FMC Corporation and Isagro bring a new fungicidal molecule from the Carboxamide class to global agribusiness

FMC Corporation has entered into a research and development partnership agreement for the registration of a new fungicide from Isagro S.p.A. The two companies will together develop a new fungicide in the Carboxamide class with broad action for worldwide use.

“We are excited about the prospects for this new carboxamide class fungicide and the expansion of the FMC portfolio of fungicides,” said Mark Douglas, President of FMC Agricultural Products. “FMC’s partnership and innovation initiatives have produced impressive crop protection technologies. We are pleased to continue our partnership with Isagro, a highly respected company committed to discovering innovative products.”

For the president and CEO of Isagro, Giorge Basile, “FMC represents an ideal partner due to its high and qualified experience in the development of new molecules and its global presence in key markets,” he said

For the president of FMC Corporation Latin America, Antônio Carlos Zem, this partnership only benefits global agribusiness. “Another fungicide that will hit the market and further complete our broad portfolio. We are aligned with the future and attentive to developing new technologies to facilitate producers’ daily lives and benefit global agriculture, this is our commitment.”

Isagro is an Italian chemical company that has become, in 20 years, a qualified player in the field of agrochemicals. Listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2003, Isagro operates across the entire chain from the research and development of new patented molecules to the production, marketing and local distribution, in some strategic markets, of products that protect crops.

FMC Corporation is an American chemical company that has operated globally for more than a century with innovative solutions, applications and quality products in various sectors such as agricultural, industrial, environmental and consumer. The company employs around five and a half thousand people and is present in 34 countries. In 2011, FMC had annual revenues of approximately US$3,4 billion and operates its business in three segments: agricultural products, specialty chemicals and industrial chemicals.

In Brazil, FMC Agricultural Products, one of the main companies in the agricultural pesticides segment in the country, is headquartered in Campinas/SP. With an extensive line of products to control pests, weeds and diseases in crops such as cotton, rice, potatoes, coffee, sugar cane, citrus, corn, soybeans, tobacco, tomatoes, among others, FMC has been reinforcing its position in the market for products aimed at the cultivation of grains, HF, Coffee and Citrus.

With annual revenue of US$600 million in 2011, FMC Agricultural Products is focused on market niches in which leadership is achieved through investments in research, customer orientation, new technologies, safety and, mainly, in motivated and predisposed to innovate and surpass themselves. By 2014, the company will launch more than 40 new products, registrations for which are already underway. The expansion of the portfolio is part of the company's investments in technology in favor of better profitability in agricultural production. Within four years, the company aims to double its annual revenue.

The company stands out for being agile, dynamic, focused on anticipating customer needs, business results, and the social and environmental sustainability of the communities where it is present. FMC. A company that always aims to Do More for the Countryside and believes that its success lies in the success of all links in the chain: customers, employees and suppliers.