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…
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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…
The Sumitomo Chemical Group has commercialized its transparent glass LED display, a product for next-generation communication, at Dongwoo Fine-Chem Co., Ltd. (“Dongwoo Fine-Chem”), a wholly-owned subsidiary in South Korea, and has started sales of the new display in the country.…
SAN RAMON, Calif., Aug. 6, 2024 – Valent U.S.A. LLC today announced John Smith as vice president of sales, effective July 22, 2024. Smith joins Valent U.S.A. from Winfield United, the agriculture inputs subsidiary of Land O’ Lakes, where he…