Pesticide Action Network Updates Service (PANUPS)

Resource Pointer #206

May 6, 1999

For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.

*Agrow’s Complete Guide to Generic Pesticides* This three part report is an analysis of the generic pesticide industry, covering all aspects of trade, from major companies to factors driving the shift towards off-patent pesticides.

No 1: The Companies, February 1998. Brian R. Hicks. Contains basic information on 100 of the most influential companies involved in the generics sector. Includes information on company history, manufacturing sites and pesticides sales. 201 pp. US$1,050.

No. 2: Products and Markets, April 1998. Brian R. Hicks. Information on 100 of the industry’s biggest selling generic agrochemicals. Provides a concise summary of market activity for each pesticide profiled, with market performance on global and national levels. Details major producers of each product, their market share and production capacity. Profiles pricing information and background on each chemical’s global sales and main crop uses. 220 pp. US$1,260.

No. 3: Successful Business Strategies- for R&D-based and Generic Companies. June, 1998. Brian R. Hicks. Examines strategies driving the global generic pesticide trade as well as strategies of companies attempting to contain it. 113 pp. US$945.

Contact: Agrow Reports, 18/20 Hill Rise, Richmond, Surrey TW10 6UA, UK; phone (44-181) 332 8965/66; fax (44-181) 332 8992; email lisa@repsinfo.demon.co.uk; website http://www.pjbpubs.com/agrow_reports/generic_pesticides.htm.

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