.1.1 Agripec
      • 4.10.1.2 Arysta LifeScience
      • 4.10.1.3 BASF
      • 4.10.1.4 Cheminova
      • 4.10.1.5 Dow Agrosciences
      • 4.10.1.6 DuPont
      • 4.10.1.7 Earth Biosciences
      • 4.10.1.8 4.10.1.8 Hikal
      • 4.10.1.9 Isochem
      • 4.10.1.10 Kumiai Chemical
      • 4.10.1.11 Makhteshim-Agan Industries
      • 4.10.1.12 Monsanto, Max Planck Society and Garching
      • 4.10.1.13 Nihon Nohyaku
      • 4.10.1.14 Sipcam Phyteurop
      • 4.10.1.15 Sumitomo Chemical
      • 4.10.1.16 Valent USA Coporation
      • 4.10.1.17 Taensa
    • 4.10.2 Research agreements
      • 4.10.2.1 CSIRO
      • 4.10.2.2 Icoria (formerly Paradigm Genetics)
      • 4.10.2.3 Max Planck Society
      • 4.10.2.4 Planalytics
      • 4.10.2.5 Whitehead Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research
  • 4.11 Acquisitions
    • 4.11.1 Associated Farmers Delinting
    • 4.11.2 Genoptera
    • 4.11.3 Gustafsons
    • 4.11.4 Shionogi
    • 4.11.5 Syngenta product acquisitions
    • 4.11.6 Pre-2001 acquisitions
  • 4.12 Divestments
    • 4.12.1 Acetamiprid
    • 4.12.2 Acrinathrin and phosalone
    • 4.12.3 AgriFormula
    • 4.12.4 Amicarbazone and flucarbazone-sodium
    • 4.12.5 Amitraz and azocyclotin
    • 4.12.6 Cheste formulation plant
    • 4.12.7 Fenoxaprop-based herbicides
    • 4.12.8 Fipronil, ethiprole and five fungicides
    • 4.12.9 Folex cotton defoliant
    • 4.12.10 GA21 glyphosate-tolerant maize technology
    • 4.12.11 Griesheim manufacturing facility
    • 4.12.12 KWS SAAT
    • 4.12.13 Maize and soybean seed business in Brazil
    • 4.12.14 Pau seeds
    • 4.12.15 Products to Makhteshim-Agan
    • 4.12.16 Propoxycarbazone-sodium (EU rights)
  • 4.13 Disputes
    • 4.13.1 Anhui Huaxing
    • 4.13.2 Arvesta (now Arysta LifeScience North America)
    • 4.13.3 BASF
    • 4.13.4 Monsanto
    • 4.13.5 Saskatchewan Organic Directorate
• CHAPTER 5 CHEMINOVA
  • 5.1 Company summary
    • 5.1.1 5.1.1 Agrochemical business focus
    • 5.1.2 Key personnel
    • 5.1.3 2004 agrochemical figures (2003 figures in brackets)
    • 5.1.4 Strengths
    • 5.1.5 Weaknesses and threats
  • 5.2 Key events 2004-2005
  • 5.3 General company information
  • 5.4 Agrochemical sales
    • 5.4.1 First half of 2005
    • 5.4.2 Agrochemical sales by region
      • 5.4.2.1 North America (NAFTA)
      • 5.4.2.2 South America
      • 5.4.2.3 Europe
      • 5.4.2.4 Asia
    • 5.4.3 Agrochemical sales by product category
  • 5.5 Products
    • 5.5.1 Key products
      • 5.5.1.1 Insecticides
        • acrinathrin (Orytis, Rufast,)
        • dimethoate (Danadim)
        • gamma-cyhalothrin (Archer Plus, Fentrol, Nexide,
        • Proaxis, Prolex)
        • malathion (Fyfanon)
        • parathion methyl (Danatox, Novafos-M,
        • Parashoot)
        • phosalone (Zolone)
      • 5.5.1.2 Herbicides
        • glyphosate (Glyfos)
      • 5.5.1.3 Fungicides
        • flutriafol (Impact, Vincit)
    • 5.5.2 New products
    • 5.5.3 Production sites
  • 5.6 Research and development
    • 5.6.1 Research expenditure
    • 5.6.2 Research facilities
  • 5.7 Biotechnology
  • 5.8 Strategy and outlook
  • 5.9 Joint ventures
    • 5.9.1 Pytech Chemicals GmbH
  • 5.10 Agreements
    • 5.10.1 Bayer CropScience
    • 5.10.2 V Barrett & Co
    • 5.10.3 Monsanto
    • 5.10.4 Stahler Agrochemie
    • 5.10.5 ZAO Firma (August)
    • 5.10.6 Other agreements
  • 5.11 Acquisitions
    • 5.11.1 Acrinathrin and phosphalone from Bayer CropScience
    • 5.11.2 Agronova
    • 5.11.3 Chemiplant
    • 5.11.4 Flexagri
    • 5.11.5 Flutriafol fungicide from Syngenta
    • 5.11.6 Headland Group
    • 5.11.7 Lupin Agrochemicals
    • 5.11.8 Malathion and methyl parathion brands from Griffin
    • 5.11.9 Servicios Quimicos Integrales
  • 5.12 Divestments
  • 5.13 Disputes
    • pyrasulfotole
    • spirotetramat
      • 4.5.1.6 New formulations
    • 4.5.2 Production sites
  • 4.6 Research and development
    • 4.6.1 Research expenditure
    • 4.6.2 Research facilities
  • 4.7 Biotechnology
    • 4.7.1 LibertyLink
      • canola
      • cotton
      • Indian mustard
      • maize
      • rice
    • 4.7.2 In Vigor Canola
  • 4.8 Strategy and outlook
  • 4.9 Joint ventures
    • 4.9.1 Agrinomics
    • 4.9.2 Cotton Growers Services
  • 4.10 Agreements
    • 4.10.1 Supply, marketing and distribution agreements
      • 4.10.1.1 Agripec
      • 4.10.1.2 Arysta LifeScience
      • 4.10.1.3 BASF
      • 4.10.1.4 Cheminova
      • 4.10.1.5 Dow Agrosciences
      • 4.10.1.6 DuPont
      • 4.10.1.7 Earth Biosciences
      • 4.10.1.8 4.10.1.8 Hikal
      • 4.10.1.9 Isochem
      • 4.10.1.10 Kumiai Chemical
      • 4.10.1.11 Makhteshim-Agan Industries
      • 4.10.1.12 Monsanto, Max Planck Society and Garching
      • 4.10.1.13 Nihon Nohyaku
      • 4.10.1.14 Sipcam Phyteurop
      • 4.10.1.15 Sumitomo Chemical
      • 4.10.1.16 Valent USA Coporation
      • 4.10.1.17 Taensa
    • 4.10.2 Research agreements
      • 4.10.2.1 CSIRO
      • 4.10.2.2 Icoria (formerly Paradigm Genetics)
      • 4.10.2.3 Max Planck Society
      • 4.10.2.4 Planalytics
      • 4.10.2.5 Whitehead Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research
  • 4.11 Acquisitions
    • 4.11.1 Associated Farmers Delinting
    • 4.11.2 Genoptera
    • 4.11.3 Gustafsons
    • 4.11.4 Shionogi
    • 4.11.5 Syngenta product acquisitions
    • 4.11.6 Pre-2001 acquisitions
  • 4.12 Divestments
    • 4.12.1 Acetamiprid
    • 4.12.2 Acrinathrin and phosalone
    • 4.12.3 AgriFormula
    • 4.12.4 Amicarbazone and flucarbazone-sodium
    • 4.12.5 Amitraz and azocyclotin
    • 4.12.6 Cheste formulation plant
    • 4.12.7 Fenoxaprop-based herbicides
    • 4.12.8 Fipronil, ethiprole and five fungicides
    • 4.12.9 Folex cotton defoliant
    • 4.12.10 GA21 glyphosate-tolerant maize technology
    • 4.12.11 Griesheim manufacturing facility
    • 4.12.12 KWS SAAT
    • 4.12.13 Maize and soybean seed business in Brazil
    • 4.12.14 Pau seeds
    • 4.12.15 Products to Makhteshim-Agan
    • 4.12.16 Propoxycarbazone-sodium (EU rights)
  • 4.13 Disputes
    • 4.13.1 Anhui Huaxing
    • 4.13.2 Arvesta (now Arysta LifeScience North America)
    • 4.13.3 BASF
    • 4.13.4 Monsanto
    • 4.13.5 Saskatchewan Organic Directorate
• CHAPTER 5 CHEMINOVA
  • 5.1 Company summary
    • 5.1.1 5.1.1 Agrochemical business focus
    • 5.1.2 Key personnel
    • 5.1.3 2004 agrochemical figures (2003 figures in brackets)
    • 5.1.4 Strengths
    • 5.1.5 Weaknesses and threats
  • 5.2 Key events 2004-2005
  • 5.3 General company information
  • 5.4 Agrochemical sales
    • 5.4.1 First half of 2005
    • 5.4.2 Agrochemical sales by region
      • 5.4.2.1 North America (NAFTA)
      • 5.4.2.2 South America
      • 5.4.2.3 Europe
      • 5.4.2.4 Asia
    • 5.4.3 Agrochemical sales by product category
  • 5.5 Products
    • 5.5.1 Key products
      • 5.5.1.1 Insecticides
        • acrinathrin (Orytis, Rufast,)
        • dimethoate (Danadim)
        • gamma-cyhalothrin (Archer Plus, Fentrol, Nexide,
        • Proaxis, Prolex)
        • malathion (Fyfanon)
        • parathion methyl (Danatox, Novafos-M,
        • Parashoot)
        • phosalone (Zolone)
      • 5.5.1.2 Herbicides
        • glyphosate (Glyfos)
      • 5.5.1.3 Fungicides
        • flutriafol (Impact, Vincit)
    • 5.5.2 New products
    • 5.5.3 Production sites
  • 5.6 Research and development
    • 5.6.1 Research expenditure
    • 5.6.2 Research facilities
  • 5.7 Biotechnology
  • 5.8 Strategy and outlook
  • 5.9 Joint ventures
    • 5.9.1 Pytech Chemicals GmbH
  • 5.10 Agreements
    • 5.10.1 Bayer CropScience
    • 5.10.2 V Barrett & Co
    • 5.10.3 Monsanto
    • 5.10.4 Stahler Agrochemie
    • 5.10.5 ZAO Firma (August)
    • 5.10.6 Other agreements
  • 5.11 Acquisitions
    • 5.11.1 Acrinathrin and phosphalone from Bayer CropScience
    • 5.11.2 Agronova
    • 5.11.3 Chemiplant
    • 5.11.4 Flexagri
    • 5.11.5 Flutriafol fungicide from Syngenta
    • 5.11.6 Headland Group
    • 5.11.7 Lupin Agrochemicals
    • 5.11.8 Malathion and methyl parathion brands from Griffin
    • 5.11.9 Servicios Quimicos Integrales
  • 5.12 Divestments
  • 5.13 Disputes
• CHAPTER 6 CHEMTURA (FORMERLY CROMPTON)
  • 6.1 Company Summary
    • 6.1.1 Agrochemical business focus
    • 6.1.2 Key People
    • 6.1.3 2004 agrochemical figures (2003 figures in brackets)
    • 6.1.4 Strengths
    • 6.1.5 Weaknesses and threats
  • 6.2 Key events 2004-2005
  • 6.3 General company information
  • 6.3 Agrochemical sales
    • 6.3.1 First half of 2005
    • 6.3.2 Agrochemical sales by region
      • 6.3.2.1 Europe
      • 6.3.2.2 Latin America
      • 6.3.2.3 Asia/Pacific
    • 6.3.3 Agrochemical sales by product category
  • 6.4 Products
    • 6.4.1 Key products
      • 6.4.1.1 Insecticides and acaricides
        • bifenazate (Acramite, Floramite)
        • novaluron (Pedestal, Diamond, Rimon)
        • propargite (Comite, Omite)
      • 6.4.1.2 Fungicides
        • carboxin and oxycarboxin
      • 6.4.1.3 Herbicides
        • quizalofop-P-tefuryl (Pantera, Panerex)
      • 6.4.1.4 PGRs
        • dimethipin
      • 6.5.1.5 Soil fumigants
    • 6.4.2 New products
      • fluthiacet-methyl (Blizzard)
      • ipconazole (Crusoe)
    • 6.4.3 Production sites
  • 6.5 Research and development
    • 6.5.1 Research and development
    • 6.5.2 Research facilities
  • 6.6 Biotechnology
  • 6.7 Strategy and outlook
  • 6.8 Joint Ventures
    • 6.8.1 FMC and Rohm and Haas (Poland)
  • 6.9 Agreements
    • 6.9.1 Griffin
    • 6.9.2 Hikal
    • 6.9.3 Makhteshim-Agan Industries
    • 6.9.4 Margarita Internacional
    • 6.9.5 Nissan Chemical
    • 6.9.6 Sumitomo Chemical
  • 6.10 Acquisitions
    • 6.10.1 Certis Europe
    • 6.10.2 Solvay Duphar
    • 6.10.3 Trace Chemicals
  • 6.11 Divestments
    • 6.11.1 Gustafson LLC
  • 6.12 Disputes
    • 6.12.1 US EPA (tetradifon)
• CHAPTER 7 DOW AGROSCIENCES
  • 7.1 Company summary
    • 7.1.1 Agrochemical focus
    • 7.1.2 Key personnel
    • 7.1.3 2004 agrochemical figures (2003 figures in brackets)
    • 7.1.4 Strengths
    • 7.1.5 Weaknesses and threats
  • 7.2 Key events 2004-2005
  • 7.3 General company information
  • 7.4 Agrochemical sales
    • 7.4.1 First nine months of 2005
    • 7.4.2 Agrochemical sales by region
    • 7.4.3 Agrochemical sales by category
  • 7.5 Products
    • 7.5.1 Key products
      • 7.5.1.1 Herbicides
        • acetochlor (Trophy)
        • benfluralin (Balan, Balanfine)
        • cyhalofop-butyl (Barnstorm, Clincher, Striker)
        • florasulam (Primus, Nikos, Boxer)
        • fluroxypyr (Starane)
        • glyphosate (Glyphomax, Vantage)
      • 7.5.1.2 Fungicides
        • dinocap
        • mancozeb (Dithane, Fore)
        • zoxamide (Zoxium)
      • 7.5.1.3 Insecticides/acaricides
        • chlorpyrifos (Dursban, Lorsban, Reldan)
        • chlorpyrifos-methyl (Reldan)
        • gamma-cyhalothrin (Archer Plus, Fighter Plus)
        • hexaflumuron (Consul, Sentricon)
        • methoxyenozide (Intrepid, Prodigy, Runner)
        • noviflumuron (Recruit III)
        • spinosad (Tracer, Conserve, Spinoace, SpinTor,
        • Success)
      • 7.5.1.4 Nematicides/fumigants
        • 1,3-dichloropropene (Telone)
    • 7.5.2 New products
      • aminopyralid (Milestone)
      • penoxsulam (Granite, Grasp, Viper)
      • sulfuryl fluoride (ProFume)
    • 7.5.3 Production sites
  • 7.6 Research and development
    • 7.6.1 Research expenditure
    • 7.6.2 Research facilities
  • 7.7 Biotechnology
    • 7.7.1 Herculex insect protection
      • Herculex I maize (1507 maize)
      • corn rootworm resistance products
    • 7.7.2 WideStrike Cotton
    • 7.7.3 Future biotechnology products
  • 7.8 Strategy and outlook
  • 7.9 Joint ventures
    • 7.9.1 Advanced AgriTraits (AAT)
    • 7.9.2 Danisco Seed
    • 7.9.3 Dintec
    • 7.9.4 Elanco Ihara
    • 7.9.5 ICR
    • 7.9.6 Pytech Chemicals
  • 7.10 Agreements
    • 7.10.1 Supply, marketing and distribution agreements
      • 7.10.1.1 BASF
      • 7.10.1.2 Bayer CropScience
      • 7.10.1.3 Beck's Hybrids
      • 7.10.1.4 Dead Sea Bromine Group
      • 7.10.1.5 Gowan
      • 7.10.1.6 Interfarm
      • 7.10.1.7 Japanese companies
      • 7.10.1.8 Lachlan/Cooper
      • 7.10.1.9 Monsanto
      • 7.10.1.10 Planalytics
      • 7.10.1.11 Riverdale Chemical
      • 7.10.1.12 SNPE
      • 7.10.1.13 United Industries
    • 7.10.2 Research agreements
      • 7.10.2.1 BASF
      • 7.10.2.2 Cambria BioSciences
      • 7.10.2.3 Chlorogen
      • 7.10.2.4 EPIcyte Pharmaceutical
      • 7.10.2.5 Exelixis Pharmaceuticals
      • 7.10.2.6 Exosect
      • 7.10.2.7 F2G
      • 7.10.2.8 Integrated Genomics
      • 7.10.2.9 Japan Tobacco
      • 7.10.2.10 MerLion
      • 7.10.2.11 Pangea Systems
      • 7.10.2.12 Plant Biotechnology Institute
      • 7.10.2.13 Plantigen
      • 7.10.2.14 Sangamo
  • 7.11 Acquisitions
    • 7.11.1 Acetochlor product line
    • 7.11.2 DAS Ryosho (formerly Ryosho Nozai)
    • 7.11.3 DE-NOCIL
    • 7.11.4 Empresa Brasileira de Sementes
    • 7.11.5 Mycogen Plant Science and Cargill Hybrid Seeds
    • 7.11.6 Rohm and Haas
    • 7.11.7 RohMid
    • 7.11.8 Sanachem
  • 7.12 Divestments
    • 7.12.1 Fenarimol and fenazaquin businesses
    • 7.12.2 Flurprimidol business
    • 7.12.3 Sagro Italia
    • 7.12.4 Mycogen's biopesticide business
    • 7.12.5 Oryzalin business (non-EU)
    • 7.12.6 Tree growth regulator business
  • 7.13 Disputes
    • 7.13.1 Monsanto and DeKalb Genetics
      • disputes relating to patents for Bt insect resistance technology
    • 7.13.2 Nicaraguan banana plantation workers
    • 7.13.3 Syngenta
    • 7.13.4 Texan peanut farmers
• CHAPTER 8 DUPONT
  • 8.1 Company Summary
    • 8.1.1 Agrochemical focus
    • 8.1.2 Key Personnel
    • 8.1.3 2004 agrochemical figures (2003 figures in brackets)
    • 8.1.4 Strengths
    • 8.1.5 Weaknesses and threats
  • 8.2 Key Events 2004-2005
  • 8.3 General company information
    • 8.3.1 Organisation of Agriculture and Nutrition segment
  • 8.4 Agrochemical sales
    • 8.4.1 First nine months of 2005
    • 8.4.2 Agrochemical sales by region
    • 8.4.3 Agrochemical sales by product category
  • 8.5 Products
    • 8.5.1 Key products
      • 8.5.1.1 Herbicides
        • sulfonylureas
        • quizalofop-P-ethyl (Assure II)
      • 8.5.1.2 Insecticides and acaricides
        • indoxacarb (Avaunt, Avatar, Steward, Advion)
      • 8.5.1.3 Fungicides
        • flusilazole (Capitan, Fusion, Nustar, Olymp, Punch)
    • 8.5.2 New products
      • 8.5.2.1 New actives
        • proquinazid (Talius, DPX-KQ926)
      • 8.5.2.2 New formulations
    • 8.5.3 Production sites
  • 8.6 Research and development
    • 8.6.1 Research expenditure
    • 8.6.2 Research facilities
  • 8.7 Biotechnology
    • 8.7.1 Herculex Insect Protection
      • Herculex I
      • corn rootworm resistance products
    • 8.7.2 Glyphosate and sulfonylurea-tolerant crops (GAT/HRA project)
    • 8.7.3 Output traits and others
  • 8.8 Strategy and outlook
  • 8.9 Joint ventures
    • 8.9.1 DuPont Farm Solutions
    • 8.9.2 Solae LLC
    • 8.9.3 Shandong Denhai Pioneer Seeds Co
  • 8.10 Agreements
    • 8.10.1 Marketing and distribution agreements
      • 8.10.1.1 American Vanguard (Amvac)
      • 8.10.1.2 Bayer CropScience
      • 8.10.1.3 FMC
      • 8.10.1.4 Nippon Soda
      • 8.10.1.5 Rallis India
      • 8.10.1.6 Syngenta
    • 8.10.2 Screening, genomics and other research agreements
      • 8.10.2.1 Cellectis
      • 8.10.2.2 Chemical Diversity Labs
      • 8.10.2.3 CompleGen
      • 8.10.2.4 Devgen
      • 8.10.2.5 Locus Pharmaceuticals
      • 8.10.2.6 Lynx Therapeutics Inc
      • 8.10.2.7 Myriad Genetics
  • 8.11 Acquisitions
    • 8.11.1 DuPont Khimprom
    • 8.11.2 Griffin LLC
    • 8.11.3 Verdia
  • 8.12 Divestments
    • 8.12.1 Cereals Innovation Centre
    • 8.12.2 Fortress (chlorethoxyfos)
    • 8.12.3 Hybrid wheat business
    • 8.12.4 Insecticide manufacturing facility at Axis
    • 8.12.5 Sulfonylurea synthesis plant at Loon Plage
    • 8.12.6 Divestments by Grifin LLC
  • 8.13 Disputes
    • 8.13.1 Benlate-related disputes
    • 8.13.2 Syngenta
• CHAPTER 9 FMC
  • 9.1 Company summary
    • 9.1.1 Agrochemical business focus
    • 9.1.2 Key personnel
    • 9.1.3 2004 agrochemical figures (2003 figures in brackets)
    • 9.1.4 Strengths
    • 9.1.5 Weaknesses and threats
  • 9.2 Key events 2004-2005
  • 9.3 General company information
  • 9.4 Agrochemical sales
    • 9.4.1 First half of 2005
    • 9.4.2 Agrochemical sales by region
      • 9.4.2.1 North America
      • 9.4.2.2 Latin America
      • 9.4.2.3 Europe/Middle East/Africa
      • 9.4.2.4 Asia
    • 9.4.3 Agrochemical sales by category
  • 9.5 Products
    • 9.5.1 Key products
      • 9.5.1.1 Insecticides
        • bifenthrin (Biflex, Capture, Talstar)
        • carbofuran (Furadan)
        • zeta-cypermethrin (Fury)
      • 9.5.1.2 Herbicides
        • carfentrazone (Affinity, Aim, Aurora, Platform, Shark, Spotlight)
        • sulfentrazone (Authority, Boral, Capaz, Spartan)
      • 9.5.1.3 Speciality products
    • 9.5.2 New products
      • flonicamid (Aria, Teppeki)
    • 9.5.3 Production sites
  • 9.6 Research and development
    • 9.6.1 Research expenditure
    • 9.6.2 Research facilities
  • 9.7 Biotechnology
  • 9.8 Strategy and outlook
  • 9.9 Joint ventures
    • 9.9.1 Belchim Benelux
    • 9.9.2 FMC United
    • 9.9.3 PT Bina Guna Kimia
    • 9.9.4 Suzhou Fumeishi Crop Care Company
  • 9.10 Agreements
    • 9.10.1 AgraQuest
    • 9.10.2 Crop Care Australasia
    • 9.10.3 Devgen
    • 9.10.4 DuPont
    • 9.10.5 Fersol
    • 9.10.6 Makhteshim-Agan Industries
    • 9.10.7 Isihara Sangyo Kaisha
    • 9.10.8 Nippon Soda
    • 9.10.9 Rallis
    • 9.10.10 RiceCo
  • 9.11 Acquisitions
  • 9.12 Divestments
  • 9.13 Disputes
    • 9.13.1 Amvac
    • 9.13.2 Chinese Ministry of Commerce
    • 9.13.3 Control Solutions Inc
• CHAPTER 10 HOKKO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO LTD
  • 10.1 Company summary
    • 10.1.1 Agrochemical business focus
    • 10.1.2 Key personnel
    • 10.1.3 2004 agrochemical figures (2003 figures in brackets)
    • 10.1.4 Strengths
    • 10.1.5 Weaknesses and threats
  • 10.2 Key events 2004-2005
  • 10.3 Company background
  • 10.4 Agrochemical sales
    • 10.4.1 Agrochemical sales by region
      • 10.4.1.1 Japan
      • 10.4.1.2 Asia, Europe and Latin America
      • 10.4.1.3 Agrochemical sales by category
  • 10.5 Products
    • 10.5.1 Key products
    • 10.5.2 Fungicides
      • imibenconazole (Manage)
      • pefurazoate (Healthied)
      • probenazole (Oryzemate, Dr Oryze)
    • 10.5.3 Herbicides
    • 10.5.4 Insecticides
      • dinotefuran (Starkle)
    • 10.5.5 Insecticide/fungicide combinations
    • 10.5.6 Others
    • 10.5.7 New products
    • 10.5.8 Production sites
  • 10.6 Research and development
    • 10.6.1 Research expenditure
    • 10.6.2 Research facilities
  • 10.7 Biotechnology
  • 10.8 Strategy and outlook
  • 10.9 Joint ventures
    • 10.9.1 Hokko do Brasil
  • 10.10 Agreements
    • 10.10.1 Distribution agreements in Japan
    • 10.10.2 Biostadt
    • 10.10.3 Dhanuka Pesticides Ltd
    • 10.10.4 Mitsui Chemical
    • 10.10.5 10.10.5 Rhodia and Nippon Chemical
    • 10.10.6 UBE Industries
  • 10.11 Acquisitions
  • 10.12 Divestments
  • 10.13 Disputes
• CHAPTER 11 ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA