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Bayer CropScience has filed a patent infringement suit in China, while Sumitomo Chemical has taken legal action against distributors irresponsibly selling the insecticide, pyriproxyfen.

Syngenta plans to build a biotechnology centre in China.

In the latest quarterly results, Syngenta showed impressive growth of 31%. Bayer CropScience, DuPont and FMC clocked double-digit growth figures, while BASF grew 5.5%. Rallis India ended the financial year with record profits.

In this issue’s Interview Section, Agrow talks to the executive vice-president of Indofil Chemicals, Dr H V S Chauhan, to obtain his insights into the Indian and global fungicide markets.

In the Europe Section…
Scientists as well as the EU’s agricultural industry have warned that Europe’s food production will be adversely affected by proposals to change EU agrochemical legislation.

Some EU member states have urged the European Commission to drop its plans to impose hazard-based criteria on agrochemical registrations.

The European Commission wants to speed up the approval process for genetically modified crops and has urged member states to be more co-operative.

In the United States Section…
US agrochemical industry representatives and regulators spoke of the advantages and the issues involved in international reviews of new active ingredients at the CropLife America/Informa conference in April.

The US EPA has warned pesticide registrants that products containing unsupported inert ingredients will not be eligible for registration after August 9th 2008.

In the World Section…
The soybean crop was the largest contributor to the fast-growing Brazilian agrochemical market, worth $5,732 million in 2007. This is also viewed as a cause for concern by the country’s agricultural ministry, which is seeking to lower indiscriminate insecticide usage.

In the Products Section…
FMC has introduced a fluthiacet herbicide in the US for use in maize and soybeans.

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