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Manteca, California
November 15, 2001
CelPril of Manteca, California
and Rizobacter Argentina S.A., announced today that they have
entered into a long term licensing agreement. Under the terms of
the agreement Rizobacter will be the exclusive producer of
Rhizo-Kote® brand legume seed coatings in Argentina. In
addition, Rizobacter will operate a local sales and marketing
network within Argentina.
"We looked for a very strong
company to produce our Rhizo-Kote brand coatings in Argentina
and we found it in Rizobacter," said Boyd Hartman, CelPril
General Manager.
Jorge MacMullen, President of
Rizobacter, noted, "Argentina is a very important legume market,
particularly for alfalfa, and much of that seed is coated seed.
It is a natural extension of our inoculant business to produce
Rhizo-Kote brand seed coatings and provide this high quality
brand coating on a local basis."
John Walsh, CelPril Research
Director, said the far reaching benefit of the new licensing
agreement between US-based CelPril and Argentina¹s Rizobacter
goes beyond merely providing Rhizo-Kote to Rizobacter.
"Argentine customers and seed
dealers will now be able to purchase seed produced in the United
States and have the option of coating it in the United States or
Argentina...and be assured of obtaining the same high quality
coatings that they have come to expect,¹ said Walsh.
The license agreement will also
allow Rizobacter to coat legume seed that is grown in Argentina
or imported from countries other than the United States. The
coating facilities, located in Pergamino, province of Buenos
Aires, will be completed and ready to supply coated seed for the
upcoming planting season of March/April 2002.
CelPril is the largest
agricultural organization in the United States dedicated
exclusively to the development of seed enhancements. CelPril
produces biological coatings for legumes, fertilizer and
specialty coatings for grasses and a range of film coating
products for vegetable, field and flower seeds. CelPril, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Aventis CropScience, has been
producing seed coating enhancements for over 25 years.
Rizobacter Argentina S.A., a
leading agricultural supplier is involved in three main
activities, inoculants, seed treatments and foliar fungicides.
For further information
contact CelPril, Aventis Seed Application Technology, 251 Oak
Street, Manteca, CA 95337, toll free, 888-899-9114, phone,
209-823-1738, fax 209-823-8855, or see our web site at
www.celpril.com
Company news release
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