Dow AgroSciences sells dinitroaniline herbicides biz to Gowan Company

The global DNA business to be acquired by Gowan has a broad regulatory presence with active registrations in 22 countries

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Last Updated : Dec 01 2015 | 11:04 AM IST
Dow AgroSciences Llc, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, has sold its global dinitroaniline (DNA) herbicide portfolio to Arizona (USA) based Gowan Company for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition includes global product registrations, trademarks, including Treflan, Edge, Team, Bonalan and Sonalan, intellectual property and labels for herbicides based on the molecules trifluralin, benfluralin and ethalfluralin. A formulation and packaging facility in Sturgeon County, Alberta (Canada), is also part of the transaction.
 
“These products have been essential to modern weed control, and our sale of the DNA business does not diminish this history as we look to the future and invest in innovative and differentiated products,” commented Ramiro De La Cruz, vice president, crop protection, Dow AgroSciences.
 
Dinitroaniline herbicides are one of the first families of selective soil herbicides and have been a part of weed management programs for over a half century. The global DNA business to be acquired by Gowan has a broad regulatory presence with active registrations in 22 countries including the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, and parts of Europe. These products provide proven control of annual grasses and small seeded broadleaf weeds in a wide range of crops including cotton, beans, canola, cereals, crucifers, cucurbits, and vegetables.
 
Juli Jessen, group CEO, Gowan, said, “We are enthusiastic to be able to acquire these proven products in this critical era for herbicide resistance management. The products are particularly significant for us in Canada and Europe where our growing sales force is centred on extending the utility of herbicide programs. This move is part of Gowan’s continued efforts to deliver solid chemistry to help solve our customers’ needs.”
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First Published: Dec 01 2015 | 11:02 AM IST

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