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Recent News
Rapidicil herbicide formulations will support regenerative agriculture and be available for use in late 2026 SAN RAMON, Calif., July 2, 2026 – Valent U.S.A. today announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the registration of a new herbicide active ingredient Rapidicil® (epyrifenacil), developed by Valent’s parent company, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. “This registration will provide growers with a powerful solution, highly…
Jan 22, 2026 Sumitomo Chemical Receives Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators 2026 Award Selected as One of the World’s Top 100 Innovative Companies and Institutions for Five Consecutive Years Sumitomo Chemical has been recognized as a Top 100 Global Innovator…
SCC News Release 1.16.2026
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Oct. 20, 2025 – Valent BioSciences LLC, MGK, and Valent North America LLC announced today they will come together under a new unified organization named Sumitomo Biorational Company LLC (SBC), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd (SCC) in April…
Sumitomo Chemical has decided to implement a reorganization of the Group aimed at further strengthening and growing its biorationals* business. Valent BioSciences LLC (“VBS”), McLaughlin Gormley King Company (“MGK”), and Valent North America LLC (“VNA”)—Sumitomo Chemical’s U.S. subsidiaries— will be…