Syngenta and BASF announced the signing of a global, non-exclusive agreement in which BASF will license its Clearfield Plus herbicide tolerance technology for sunflowers to Syngenta. In addition, the companies entered into a non-exclusive agreement under which BASF will supply Syngenta with imazamox-based herbicides for use with Clearfield and Clearfield Plus sunflowers in Europe.
Syngenta will commercialize both the herbicide tolerance technology and the chemistry beginning in 2013. The financial terms of the agreements have not been disclosed.
To learn more, visit www.syngenta.com or www.basf.com.
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