Big season helps BASF’s Aussie ag chem plans despite leaner global results

Andrew Marshall
Updated March 22 2017 - 12:12pm, first published 5:30am
New products will give BASF a strong product platform in Australia's herbicide, fungicide and insecticide markets, says senior vice president of global product registration, Dr Jurgen Oldeweme, pictured with Australian agriculture head, Gavin Jackson, and Asia Pacific crop protection senior vice president, Gustavo Palerosi Carneiro.
New products will give BASF a strong product platform in Australia's herbicide, fungicide and insecticide markets, says senior vice president of global product registration, Dr Jurgen Oldeweme, pictured with Australian agriculture head, Gavin Jackson, and Asia Pacific crop protection senior vice president, Gustavo Palerosi Carneiro.

Sales growth in BASF's reborn Australian marketplace, and rising Asian demand, have defied an otherwise tight trading year for the global chemical giant.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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