Dow Chemical Co.'s (DOW) unit, Dow AgroSciences LLC, announced that U.S. regulatory authorities have approved the new insecticidal active ingredient, sulfoxaflor to be marketed in the U.S. as Transform and Closer. The U.S. registration, and the recent Canadian registration, are the result of a Global Joint Review which also includes Australia. Australian sulfoxaflor registration is expected by third quarter 2013. South Korea, Panama, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Guatemala have already registered sulfoxaflor and additional global registrations are anticipated in the near future.
Sulfoxaflor, which belongs to a novel chemical class called sulfoximines invented by Dow AgroSciences & offers extremely effective control of many important sap-feeding insect pests, can be used in a large number of major crops, including cotton, soybean, citrus, pome/stone fruit, nuts, grapes, potatoes, vegetables and strawberries.
In 2012, Dow AgroSciences had a successful South Korean launch of sulfoxaflor and received a U.S. Section 18 Emergency Use Label in cotton that resulted in positive market feedback.
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