Biorationals Have Mixed Outlook.(bioengineered agricultural chemicals)(Brief Article)

Chemical Market Reporter, April, 2000

BIORATIONALS (bioengineered agricultural chemicals) have the potential to capitalize on ecological concerns, but issues of competition, cost and performance pose challenges to this emerging market. "Because of biorationals' effectiveness and environmental friendliness, we believe that the products will eventually cannibalize a significant portion of the pesticide market," says Sergey Vasnetsov, an analyst at Lehman Brothers.

"Nonetheless, this is a very long way off for various design and cost reasons." Biorational products can be derived from numerous sources, including insect and plant hormones, naturally occurring toxins and fatty acids. Some analysts put the category of biological agrochemicals under an umbrella term, metabolic engineering,...

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