Products and investments Products, customers and applications Indications and sectors Applications Example products Fungicides Protecting crops from harmful fungal infections; improving plant health Boscalid, metiram, dimethomorph, Initium®, metrafenone, F 500®, Xemium®, AgCelence® (umbrella brand) Herbicides Reducing competition from weeds for water and nutrients Kixor®, Engenia®, pendimethalin, imazamox, topramezone, Clearfield® herbicide tolerance system, dimethenamid-P Insecticides Combating insect pests in agriculture and beyond, such as in the fields of public health, professional pest control and landscape maintenance Fipronil, alpha-cypermethrin, chlorfenapyr, teflubenzuron, Nealta®, Termidor® to guard against termite infestation, Interceptor® mosquito nets to protect against malaria Functional Crop Care Products for plant health and increased yield potential that go beyond traditional crop protection, such as biological crop protection, seed treatments, polymers and colorants Vizura®, Limus®, Systiva®, Vault® HP, Nodulator® PRO, Flo Rite®, Integral®, Serifel® Investments In 2017, we invested €114 million in property, plant and equipment. Major projects included the startup of our expanded production capacities for dicamba in Beaumont, Texas, as well as new production capacities for our fungicide Revysol® and our insecticide Inscalis®. In the area of Functional Crop Care, we expanded our capacities for biological seed treatments and soil management in Saskatoon, Canada. We also invested in infrastructure, in particular at our plants in North America. In order to continue meeting the ongoing high demand for our innovative solutions in the future, we will invest around €780 million in developing and expanding our infrastructure and in our production and formulation capacities for active ingredients between 2018 and 2022. back next
