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INTEGRATED OPERATIONS
Sipcam Agro USA opens new pesticides formulation facility

in US

Sipcam Agro Solutions, a subsi-
diary of US-based agrochemicals fi rm,
Sipcam Agro USA, has opened a new
12,000-square-foot fungicide and in-
secticide formulation and packaging
plant. The facility, located in Waynes-
boro, Mississippi, allows the company
to fully integrate the production of
active ingredients such as prothiocona-
zole, clomazone and chlorothalonil.

Sipcam Agro USA is owned by the Agro Solutions. “Ownership of a tion of active ingredients like chloro-
Sipcam-Oxon Group, a privately owned formulations plant offers Sipcam’s thalonil and prothioconazole, widely
Italian company with chemical formula- customers a reliable supply of quality used in the protection of agricultural
tion and manufacturing expertise. Sipcam products, production fl exibility and crops. The new automated plant boasts
Agro Solutions is located in Waynes- cost reductions. For tolling customers, of equipment like vertical and hori-
boro, and offers innovative technology a fungicide and insecticide plant in the zontal mills, facilitating production of
and formulation processes. According to south offers a convenient location close soluble concentrates (SC) and emulsifi -
the company, the new facility makes it to Gulf of Mexico ports and end-use able concentrates (EC) for a variety of
among the few US agrochemical compa- market production,” he added. packaging sizes.
nies to have the ability to synthesise and
formulate their own products. Companies in the agricultural sector According to Mr. Marek, the com-
often rely on third parties to formulate pany plans to expand the structure with
“Sipcam Agro owns the technical pesticides, which can lead to delays a bulk fungicide storage tank by the
and formulations plant, which allows and compromise supply to producers. second quarter of 2025. Later in the
us to be completely back integrated With the new unit, Sipcam Agro seeks same year, it also intends to improve
on products such as prothioconazole, to eliminate this vulnerability, ensuring its formulation development services.
clomazone and chlorothalonil,” said a continuous fl ow of essential inputs The company is looking for key tolling
Mr. Brent Marek, CEO and COO of to farmers and distributors. The initial partners and has available capacity and
Sipcam Agro USA, and CEO of Sipcam production focus will be the formula- experience.

PARTNERSHIP
Anaergia and JGC to partner on new RNG project in Japan

Anaergia, a Canada-based expert solution, anaerobic digestion with “Anaergia’s integrated technical
in providing anaerobic digestion (AD) its unique digester design for high solutions will enable JGC to develop a
solutions, has announced that its sub- throughput and effi ciency, and diges- unique facility that will take in two dif-
sidiary, Anaergia Singapore Pte. Ltd., tate management solution. The faci- ferent waste streams and will generate
has entered into a Letter of Intent (LoI) lity is expected to take in more than renewal gas that can signifi cantly decar-
to supply technology and equipment to 56-ktpa of cow manure and more than bonise fuel supply,” said Mr. Masahiro
JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC) for a 5-ktpa , of food waste. These organic Aika, Executive Vice President of JGC.
renewable natural gas (RNG) project. waste streams are to be converted into “This project is another example of
approximately 1,700,000 cubic metres Anaergia’s differentiated capabilities being
The equipment to be provided by per year of biomethane equivalent of used to support development of large-
the company under the LoI includes renewable natural gas (RNG) as well as scale RNG infrastructure projects,” said
Anaergia’s feedstock pretreatment fertiliser. Mr. Assaf Onn, CEO of Anaergia.

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