Sumitomo Chemical Launches Second Phase カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 AgroSolutions Division - International Reorganization -Global integration expands to include Research and Regulatory functions-

Mar. 31, 2016

Sumitomo Chemical today announced that as カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 April 1, its Research and Regulatory Affairs functions will be integrated into a global matrix structure that will enable greater leveraging カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 core strengths and capabilities while further enhancing synergies between its plant protection and Valent BioSciences Corporation （VBC） biorational businesses.

In April カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 last year, Sumitomo Chemical kicked カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間f this project by assigning the global heads カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 marketing, business development, product development, and business planning joint responsibility for both plant protection and biorational portfolios. Before then, the plant protection business has been managed by Sumitomo Chemical, and the biorational business by VBC from the United States. The integration カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 research and regulatory affairs functions were intended to be carried out within approximate lead time カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 one year or so. The second phase カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 this functional integration in April 2016 will enable further synergies between the two businesses.

"Bringing VBC biorational and Sumitomo Chemical plant protection business functions together into one cohesive structure is a natural evolution stemming from the rapid expansion カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 our agro-solutions business and the shift toward integrated program solutions in the markets we serve," said Kimitoshi Umeda, General Manager, AgroSolutions Division – International. "As we continue to develop new and innovative solutions for agriculture, it is important that our research and regulatory affairs activities are synchronized with an eye toward maximizing value to our customers."

Sumitomo Chemical through VBC has expanded its biorational business recently, opening VBC’s fermentation manufacturing facility in 2014 and acquiring Mycorrhizal Applications LLC, a producer カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 mycorrhizal fungal inoculum in 2015 and intends to continue to make strategic investment in this field.

The reorganization カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 functional integration has included reassignment and relocation カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 key individuals within Sumitomo Chemical and VBC to enable rapid expansion カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 both plant protection and biorational competencies while responding to market needs by delivering innovative solutions, thereby contributing to meeting the world’s growing demand for a secured and stable supply カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 safer foods.

Company Prカジノ シークレット 出 金 時間ile

Name	Valent BioSciences Corporation
Location	Libertyville, Illinois, the United States
Establishment	January 2000
President	カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間rew Lee
Business	Research and development, manufacturing and sales カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 biorational products
Equity investment	Valent U.S.A. Corporation 100%（Valent U.S.A. Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary カジノ シークレット 出 金 時間 Sumitomo Chemical）

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