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Europe
Belchim has successfully finalized the pyridate active ingredient registration
(AIR) renewal process thanks to in-house state of the art regulatory know-
how. Pyridate registration was renewed in Europe for 15 years in 2015.
After the pyridate AIR process, Belchim Regulatory colleagues successfully
prepared the Lentagran 45WP article 43 process strategy, at this date almost
finalized in Europe with success. These critical regulatory steps ensure the
future availability of pyridate in Europe for vegetable farmers and enable
Belchim to develop future innovations with this proprietary molecule. The
loss of important competitors in the contact herbicide market is expected to
generate a sales increase of Lentagran 45WP of over 10%. Pyridate is currently
registered in 27 different vegetable crops across Europe. In the coming years
Belchim is actively screening pyridate in 15 extra vegetable crops to target
newmarkets. User exposure and ease of use for growers are critical elements
for future pyridate innovations. Constant innovation is key for agrochemical
companies and Belchim is therefore actively investing in these elements. All
future pyridate innovations will significantly grow Belchim’s position in the
targeted markets and continuously boost the market value extraction. This
should enable Belchim to further increase pyridate turnover and net profit in
vegetables significantly over the coming 10 years.
Pyridate innovation and future in vegetables in
the European Union and the rest of the world
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