Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Davis, California, USA
August 31, 2011
FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) announced today its Agricultural Products Group has signed an exclusive development and distribution agreement for Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) Regalia® Maxx biofungicide in Latin America. Regalia Maxx is a biological product that protects plants by triggering their natural defense systems to combat several bacterial and fungal diseases.
“We believe Regalia Maxx is an outstanding biological product and are very excited about developing it for several of our growth markets in Latin America,” said Antonio Zem, Latin America area director, FMC Agricultural Products Group. “Regalia Maxx has an important fit in integrated pest management (IPM) programs and potential applications for other crops that we look forward to developing with MBI.”
Regalia Maxx has already received registration in Mexico where FMC tested the product with excellent results against powdery mildew and Botrytis gray mold/bunch rot in specialty crops. Sales are expected to begin in December of this year. FMC has also tested the product in Brazilian vegetable crops and plans to expand development to other South American territories. Under the agreement, FMC will also develop improved formulations and premix products in collaboration with MBI.
“Since Regalia was first approved in the U.S. in 2009, it has been rapidly adopted by growers seeking effective and safe options for protecting their crops,” said MBI CEO Pam Marrone. “We are excited to work with market leader FMC to bring Regalia’s clear advantages to growers in Latin America.”
Regalia Maxx is an extract from the giant knotweed that acts on the plant’s immune system to control diseases, increase yields, stimulate roots and increase seed germination. The product has a favorable toxicological profile and can be used for foliar or soil treatments.
Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. is a leading global provider of biopesticides for the agricultural and water treatment markets. Its effective and environmentally friendly natural agricultural products provide higher yields and quality while managing pesticide resistance and residues. Through its proprietary discovery and development platform and strategically in-licensed technologies, MBI has developed an extensive pipeline of advanced and early stage products addressing billion dollar markets. MBI is selling its award-winning Regalia® biofungicide in the U.S. and other countries, and will enter the water market in 2011 with Zequanox™ for controlling invasive aquatic mussels in fresh waterways. MBI currently has three dozen patents pending in the U.S. and globally.
FMC Corporation is a diversified chemical company serving agricultural, industrial and consumer markets globally for more than a century with innovative solutions, applications and quality products. The company employs approximately 5,000 people throughout the world. The company operates its businesses in three segments: Agricultural Products, Specialty Chemicals and Industrial Chemicals.
FMC e Marrone Bio Innovations anunciam parceria para desenvolvimento e distribuição do biofungicida Regalia® Maxx na América Latina
Atenta às principais tendências, desafios e oportunidades do setor agrícola, a FMC Agricultural Products anuncia a recente parceria firmada com a Marrone Bio Inovattions (MBI), para desenvolvimento e distribuição do biofungicida Regalia® Maxx em toda a América Latina. O Regalia® Maxx é um produto biológico que protege as plantas ativando seus sistemas de defesa natural para combater diversas doenças causadas por fungos e bactérias.
"Acreditamos que o Regalia Maxx é um produto biológico extraordinário, e estamos muito entusiasmados em desenvolvê-lo para vários dos nossos mercados que estão em crescimento na América Latina", informa Antonio Carlos Zem, diretor presitente da FMC para América Latina. "O Regalia Maxx irá se ajustar muito bem aos programas de gestão integrada de pragas e possíveis aplicações para outros produtos agrícolas, e estamos muito animados em desenvolvê-lo com a MBI."
O Regalia Maxx já foi registrado no México, onde a FMC testou o produto e teve excelentes resultados contra o mofo em pó e o mofo cinzento/podridão do cacho ou botrite em determinados produtos agrícolas. As vendas deverão começar em dezembro deste ano. A FMC também testou o produto nos legumes brasileiros e pretende expandir o desenvolvimento para outros territórios da América do Sul. De acordo com o contrato, a FMC desenvolverá também formulações aperfeiçoadas e produtos pré-misturados em parceria com a MBI.
O Regalia Maxx é um extrato da raiz de Polygonum Cuspidatum (giant knotweed) que age no sistema imunológico da planta para controlar as doenças, aumentar a produção, estimular as raízes e aumentar a germinação da semente. O produto possui um perfil toxicológico favorável e pode ser usado para tratamento foliar ou do solo.
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