S-Metolachlor
ActiveAgricultural active constituent
11 approved sources, 1 of them since 2024. 52 registered products from 35 registrants; the top 3 hold 25%. 31 registrants sell it without holding an approval.
Market structure
Who registers it
Also holds a source approvalRegisters only
Market timeline
Registered products, cumulativeSources approved each year
| Year | Sources approved | Products first registered | Products, cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| 2017 | 1 | 11 | 30 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 34 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 45 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2026 | 1 | 6 | 52 |
Only records current in the export are counted, so earlier years are understated. 2 products first registered before 2002 are in the starting total.
Who to talk to
Register products, hold no approval31
Their products rely on a source approved for another company.
- Nutrien Ag Solutions Limited4 products
- Titan Ag Pty Ltd3 products
- Axichem Pty Ltd3 products
- Kenso Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd.2 products
- Sinochem International Australia Pty. Ltd.2 products
- Four Seasons Agribusiness Pty Ltd2 products
- Albaugh Australia Pty Ltd2 products
- Imtrade Australia Pty Ltd1 product
23 more in the tables below.
Hold an approval and register products4
Approval holders that also sell products under their own name.
- Syngenta Australia Pty Ltd6 products
- Shandong Rainbow International Co Ltd2 products
- UPL Australia Pty Ltd1 product
- Hextar Chemicals Pty Ltd1 product
Hold an approval, no products7
Holders with no registered product of their own containing it.
- Agrogill Chemicals Pty LtdApproval only
- Agroshine Australia Pty LtdApproval only
- Jiangsu Good Harvest-Weien Agrochemical Co LtdApproval only
- Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & Chemicals Ltd Liab CoApproval only
- Nutrichem Company LimitedApproval only
- Shandong Binnong Technology Co LtdApproval only
- Zhejiang Zhongshan Chemical Industry Group Co.,LtdApproval only
11 approved sources
| Approval holder | Its products with this active | Approval no. | Approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syngenta Australia Pty Ltd | 6 | 44437 | 1999-05-24 |
| Shandong Rainbow International Co Ltd | 2 | 69340 | 2014-01-02 |
| UPL Australia Pty Ltd | 1 | 67246 | 2012-04-19 |
| Hextar Chemicals Pty Ltd | 1 | 84467 | 2018-03-23 |
| Agrogill Chemicals Pty Ltd | — | 67054 | 2012-08-03 |
| Shandong Binnong Technology Co Ltd | — | 80258 | 2015-06-23 |
| Zhejiang Zhongshan Chemical Industry Group Co.,Ltd | — | 81748 | 2016-07-20 |
| Jiangsu Good Harvest-Weien Agrochemical Co Ltd | — | 83633 | 2017-07-14 |
| Agroshine Australia Pty Ltd | — | 85157 | 2018-04-19 |
| Nutrichem Company Limited | — | 89819 | 2021-02-23 |
| Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & Chemicals Ltd Liab Co | — | 96186 | 2026-08-31 |
Sorted by how many products the holder registers with this active. A holder can be the manufacturer or a company holding the approval for a source.
35 registrants
52 registered products
| No. | Product | Registrant | Formulation | Content | First registered | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81731 | 4Farmers S-Metolachlor 960 EC Herbicide | 4 Farmers Australia Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2016-03-23 | |
| 83424 | AC Menace 960 Herbicide | Axichem Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2017-02-06 | |
| 81207 | Ac Pulsate Herbicide Mix | Axichem Pty Ltd | Suspension Concentrate | 290 g/L | 2016-01-29 | |
| 96783 | AC Ringstar 920 Herbicide Mix | Axichem Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 120 g/L | 2026-02-06 | |
| 81209 | Acp S-Met Gold 960 Herbicide | Australis Crop Protection Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2015-09-01 | |
| 66008 | Apparent Left Hook 960 Herbicide | Titan Ag Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2011-09-09 | |
| 90964 | Aps S-Metolachlor 960 Herbicide | Agricultural Product Services Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2021-07-20 | |
| 81065 | Agro-Essence Boxmate A Herbicide | Theyes Management Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2016-04-12 | |
| 94198 | Albaugh ZIPMAL 960 EC Herbicide | Albaugh Australia Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2024-01-23 | |
| 97979 | Albaugh ZIPMAL 960 EC Herbicide B | Albaugh Australia Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2026-10-20 | |
| 61234 | Boxer Gold Herbicide Mix | Syngenta Australia Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 120 g/L | 2008-01-30 | |
| 70454 | Chaser S Herbicide | FMC Australasia Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2015-04-10 | |
| 93538 | Cq S-Metolachlor 960 EC Herbicide | Hextar Chemicals Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2024-06-04 | |
| 82939 | Conquest Metolamax Gold Herbicide | Conquest Crop Protection Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2017-04-26 | |
| 93862 | CropSure Bullion 960 Herbicide | Cropsure Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2023-10-25 | |
| 97733 | DUAL GOLD 960 EC Herbicide | Syngenta Australia Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2026-08-04 | |
| 50477 | Dual Gold Herbicide | Syngenta Australia Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 1999-05-04 | |
| 85457 | Double Alpha S-Metolachlor 960EC Herbicide | Alpha Crop Protection Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2018-01-17 | |
| 92199 | Ezycrop S-Metolachlor 960 Herbicide | Ezycrop Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2022-05-10 | |
| 95686 | F.S.A. Prosulfo Plus Herbicide Mix | Four Seasons Agribusiness Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 120 g/L | 2025-09-18 | |
| 87398 | F.S.A. S-Metolachlor 960 Herbicide | Four Seasons Agribusiness Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2019-02-04 | |
| 69373 | Farmalinx Metor-S 960 Herbicide | Farmalinx Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2014-04-29 | |
| 69136 | Genfarm S-Metolachlor 960 Herbicide | Nutrien Ag Solutions Limited | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2013-08-09 | |
| 97748 | Genfarm S-Metolachlor 960 Herbicide B | Nutrien Ag Solutions Limited | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2026-10-21 | |
| 97747 | Genfarm S-Metolachlor 960 Herbicide C | Nutrien Ag Solutions Limited | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2026-10-21 | |
| 94387 | Gold Motive Herbicide Mix | Shandong Rainbow International Co Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 120 g/L | 2024-12-10 | |
| 67715 | Heist 960 EC Herbicide | UPL Australia Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2012-12-18 | |
| 92886 | Hemani S-moc 960 Herbicide | Hemani Australia Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2022-12-07 | |
| 81278 | Hyena 960 Herbicide | Crop Culture Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2016-02-24 | |
| 69336 | Imtrade Metal Gold 960 EC Herbicide | Imtrade Australia Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2014-09-05 | |
| 83262 | Kelpie S-Mechlor 960 Herbicide | Sinochem International Australia Pty. Ltd. | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2017-03-28 | |
| 84994 | Kelpie S-Met 960 EC Herbicide | Sinochem International Australia Pty. Ltd. | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2017-11-14 | |
| 68625 | Kenso Agcare Metoken Gold Herbicide | Kenso Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd. | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2013-07-09 | |
| 82365 | Kenso Agcare Rebelion Gold Herbicide Mix | Kenso Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd. | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 120 g/L | 2017-01-27 | |
| 83208 | Metamore 960 Herbicide | Grow Choice Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2017-09-15 | |
| 83401 | Metola-S 960 Herbicide | Nutrien Ag Solutions Limited | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2017-03-17 | |
| 91523 | Naadco S-Metolachlor 960 Herbicide | New Australia Agricultural Development Company Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2021-11-23 | |
| 69865 | Pennmag Turf Herbicide | Syngenta Australia Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2015-04-23 | |
| 97794 | PENNMAG Turf EC Herbicide | Syngenta Australia Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2026-09-21 | |
| 50885 | Primextra Gold Herbicide Mix | Syngenta Australia Pty Ltd | Suspension Concentrate | 290 g/L | 1999-05-19 | |
| 88586 | Pacific S-Metolachlor 960 EC Herbicide | Agriconnect Company Limited | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2019-11-15 | |
| 91159 | QA S-Metolachlor 960 EC Herbicide | Quantum Agrosciences Holdings Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2021-08-30 | |
| 85012 | Raystar S-Metolachlor 960 EC Herbicide | Raystar Cropprotection Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2017-10-04 | |
| 70150 | S-Motive Herbicide | Shandong Rainbow International Co Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2015-02-05 | |
| 83056 | Smart Gold Herbicide | Crop Smart Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2017-06-15 | |
| 85509 | Sabakem S-metolachlor 960EC Herbicide | Sabakem Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2018-02-16 | |
| 84141 | Sharda s-Metolachlor 960 Herbicide | Sharda Australia Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2017-07-26 | |
| 85088 | Sinon S-Metol 960 EC Herbicide | Sinon Australia Pty Limited | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2017-11-29 | |
| 86836 | Storm 960 Herbicide | Sunrise Crop Science Co., Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2018-09-05 | |
| 69410 | Titan S-Metolachlor 960 Herbicide | Titan Ag Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2015-01-21 | |
| 84433 | Titan Tyson 8 Count Herbicide Mix | Titan Ag Pty Ltd | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 120 g/L | 2018-03-23 | |
| 81853 | eChem S-Metol 960 Herbicide | Echem (Aust) Pty Limited | Emulsifiable Concentrate | 960 g/L | 2016-07-04 |
Crops and targets
Crops and situations
Targets
Number of registered products whose label covers each crop or target, not volumes. The label is what applies.
Changes in the last six months
- New product
Nutrien Ag Solutions Limited registered Genfarm S-Metolachlor 960 Herbicide B with S-Metolachlor
- New product
Nutrien Ag Solutions Limited registered Genfarm S-Metolachlor 960 Herbicide C with S-Metolachlor
- New product
Albaugh Australia Pty Ltd registered Albaugh ZIPMAL 960 EC Herbicide B with S-Metolachlor
- New product
Syngenta Australia Pty Ltd registered PENNMAG Turf EC Herbicide with S-Metolachlor
- New source
Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & Chemicals Ltd Liab Co approval 96186 for S-Metolachlor
- New product
Syngenta Australia Pty Ltd registered DUAL GOLD 960 EC Herbicide with S-Metolachlor
Quick answers
- How many approved sources does S-Metolachlor have in Australia?
- As of the APVMA export downloaded 2026-10-23, 11 current active constituent approvals cover S-Metolachlor. Holders include Syngenta Australia Pty Ltd, Shandong Rainbow International Co Ltd, UPL Australia Pty Ltd, Hextar Chemicals Pty Ltd and Agrogill Chemicals Pty Ltd, plus 6 more. A holder is not necessarily the manufacturer.
- Who registers S-Metolachlor products in Australia?
- As of the APVMA export downloaded 2026-10-23, 35 companies register 52 agricultural products containing S-Metolachlor. The most products are registered by Syngenta Australia Pty Ltd, Nutrien Ag Solutions Limited and Titan Ag Pty Ltd.
- When does data protection end for S-Metolachlor?
- As of the APVMA export downloaded 2026-10-23, the latest protected data for a product containing S-Metolachlor ends on 2030-11-07. Protection covers specific data, not the active itself.
- Which crops is S-Metolachlor registered for in Australia?
- Registered labels containing S-Metolachlor most often cover Barley, Wheat, Soybean, Cabbage and Cotton, plus 82 more. The label is what applies.