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Rallis eyes EBITDA margins at 15-20% for FY13
05-07-2012

V Shankar, MD & CEO of Rallis India says the profitability of the company was hit by lower use of crop protection products by farmers and erratic rainfall.

Phillips McDougall: Latin America’s crop protection market surpas
04-30-2012

CropLife America (CLA) CEO Jay Vroom reports: Four weeks ago, I spoke at the Annual Conference of CropLife Latin America in Uruguay. Also on the program was Matt

Biocides to reduce pesticide residual in agri commodities
01-17-2012

Inspired by frequent bans on agri commodity exports to European countries due to their stringent pesticides residual norms, Delhi-based Camson Bio Technologies is de

Astec sets up herbicide plant; expects 30% growth in FY13
01-09-2012

Ashok Hiramat, chairman of Astec Lifesciences spoke to CNBC-TV18 about the outlook for his company in the new year. Q: Your new plant which is going to get com

Meghmani Organics: 'We plan to double our pigment making capacity
12-23-2011

Having announced their joint venture with Japanese firms, Kaneka Corporation and Mitsui and Co Ltd for setting up a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) plant at

Kumiai Chemical: Nurturing new products for fruit and vegetable c
12-23-2011

Eisuke Ishihara, who became president of Kumiai Chemical Industry in January, said that Japan is “blessed with water, soil and climate conditions that allow th

SDS Biotech: Combining forces biochemical pesticides
12-16-2011

SDS Biotech, which was established in 1968 as a joint venture by Showa Denko and US company Diamond Shamrock, became a consolidated subsidiary of Idemitsu Kosan this

Interview: ISK looking ahead to next sales goal for pesticides
12-01-2011

Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha has a sales target of 70 bn yen ($9.1 bn) in fiscal 2015 for its pesticides business. Tetsuya Okabayashi, the company’s executive vice p

Q&A with BASF's Pest Control Solutions manager Dan Carrothers
09-28-2011

Q: What attracted you to the pest control market after being away from the specialty chemicals industry for a number of years? A: First of all, I liked the fact B

Meiji Seika Pharma: Developing new ideas to win in paddy-fungicid
09-15-2011

Meiji Seika Pharma was formed this April from a reorganization of Meiji Holdings. Hisashi Nakamura, general manager of the company’s agrichemical department, s

Sun Agro: Solid earnings foundation targeted in management plan
08-30-2011

Sun Agro was formed in April 2007 through the merger of Nissan Agri and Mitsui Toatsu Fertilizers. Since becoming the company’s president in June 2009, Shiro O

Syngenta Japan: Looking at sales from farmers’ perspective
08-16-2011

Syngenta Japan made a new start in 2010 by integrating its crop-protection and seeds business. Okifumi Murata, the company’s CEO, described the company as a un

Interview: DuPont plans to launch stream of new active ingredient
08-10-2011

Shuji Goto, DuPont K.K.’s senior executive operating officer and director, told JCWeb that the company, whose crop-protection business specializes in the sales

Experts address problem of counterfeit pesticides in Viet Nam
07-28-2011

In the wake of the rising presence of counterfeit pesticides in Viet Nam that are threatening farmers' interests, Viet Nam News reporters To Nhu and Minh Thi spoke t

Interview with Kyoyu Agri: Contributing to agriculture without lo
07-25-2011

Kyoyu Agri’s business performance has improved. Kokone: In fiscal 2010 we saw prospects for the completion of our inventory adjustment, which we have been wor

Interview with BASF Biologist Dr. Roland Becker
07-22-2011

In Europe and North America, beekeeping continues to be affected by noticeable losses of managed honeybee hives. This has led to a high degree of scientific, regulat

Interview: The future of agrochemicals in India is very good!
07-08-2011

In an interview with ET Now, Rajju Shroff, CMD, United Phosphorous, talked about the growth opportunities in global agrochemicals industry and company's future pla

Interview: “Innovation and environment protection will boom our n
06-30-2011

Shandong Sino-Agri United Biotechnology Co., Ltd., subsidiary of China agricultural Materials Groups Shanghai branch, is an influential agrochemical producer and sup

Interview with Nissan Chemical: Keeping the top level of customer
06-16-2011

Nissan Chemical Industries’ agricultural-chemicals business has been a consistent sales engine for the company. Kiminori Hirata, its managing director in charg

Meghmani Organics eyes sales target of Rs 1200 cr for FY12
06-03-2011

Meghmani Organics announced its fourth quarter results for the January to March period a couple of days back. The Pesticide manufacturer reported a loss of Rs 2.99 c
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