Limburgerhof, Germany - July 17, 2012 - BASF's next
generation fungicide,
Xemium, has been approved in the EU for
use in crop protection products.This builds on
the successful 2011-12 launches for Xemium in France,
Germany and the UK and will help BASF to obtain
registrations for products containing Xemium in all
EU-member countries. The greenlight from Brussels also
means that Xemium is well on track to significantly exceed
its estimated
peak sales potential of €200 million per year.
"We have many years of experience with carboxamides
and are thrilled that Xemium has achieved this important
milestone so quickly," said Jürgen Oldeweme, Head of the
Global Product Safety and Registration Unit at BASF's Crop
Protection division."This listing helps us to continue
providing farmers with a portfolio of innovative products
that support efficient, sustainable farming."
Xemium is highly effective against a broad spectrum
of key plant diseases, especially Septoria leaf blotch, and
shows unprecedented distribution in the plant. These
features, particularly when combined with azoles, allow for
more efficient and flexible disease control.
Globally, registration plans for Xemium include more
than 100 crops in over 50 countries. In addition to its
recent successful
launch in the U.S. for soybeans, corn and specialty
crops, the Company is focused on attaining further
registrations around the globe.
About the Crop Protection division
With sales of € 4.1 billion in 2011, BASF's Crop
Protection division is a leader in crop protection and a
strong partner to the farming industry providing
well-established and innovative fungicides, insecticides
and herbicides. Farmers use these products and services to
improve crop yields and crop quality. Other uses include
public health, structural/urban pest control, turf and
ornamental plants, vegetation management, and forestry.
BASF aims to turn knowledge rapidly into market success.
The vision of BASF's Crop Protection division is to be the
world's leading innovator, optimizing agricultural
production, improving nutrition, and thus enhancing the
quality of life for a growing world population. Further
information can be found on the web atwww.agro.basf.com
or follow us on twitter:www.twitter.com/basfagro
.
About BASF
BASF is the world's leading chemical company: The
Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals,
plastics, performance products and crop protection products
to oil and gas.We combine economic success,
social responsibility and environmental protection. Through
science and innovation we enable our customers in almost
all industries to meet the current and future needs of
society. Our products and system solutions contribute to
conserving resources, ensuring healthy food and nutrition
and helping to improve the quality of life. We have summed
up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create
chemistry for a sustainable future.BASF posted
sales of about €73.5 billion in 2011 and had more than
111,000employees as of the end of
the year. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in
Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further
information on BASF is available on the Internet
atwww.basf.com.
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