Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina, USA
August 11, 2009
BASF Turf & Ornamentals today
announced that, effective immediately, it will no longer sell
Drive® 75 DF herbicide to the professional turf & ornamentals
market. BASF will now focus on selling the most innovative
product in postemergent herbicides, Drive® XLR8.
Launched
in 2008, Drive XLR8 herbicide is a true liquid formulation and
as such exhibits rainfastness in only 30 minutes. Drive XLR8
also shows improved efficacy over the older Drive75 DF and is
easier to handle and mix.
“Innovation is a core competency at BASF and with Drive XLR8 we
are pleased to provide our customers with this new patented and
proprietary liquid formulation of quinclorac,” said Dr. Toni
Bucci, Business Manager, BASF Turf & Ornamentals. “Turf
professionals now have an even more effective product to battle
difficult weeds such as crabgrass, torpedograss clover and
speedwell while providing outstanding residual control.”
Drive XLR8
is available now through all BASF Turf & Ornamental distribution
partners nationwide.
For more
information about BASF Turf & Ornamentals visit
www.betterturf.com and
www.betterplants.com.
With
sales of € 3.4 billion in 2008, BASF’s Crop Protection division
is a leader in crop protection and a strong partner to the
farming industry providing well-established and innovative
fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. Farmers use these
products and services to improve crop yields and crop quality.
Other uses include public health, structural/urban pest control,
turf and ornamental plants, vegetation management, and forestry.
BASF aims to turn knowledge rapidly into market success. The
vision of BASF’s Crop Protection division is to be the world’s
leading innovator, optimizing agricultural production, improving
nutrition, and thus enhancing the quality of life for a growing
world population. Further information can be found on the web at
www.agro.basf.com.
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is
the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
BASF has more than 15,000 employees in North America, and had
sales of approximately $17.5 billion in 2008. For more
information about BASF’s North American operations, or to sign
up to receive news releases by e-mail, visit
www.basf.com/usa.
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical
Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and
performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals,
as well as oil and gas. As a reliable partner, BASF helps its
customers in virtually all industries to be more successful.
With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF
plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges,
such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and
mobility. BASF has approximately 97,000 employees and posted
sales of more than €62 billion in 2008. BASF shares are traded
on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and
Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF is available on the
Internet at
www.basf.com.
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