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…
Sumitomo Chemical to Introduce New Long-Fiber Thermoplastic Liquid Crystal Polymers
Phoenix, Ariz., U.S. — Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies (here) has developed and will soon commercialize a new family of long-fiber thermoplastic (LFT) compounds with high-performance liquid crystal polymer (LCP) matrices reinforced with 13-mm chopped carbon fiber or fiberglass. The new materials…
Sumitomo Chemical and Valent BioSciences Announce Divestiture of Pace International and Future Collaboration with AgroFresh Solutions in the Postharvest Solutions Space
LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois, March 27, 2024 – Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. and Valent BioSciences LLC announced today that Pace International LLC (Pace) and its operations overseas will become part of AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a well-established leader in the postharvest solutions space. The…
Valent U.S.A.’s Annual Sustainability Report
SAN RAMON, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023 – Valent U.S.A. LLC today announced the release of its fiscal year 2022 Sustainability Report. The comprehensive report reflects the company’s commitment to sustainable agriculture and its contributions to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals…
Sumitomo Chemical Publishes Their 2023 Annual Report
In 2017, Sumitomo Chemical adjusted the positioning of its annual report and CSR Report, reorganizing them as an integrated report, which is Sumitomo Chemical’s new Annual Report. In this report, we aim to communicate our value creation story in a…
Sumitomo Chemical Newly Designates Five Products and Technologies as Sumika Sustainable Solutions
Sumitomo Chemical has newly designated five of its Group’s products and technologies as Sumika Sustainable Solutions. This is one of its initiatives to achieve a sustainable society, which marks its eighth anniversary this year. Sumika Sustainable Solutions, now including 71…
Sumitomo Chemical Receives Gold Medal in EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment for the Fourth Consecutive Year
Sumitomo Chemical has received a gold medal in a sustainability assessment by EcoVadis (headquartered in France), which evaluates the corporate ESG-related initiatives, for the fourth consecutive year. The gold medal is given to the top 5% of all evaluated companies.…
FabricNano and Sumitomo Chemical America Partner to Develop the Next Generation of Cell-free Bio-manufacturing
London and New York, April 4th – FabricNano and Sumitomo Chemical America announced today their partnership to develop a biomanufacturing process for industrial chemicals in various application fields to reduce the carbon footprint of commodity chemical processes globally. Cell-free biomanufacturing…
Valent BioSciences Announces the Acquisition of FBSciences
LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois, January 30, 2023 – Valent BioSciences LLC, a global leader in the discovery, development, and commercialization of highly effective, low-risk, environmentally compatible technologies and products for agriculture, public health, and forest health, announces its acquisition of FBSciences Holdings, Inc.,…
Sumitomo Chemical Receives Highest Rating in CDP’s Assessment of Corporate Action on Climate Change and Water Security
Named on the Climate A List for the fifth consecutive year, becoming the one and only diversified chemical company that has achieved this distinction Sumitomo Chemical (“the Company”) has been named on CDP’s “Climate A List 2022” and “Water Security…