Agri-Business

Business Overview

Since expanding operations into the agrochemical field in the 1950s, Nippon Soda has provided a variety of agrochemical products that strive for effectiveness and safety.

In 1971, the Company launched TOPSIN-M (thiophanate-methyl), a fungicide. Since then, it has been widely used in the fruit and vegetable fields as a long-selling product. In 1981, the Company launched NABU (sethoxydim), an herbicide for use on upland crops. It is currently registered in many countries. In the insecticide and acaricide fields, the Company has primarily developed its business around acaricides. In 1995, however, the Company launched MOSPILAN (acetamiprid), an insecticide that provides highly effective control of a wide range of insect pests, including pests that are difficult to control. MOSPILAN has gained support both in Japan and overseas. In recent years, the Company launched PYTHILOCK (picarbutrazox), a fungicide, for sale in Japan in 2017; DANYOTE (acynonapyr), an acaricide, in 2020; and MIGIWA (ipflufenoquin), a fungicide, in 2021. The Company is also promoting the expansion of these products into overseas markets. Furthermore, in October 2026, the Company absorbed its consolidated subsidiary, Nisso Green Co., Ltd., with the aim of expanding its portfolio of agribusiness-related products.

We continue to focus on development of agrochemicals with both effectiveness and safety, and to enlarge our distribution network to the global market.