Cyproflanilide is a unique insecticide invented via CAC Nantong, providing relatively powerful chewing pest control and pest resistance management across key vegetation
UPL Corporation Ltd. (UPL Corp), a international provider of holistic and sustainable agricultural solutions, and CAC Nantong Chemical Co. Ltd. (CAC Nantong), a leading agrochemical enterprise in China, jointly announce a new strategic partnership to develop, sign in, and commercialize cyproflanilide merchandise inside their respective markets.
Cyproflanilide is a new, proprietary insecticide mainly designed to combat pest resistance. It is powerful throughout a huge variety of chewing pests in multiple vegetations, including but not limited to rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, fruits, and vegetables.
Cyproflanilide gives high efficacy at low use charges towards a broad pest spectrum, including lepidoptera pests proof against the maximum mounted active ingredients, through both contact and ingestion. The compound is quite versatile, making it appropriate for application in foliar and soil in addition to the public health sector.
Christina Coen, CMO of UPL Corp, stated: “We are excited to enter into this long-term agreement with CAC Nantong to introduce this innovative insecticide to extra growers in new markets. This initiative aligns with our price-added portfolio strategy by introducing a proprietary active ingredients with a differentiated mode of action and underscores our commitment to advancing agricultural innovation and putting new standards in pest control. By including cyproflanilide to our global portfolio, we strengthen up our ability to offer farmers differentiated solutions to efficiently and safely manage pests, raise crop yields, and enhance food security outcomes worldwide.”
Norman Wu, Global Marketing Head, Crop Protection Business Unit of CAC Nantong, said, “We are overjoyed to have reached such an important collaboration milestone with UPL Corp. This collaboration in addition solidifies CAC Nantong’s willpower to continuous development in technology and science and demonstrates our long-time period commitment in product innovation. Through this collaboration, CAC Nantong can be capable of accelerate application of cyproflanilide globally. This superior technology will allow growers to better protect their crops and gain high yield, contributing to global food security.”
Cyproflanilide is expected to be classified as a meta-diamide in IRAC’s Group 30 listing of compounds. The registration process for cyproflanilide is underway with approval predicted in China in the near future. UPL Corp and CAC Nantong expect the first wave of registrations in varies countries over the next 3 years.
