Ascenza announces approval of 6 new registrations, leaflet extension of another 3

The Portuguese agrochemical company Ascenza recently announced that it had expanded its operations in Brazil by acquiring six new pesticide registrations and three products with extended package inserts for new crops.

According to the company, which makes up the Rovensa international group, the expansion of the portfolio in the country is ″fundamental to gain space in a sector that is so important for the economy and at the same time so competitive, to increasingly meet the needs of Brazilian producers.″

Among those already published are Huron (sulfentrazone), Myrim (trinexapac), and Bordalo Pro (profenofos + lufenuron). ″The latter is an insecticide, being the first product based on these two post-patent active ingredients on the market. We expect another three new ones by the end of this year,″ said Manuela Dodo, Agronomist and Registration Manager at Ascenza.

Among the products that are only awaiting the publication of the registration granted are Coraza (deltamethrin), Bivack (carfentrazone), and Sócio (thiacloprid). ″All these solutions on the market at once are a great differentiator. Our portfolio was expanded in terms of insecticides; we got three more that strengthen this line. Now, with the new registrations, we have a total of 40 products. At the beginning of this year there were 33; we are advancing,″ the specialist highlighted.

In addition to the new registrations, Ascenza had three products with extended package inserts for new crops. Among them is Davos, the insecticide, which now has seven new indications, making it one of the most complete products containing the active ingredient lambda cyhalothrin, licensed for 58 cultures. Those that enter are rice, peanuts, beans, tobacco, strawberries, ornamental plants, and grapes.

The acaricide Viriato (hexythiazox) was approved for three crops: coffee, coconut, and mango, while the insecticide Diador (diafenthiuron) was included for: potato, eggplant, coffee, beans, cucumber, ornamental plants, rose, soybean, and tomato.
Ascenza highlighted the fact that the approval process for registering new crop protection products in Brazil is one of the most rigorous in the world, as it follows several technical and scientific criteria. With all these steps, the process takes around six years to complete.

″Furthermore, all this demands high investment in research and development. Hours of work and then the expectation of the final publication,″ Dodo added.

(Editing by Leonardo Gottems, reporter for AgroPages)