Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Indy's DowAgra Sciences Buys Brazil's Agromen Tecnologia

Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, announced today that it will substantially expand its Brazilian corn seeds business with the acquisition of Agromen Tecnologia Ltda.

The agreement includes all commercial, production, and research and development assets of the corn seeds business of Agromen, a Brazilian company with 35 years of operations. Brazil is the third largest corn-planting nation in the world.

Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, provides crop protection, pest and vegetation management, seed, and agricultural biotechnology solutions to agriculture.

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