An enhanced label for RB1 / Blackout

An enhanced label for RB1 / Blackout

Note from the MD

The X-SIT production facility is already starting to produce for the new season.   As we slowly return to full capacity it is imperative that everyone follows the rules put in place to reduce the chances of COVID-19 coming into our work space.

Be Diligent – Stay Safe

A special note for thanks and best wishes goes to Magrieta Fortuin, pictured below, who retired on the 31st of July. Magrieta has worked at X-SIT since its start-up in 2007. The team thanks her for her dedicated contribution and wish her well for the future.

Cheers Rob

 

An enhanced label for RB1 / Blackout

RB1 / Blackout, our product for Citrus Black Spot, was granted emergency registration shortly before the 2017/18 citrus production season and although product growth has been good over the seasons the label did have some shortfalls.

Often with emergency registrations, there are conditional requirements that need to be submitted to the registrar within a specific time limit. This was indeed the case with RB1 where there were a few data gaps to address and our regulatory team have done an awesome job of getting this completed successfully. We are pleased to announce that as a result of all this work a revised label for RB1 was approved by Act 36 this moth.

This revision sorts out some of the specific issues on the label and now allows for    RB1 / Blackout to be used throughout the citrus black spot treatment period and in a tank mix with specific azoxystrobilurin and pyraclastorbilurin fungicides.

The significant cost of securing these amendments and the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the exchange rate as well as the availability and international transport of raw materials has resulted in a price adjustment to RB1 for the up coming season and yet its price remains extremely competitive.

The importance of this product and its enhanced ease of use will however be of significant advantage to the Citrus Growers.

 

RBX Group Birthdays in August :

Malizca Abrahams, Cheslin Aford, Welton Basson, Cornelius Damon, Edwald Dirks, Elkeneth Dirks, Jan Dirks, Juliette  Du Preez ( Board Member), Getruida Engelbrecht, Bennit Jansen, Zoleka Marwanqana, Gurmour Pedro, Bronwill Pieters, Franco September, Paulus September, Gertruida Simon, Nadia Swart, Neilfred Swartz



 

An enhanced label for RB1 / Blackout

‘N Verbeterde etiket vir RB1 / Blackout

Nota van die Besturende Direkteur

Die X-SIT-produksiefasiliteit het reeds begin produseer vir die nuwe seisoen. Terwyl ons stadig na volle kapasiteit terugkeer, is dit noodsaaklik dat almal die maatreëls volg wat voorgestel is om die kanse vir COVID-19 in ons werkruimte te verminder.

Wees ywerig – bly veilig

N Spesiale woord van dank en beste wense aan Magrieta Fortuin, hieronder, wat op 31 Julie afgetree het. Magrieta het sedert die begin in 2007 by X-SIT gewerk. Die span bedank haar vir haar toegewyde bydrae en wens haar alle voorspoed toe vir die toekoms.

Groete Rob

 

 ‘n Verbeterde etiket vir RB1 / Blackout

RB1 / Blackout, ons produk vir Sitrus swartvlek, was met ‘n noodregistrasie toegestaan ​​kort voor die 2017/18-sitrusproduksie seisoen, en hoewel die produk groei oor die seisoene goed was, het die etiket wel ‘n paar tekortkominge gehad.

Met noodregistrasies is daar dikwels voorwaardelike vereistes wat binne ‘n spesifieke tyd by die registrateur ingedien moet word. Dit was inderdaad die geval met RB1, waar daar ‘n paar datagapings was om aan te spreek en ons regulerende span het ‘n ongelooflike werk gedoen om dit suksesvol af te handel. Ons is verheug om aan te kondig dat as gevolg van al hierdie werk, ‘n hersiene etiket vir RB1 deur Wet 36 goedgekeur is.

Hierdie hersiening bevat ‘n paar spesifieke kwessies op die etiket, wat nou voorsiening maak vir die gebruik van RB1 / Blackout gedurende die behandelingsperiode van die sitrus-swartvlek en in ‘n tenkmengsel met spesifiek azoxystrobilurin- en pyraclastorbilurin-swamdoders.

Die aansienlike koste om hierdie wysigings te bewerkstellig en die impak wat die Covid-19-pandemie op die wisselkoers gehad het, sowel as die beskikbaarheid en internasionale vervoer van grondstowwe, het gelei tot ‘n prysaanpassing van RB1 vir die komende seisoen. Tog bly die prys uiters mededingend.

Die belangrikheid van hierdie produk en die verbeterde gebruiksgemak daarvan is egter ‘n beduidende voordeel vir die Sitrusprodusente.

RBX Groep verjaarsdae vir Augustus:

Malizca Abrahams, Cheslin Aford, Welton Basson, Cornelius Damon, Edwald Dirks, Elkeneth Dirks, Jan Dirks, Juliette  Du Preez ( Board Member), Getruida Engelbrecht, Bennit Jansen, Zoleka Marwanqana, Gurmour Pedro, Bronwill Pieters, Franco September, Paulus September, Gertruida Simon, Nadia Swart, Neilfred Swartz