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INCOTEC nominated for the second time for the Erasmus Innovation Award


Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
November 18, 2014

JanWillem Breukink, representing INCOTEC as one of the four nominees, was present at the National Day for Social Innovation in the Hague, where the winner of the Erasmus Innovation Award was announced by Mr. Maarten Camps, Secretary General of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs.

This year’s winner is ICT company Triple IT, a dynamic company providing solution in the areas of internet and mobile technology. The combination of innovation, implementation and the company culture as well as the modernization of the working relationships were praised by the jury.

Particularly noteworthy this year was the nomination, for a second time, of the seed enhancement technology company INCOTEC. This nomination was thanks to the innovative character of the company. Innovations such as a rice seed coating to protect seed from snails in South East Asia and which drastically reduces the use of plant protection products as well as the company’s market approach such as the franchise concept which was recently started in Brazil and which is a unique concept in the Brazilian agricultural sector.

INSCOPE – Research for Innovation has been monitoring the innovative character of Dutch businesses since 2006. In 2009 INCOTEC won the Erasmus Innovation prize for adding value to seeds in a sustainable way. JanWillem Breukink, Senior Executive member of INCOTEC’s Board of Directors: “We are very proud to have been nominated once again for this prestigious prize and we would like to congratulate the winner Triple IT, winning the Innovation prize will bring unique opportunities and publicity.”

The two other nominees were Nunhems BV and Young Capital.

About INCOTEC
INCOTEC was founded in 1968 and has been an independent company since 2002. INCOTEC's Coating and Seed Technology Companies around the world provide products and services for seed coating, pelleting, seed enhancement and analytical services for genetic analysis and quality inspection. INCOTEC Group contributes significantly to the development of sustainable agriculture worldwide by providing key solutions in the four business areas, vegetables, field crops, ornamentals and analytical services. INCOTEC’s head quarters are in the Netherlands and there are INCOTEC facilities in the USA, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Sweden, Brazil, Japan, India, Australia, China, South Africa and Malaysia. 



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Published: November 19, 2014

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