Domestic and Overseas Registration and Launch of Agrochemical Products and Expansion of Sales Channels
First written in FY2017. 11 of 32 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In June 2025, we obtained registration approval in China for Bio Star®*, our first biological pesticide, and began sales.」
Product and regional expansion of the agrochemical business progressed, including registration approval and the start of sales in China for its first biological pesticide, registration in Lebanon, and the start of sales in Thailand and India. - FY2026-H1ReframedAnnual report
「Domestic agrochemicals benefited from increased demand amid the rise in rice prices, with Altea, a paddy rice herbicide, showing growth. Overseas agrochemicals performed well, led by Raimei, a fungicide, and Targa, a herbicide.」
Altea grew in Japan, while Raimei and Targa performed well overseas, changing the mix from the products that performed well in the first half of the previous fiscal year. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Overseas, product registration is progressing mainly in Asia, the Middle East and West Africa, and registration was obtained in Argentina, South America, in December 2024. In Japan, we launched Zeas® and Ginga α® in February 2025 as products containing Velder®, a paddy rice herbicide that is highly effective against resistant and difficult-to-control weeds (active ingredient: dimethylsulfazet), and development is also under way in South Korea.」
Product and regional expansion of the agrochemical business progressed, including registration in Argentina of products containing fluxametamide, the domestic launch of Velder-related paddy rice herbicides, and development in South Korea. - FY2025-H1ReframedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of Althea, a paddy-rice herbicide, increased. Overseas, Gracia, an insecticide, and Raimei, a fungicide, grew.」
The product-specific trend has shifted from lower domestic Roundup revenue and lower overseas Raimei revenue through the third quarter of the previous fiscal year to a situation centered on higher revenue and growth for domestic Althea and overseas Gracia and Raimei. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Products containing flubendiamide, the Company's proprietary insecticide active ingredient, include Gracia® EC for vegetables and tea, Izanami® Flowable for turf, and, launched subsequently in Japan, Gracia® Flowable for fruit trees. Overseas, registrations are being pursued in Asia, the Middle East and West Africa, with registrations recently obtained in Vietnam in December 2023 and Bangladesh in April 2024.」
A fruit-tree product containing flubendiamide was launched, and registrations were obtained in Vietnam and Bangladesh. Registration and development regions are also being expanded for Velder, NC-656, Althea and other products. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of Gracia, an insecticide, were firm, while Roundup, a non-selective foliar herbicide, generated lower revenue. Overseas, Gracia grew, while Raimei, a fungicide, generated lower revenue.」
The Company continues to describe product-specific trends in Japan and overseas, with Gracia remaining firm or growing while Roundup and Raimei generated lower revenue. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of Gracia, an insecticide, were firm, while Roundup, a non-selective foliar herbicide, generated lower revenue. Overseas, Gracia grew, while Raimei, a fungicide, generated lower revenue.」
The Company continues to describe product-specific trends in Japan and overseas, with Gracia remaining firm or growing while Roundup and Raimei generated lower revenue. - FY2024-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of Roundup, a non-selective foliar herbicide, and Althea, a paddy-rice herbicide, declined. Overseas, Gracia, an insecticide, grew, while Raimei, a fungicide, declined.」
The explanation has shifted from strong sales and expansion in the number of countries selling major agrochemical products in the previous full fiscal year to product-specific trends in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, with domestic Roundup and Althea and overseas Raimei generating lower revenue while Gracia grew. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Overseas, the number of countries selling the products has steadily expanded, including the start of sales in Korea in 2018, registration in Saudi Arabia in 2020, registration in the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and Iran, 3 countries, in 2021, registration in India and Uzbekistan, 2 countries, in 2022, and registration in Jordan in April 2023.」
Overseas expansion of agrochemicals containing fluxametamide is progressing, including registration in Jordan and registration and the start of sales in Bangladesh. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Overseas sales of Gracia, Raimei, a fungicide, and Permit, a herbicide, were strong, resulting in substantial revenue growth.」
The Company indicates firm or strong sales of major agrochemical products in Japan and overseas and substantial overseas revenue growth, with no material change in the policy for registering, launching and expanding sales of agrochemical products. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of Roundup, a non-selective foliar herbicide, Gracia, an insecticide, and Althea, a paddy-rice herbicide, were firm. Overseas sales of Raimei, a fungicide, Permit, a herbicide, and Gracia were strong, and revenue increased substantially, also benefiting from shifts in the timing of some shipments and other factors.」
The Company continues to indicate firm or strong sales of major agrochemical products in Japan and overseas and substantial overseas revenue growth, with shifts in shipment timing also contributing. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of Roundup, a non-selective foliar herbicide, Althea, a paddy-rice herbicide, and Gracia, an insecticide, were firm. Overseas sales of Targa, a herbicide, Raimei, a fungicide, and Gracia were strong, and revenue increased substantially, also benefiting from shifts in the timing of some shipments and other factors.」
The Company describes firm or strong sales and substantial revenue growth for multiple domestic and overseas agrochemical products, indicating continued expansion in Japan and overseas. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of countries selling the products is steadily expanding, including registration in India in February 2022. Evaluations and registration applications are also being pursued sequentially in other Southeast Asian countries and the Middle East and Africa region, with the aim of further expanding the sales areas and increasing sales.」
The registration and launch regions for agrochemicals are expanding, including registration in India of products containing fluxametamide, registration and initial shipments of Althea in China, and registration in Bangladesh. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of Roundup, a non-selective foliar herbicide, were firm, while shipments of Althea, a paddy-rice herbicide, and Gracia, an insecticide, declined. Overseas Gracia sales declined, while Quintec, a fungicide, Targa, a herbicide, and Sunmite, an insecticide and acaricide, performed strongly. In addition, Daisen, a fungicide acquired in the third quarter of the previous fiscal year, contributed to sales both in Japan and overseas.」
Although trends continued to diverge by product both in Japan and overseas, the Company explains that the acquired Daisen contributed to sales in both markets. - FY2022-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of Roundup, a non-selective foliar herbicide, were firm, and Daisen, a fungicide acquired in the third quarter of the previous fiscal year, contributed to revenue. Shipments of Althea, a paddy-rice herbicide, and Gracia, an insecticide, declined. Overseas Gracia sales declined, while Targa, a herbicide, Sunmite, an insecticide and acaricide, and Quintec, a fungicide, performed strongly.」
In Japan, Roundup was firm and the acquired Daisen contributed to revenue, while Althea and Gracia declined. Overseas, Gracia declined, while Targa, Sunmite and Quintec performed strongly, indicating changing trends by product and region. - FY2022-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of Roundup, a non-selective foliar herbicide, were approximately unchanged from the previous year, while shipments of Althea, a paddy-rice herbicide, and Gracia declined. Overseas sales of Quintec, a fungicide, were firm, while Gracia sales declined and Targa, a herbicide, shipments were deferred.」
In the agrochemical business, Roundup was approximately unchanged in Japan, while Althea and Gracia declined; overseas, the acquired Quintec remained firm, while Gracia sales declined and Targa shipments were deferred, resulting in divergent trends by product and region. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「For the paddy-rice herbicide Althea® (active ingredient: metazosulfuron), the Company began the phased launch this year of various formulations of the higher-performance combination products Diore® and Ryusei®, the third-generation single-application products. Overseas, sales expansion in China is progressing, and following registrations in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic, registration was obtained in Taiwan in January 2021.」
The agrochemical product lineup and regional expansion progressed through the launch of Althea's high-performance combination products, registration in Taiwan and expanded sales in China. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of Althea, a paddy-rice herbicide, and Roundup Maxload AL, a herbicide for household use, progressed steadily, while Gracia shipments declined because of limited pest incidence. Overseas sales of Gracia and Quintec, a fungicide acquired in the third quarter of the previous fiscal year, were firm.」
The Company continues to explain that sales trends differ by product for agrochemicals in Japan and overseas. - FY2021-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of Althea, a paddy-rice herbicide, progressed steadily, while Gracia shipments declined because of limited pest incidence. Overseas sales of Gracia and Quintec, a fungicide acquired in the third quarter of the previous fiscal year, were firm.」
In Japan, Althea performed steadily, while Gracia shipments declined because pest incidence was low. Overseas, Gracia and the acquired Quintec performed steadily, indicating changing trends by product and region. - FY2021-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of Althea, a paddy-rice herbicide, progressed steadily, while shipments of Roundup, a non-selective foliar herbicide, declined as sales formulations were rationalized. Overseas sales of Gracia, an insecticide, and Targa, a herbicide, were strong.」
In Japan, Althea performed steadily, while Roundup shipments declined due to the rationalization of sales formulations. Overseas, Gracia and Targa performed strongly, resulting in divergent trends by product and region. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Domestic agrochemical sales were strong for Gracia, an insecticide launched in Japan in May. Roundup generated higher revenue than in the previous year, which was affected by natural disasters and other factors, in the first half, and also performed steadily in the third quarter of the current fiscal year. Overseas agrochemical sales declined, mainly for Targa, a herbicide, and Raimei, a fungicide.」
In Japan, Gracia performed strongly and Roundup generated higher revenue, while overseas agrochemical sales declined, resulting in divergent trends by region and product. - FY2020-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「Domestic agrochemical sales were strong for Gracia, an insecticide launched in Japan in May. Roundup generated higher revenue than in the previous year, which was affected by natural disasters and other factors. Overseas agrochemical sales declined, mainly for Targa and Permit, both herbicides.」
In Japan, the launch and strong sales of Gracia and the recovery of Roundup were indicated, while overseas agrochemical sales declined, resulting in divergent regional trends. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Domestic agrochemical sales were strong, and exceeded the initial plan, for Gracia, an insecticide launched in Japan in May.」
Gracia was launched in Japan in May, and sales were strong and exceeded the initial plan. This represents specific progress in the domestic expansion of agrochemical products. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to increased sales of Pulsar, a fungicide, and Permit, a herbicide, overseas agrochemical sales were strong following the launch of Gracia, an insecticide, in Korea.」
The Company indicates specific progress, including increased overseas agrochemical sales and the launch of Gracia in Korea. - FY2019-Q2Some shipments were deferredAnnual report
「Sales of Althea, a paddy-rice herbicide, declined because overseas shipments were deferred until October or later, while other overseas agrochemical products remained firm.」
Although overseas agrochemical operations overall remained firm, sales of Althea declined in the current quarter because overseas shipments were deferred until October or later. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Domestic sales of Althea, a paddy-rice herbicide, were strong. In addition, overseas agrochemical products, including Pulsar, a fungicide, increased.」
The Company explains that domestic sales of Althea were strong and that overseas agrochemical products, including Pulsar, increased, continuing to indicate sales expansion in Japan and overseas. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「For the paddy-rice herbicide Althea® (active ingredient: metazosulfuron), the Company obtained registration in Japan for Gepard® Jumbo, a high-performance jumbo formulation for mid- to late-season application. Overseas, following launches in Korea, China and Vietnam, development is continuing in Central and South America.」
In addition to additional domestic registrations, the Company is expanding the regional reach and product lineup of its agrochemicals through development in Central and South America and registrations and launches in the United States, China, Brazil and Malaysia. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Shipments of fluralaner (an active pharmaceutical ingredient for veterinary medicines) remained steady, while sales of Roundup Maxload AL (a household herbicide) and Althea (a herbicide for paddy rice) were also firm. In addition, shipments of agrochemicals for overseas markets were strong.」
The Company explains that sales and overseas shipments of agrochemical products, including Althea, are strong, continuing to indicate progress in product expansion and sales growth. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Shipments of fluralaner (an active pharmaceutical ingredient for veterinary medicines) remained steady, while sales of Roundup Maxload AL (a household herbicide) and Althea (a herbicide for paddy rice) were also firm.」
The Company explains that sales of agrochemical products, including Althea, remain firm, continuing to indicate progress in product expansion and sales growth. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「For Althea® (active ingredient: metazosulfuron), the Company obtained registrations in Japan for Cygnus® and Tenku® as second-generation, early- to mid-season single-application products. Overseas, in addition to Korea and China, Althea® was launched in Vietnam, and development is progressing in Central and South America.」
The agrochemical product lineup and regional expansion are being expanded through additional domestic registrations, the launch in Vietnam and development in Central and South America.