Arysta LifeScience recorded flat agrochemical sales in 2010, with revenues inching up by 0.9% to ¥102,830 million ($ million at the current rate). The increase was a more positive 6.5% at constant exchange rates (CER). Agrochemicals made up 91% of total sales of ¥113,000 million ($ million). Herbicides remained the dominant category, accounting for 38% of sales. Insecticides followed with a 21% share, fungicides with 19% and other products making up the remaining 22% share. North American sales ...

Mitsui Chemicals’ agrochemical business, Mitsui Chemicals Agro, recorded sales of ¥34,846 million ($441 million at the current rate) in the year to March 31st 2011, down 12.5% from ¥39,807 million ($504 million) in the previous year. Net sales were “stagnant” due to declining sales volumes for products such as herbicides, the company says. However, there was a gain in operating income. Mitsui Chemicals Agro’s Funaoka plant experienced “minor effects” of the earthquake in March, but is operating ...

Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha (ISK) recorded agrochemical sales of ¥38,700 million ($490 million at the current rate) in the year ended March 31st 2011, down 8.7% on the previous year. The change reflected falling demand in overseas markets, as domestic sales were stable. Negative factors included adverse weather conditions, severe competition with generic products, and the strong yen, the company says. These factors, together with increased R&D costs of new products, resulted in a decline in profits, ...

Syngenta’s crop protection sales rose by 14.4% to $2,844 million in the second quarter of 2011 compared with the same period last year. Sales were up by 9% at constant exchange rates (CER). Combined with the 11% growth in the first quarter (Agrow No 614, p 6), six-month crop protection revenues were up by 12.8% (10% at CER) to $5,634 million. First-half volume growth of 12% more than offset the 2% price reduction during the period. Seed and trait sales for the six months went up by 18.7% (17%) ...

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The US company, Aceto (Lake Success, New York), recorded a 39.6% rise in crop protection sales to $5.8 million in the three months ended March 31st 2009. Sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 were up by 3.4% to $12.8 million. Third-quarter gross profit more than doubled to $1.8 million, while nine-month gross profit rose by 38.1% to $3.2 million. Agrochemicals accounted for 5% of Aceto’s overall sales of $359.6 million in fiscal 2008 (Agrow No 552, p 4). The company attributes the ...

Chemtura ’s crop protection sales fell by 22.5% to $69 million in the first quarter of 2009. The renamed crop protection engineered products business suffered a $15 million decline from lower volumes and a $7 million impact from foreign currency transactions, partly offset by higher selling prices of $2 million. Despite the downturn, crop protection remained one of Chemtura’s best performing segments, with overall company sales down by 43%. The company filed for protection from creditors under ...

Strong sales of insecticides and plant growth regulators in the US boosted American Vanguard ’s revenues by 9% to $44.6 million in the first quarter of 2009. The growth came amid reports from US distributors of industry-wide sluggish demand, down 10-30% from the same period last year, the company says. “Despite the economic and credit uncertainties in the US and international markets, our sales and marketing initiatives have proven successful in increasing our revenue base,” says American ...