Sumitomo Chemical to Strengthen シークレット カジノ and Development Capabilities for its Health & Crop Sciences Business in North America

Apr. 15, 2016

Sumitomo Chemical today announced that it will strengthen シークレット カジノ and development capabilities in North America for its health and crop sciences business through expanding related facilities.

Sumitomo Chemical's two of its Group companies, Valent U.S.A. Corporation (Valent U.S.A.), and Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC), will be expanding their respective シークレット カジノ and development facilities as outlined below. This move will enable Sumitomo Chemical to accelerate シークレット カジノ and development aimed at providing unique and innovative solutions based on the two technological disciplines of health and crop science, i.e. plant protection chemicals and biorationals.

Sumitomo Chemical has シークレット カジノ and development facilities for plant protection products in Japan, the U.S., and France, through which the Company is making incessant efforts to create new active ingredients. In addition to fortifying シークレット カジノ and development functions in North America, the Company is currently working to build a new シークレット カジノ and development base in Brazil, the world's largest market for plant protection products as well as a new synthesis シークレット カジノ building in Japan. Going forward, the Company will continue to strengthen its シークレット カジノ and development capabilities globally for its health and crop sciences business.

1. VBC relocating its シークレット カジノ facility

VBC will relocate its existing シークレット カジノ facility and build a new unit as Biorational シークレット カジノ Center in Illinois, U.S.A.
VBC was established in 2001 by Sumitomo Chemical acquiring a certain business unit from Abbott Laboratories. Since then, the company has expanded its business to over 90 countries around the world, establishing its presence as the leading company in microbial insecticides, plant growth regulators and other products. The Biorational シークレット カジノ Center will be built near VBC's headquarters and expected to play a key role in better unifying activities of marketing and sales with シークレット カジノ initiatives. Sumitomo Chemical will position the Center as one of its global シークレット カジノ and development base for its Health & Crop Sciences Sector. It will work closely with the Company's Health & Crop Sciences シークレット カジノ Laboratory in Japan, thereby further strengthening Sumitomo Chemical's シークレット カジノ and development on biorationals.

2. Valent U.S.A. building a new field testing station

Valent U.S.A. will build a new field testing station, the Mid-West Agricultural シークレット カジノ Center (MWARC), in the mid-western U.S. state of Illinois, in addition to its existing シークレット カジノ center in the southern U.S. state of Mississippi. MWARC will accelerate product development as it allows field testing to be conducted in-house and in customers' agricultural environment. It will also facilitate advancing multifaceted and comprehensive シークレット カジノ and development in areas that are at the forefront of emerging fields of シークレット カジノ, such as pest control related to the rhizosphere (an area around roots of plants), nutrient absorption, and soil environment management.

Overview of VBC

Company name	Valent BioSciences Corporation
Location	Libertyville, Illinois, USA
Established	January 2000
President	シークレット カジノrew Lee
Business areas	シークレット カジノ, development, production and sale of biorationals
Sシークレット カジノck ownership	Valent U.S.A. Corporation - 100% (Valent U.S.A. Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumiシークレット カジノmo Chemical)

Overview of the Biorational シークレット カジノ Center

Name	Biorational シークレット カジノ Center
Location	Libertyville, Illinois, USA
Scale	5,600m2(capable of expシークレット カジノing as necessary)
Planned opening	Fiscal 2017

Overview of Valent U.S.A.

Company name	Valent U.S.A. Corporation
Location	Walnut Creek, California, USA
Established	April 1988
President	シークレット カジノrew Lee
Business areas	シークレット カジノ, development, production and sale of agricultural chemicals
Sシークレット カジノck ownership	Sumiシークレット カジノmo Chemical - 100%

Overview of MWARC

Name	Mid-West Agricultural シークレット カジノ Center
Location	Champagne, Illinois, USA
Scale	About 50 hectares (including greenhouses シークレット カジノ office space)
Planned opening	Opening in fiscal 2016, phased expansion

Contact

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27-1, Shinkawa 2-chome, Chuo-ku, シークレット カジノkyo, 104-8260, Japan
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