Wilmington, Delaware, USA and Guelph, Ontario, Canada
May 1, 2012
Nichino America, Inc. announced today an agreement with Engage Agro Corporation, which will expand its U.S. business into Canada.
Under this agreement Engage Agro will register, market, and sell fenpyroximate, flutolanil, tolfenpyrad, and buprofezin products.
“This is the first opportunity for Nichino America to expand its business outside the United States, and this is an exciting alliance for us. We have a product portfolio of excellent chemistry, and this agreement will allow us to offer crop protection solutions in the Canadian marketplace,” says Jeffrey Johnson, President of Nichino America, Inc.
Ray Chyc, President of Engage Agro Corp. adds, “We are excited to be working with Nichino America in bringing new products and technology to growers across Canada.”
With current development activities underway, Engage Agro anticipates the first commercial launches to begin in 2014.
Nichino America, Inc. manufactures and sells several proprietary crop protection products known for their targeted performance, flexibility and ease of application, and fit with today’s environment. Among the company’s products are Applaud, Centaur, Courier, FujiMite, Portal, Tourismo, and Vetica insecticides, ET herbicide/defoliant and Venue herbicide, and Artisan and Convoy fungicides.
Engage Agro Corp. is involved in the development, registration, sales, and marketing of specialized and niche market crop protection products for North America. The company is a strong advocate and supporter of the Minor Use registration system in Canada, with involvement in agriculture, turf, IVM, forestry, mushroom, greenhouse, and ornamental markets.