Valent U.S.A. Announces U.S. EPA Registration of Rapidicil® Herbicide
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…
Sumitomo Chemical Receives Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators 2026 Award
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…
Valent BioSciences, MGK, and Valent North America Become Sumitomo Biorational Company, a Global Center of Excellence for Biorational Innovation
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 to Reorganize its U.S. Group Companies in the Agro & Life Solutions Sector and Establish a Global Hub for its Biorational Business
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 Launches Transparent Glass LED Display
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.…
Valent U.S.A. Welcomes John Smith as Vice President of Sales
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…