Agrochemicals
Certis Europe and Spiess-Urania Chemicals to merge 27th March 2018
Certis Europe and Spiess-Urania Chemicals, two European crop protection subsidiaries of Mitsui & Co, have announced their intention to merge into one company, Certis Europe, headquartered in Maarssen, Netherlands. The merger will be operational from 1st April 2018. The expanded business will be headed by Mark Waltham, CEO of the existing Certis Europe business.
By combining the two companies, access to the whole of the EU market providing integrated product development, registration, marketing and distribution services will be offered through one company, Certis Europe BV, to its shareholders and suppliers across the region.
Spiess-Urania’s copper chemicals business, headed by Scott Boothey and Dr Nicolaus-Erik Clausen, will continue under the name of Spiess-Urania Chemicals after demerging from the crop protection business and will work closely with Kocide, USA to realise existing synergies while remaining as a key supplier and partner to Certis Europe.
