Netherlands-based Nouryon has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ADOB Fertilizers, a supplier of chelated micronutrients, foliars and other specialty fertilizers.
The acquisition will enable Nouryon to expand its product portfolio and broaden its offerings for customers in the crop nutrition market.
Headquartered in Poznań, Poland, ADOB is a global leader in water-soluble fertilizers and micronutrients, and has been producing specialty solutions for agricultural and horticultural crops for more than 30 years.
“With its strong focus on technology and innovation including biodegradable micronutrients, high-solubility specialty fertilizers and custom formulations, ADOB’s capabilities are an excellent complement to Nouryon’s existing capabilities in crop nutrition,” said Larry Ryan, executive vice president and president of performance formulations and the Americas at Nouryon.
Adam Nawrocki, owner and CEO of ADOB added, “This combination is a great opportunity for ADOB to leverage a large global organization to advance to the next stage of global growth.”
The transaction is expected to close by year-end 2022. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed. ●
Read the October 2021 NAI interview with ADOB founder Adam Nawrocki in our WSF e-book, HERE,
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) announced the Efficient Fertilizer Consortium on 12 November at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
The Efficient Fertilizer Consortium is a public-private partnership conducting research to advance efficient, environmentally beneficial and cost-effective fertilizers and management practices. The Consortium is part of the Global Fertilizer Challenge, an international effort to strengthen food security and reduce agricultural emissions, launched by U.S. President Joe Biden earlier this year at the Major Economies Forum.
Numerous innovative fertilizer products are currently available; however, there is little independent information validating the efficacy of these products and how they compare to other products. Without information about practices and products that work in specific farm systems and climates, farmers cannot make informed decisions about their nutrient needs.
The Efficient Fertilizer Consortium will address these challenges by funding applied research that accelerates development and wider adoption of novel fertilizers that increase nutrient-use efficiency and reduce direct emissions of nitrous oxide and other greenhouse gases from fertilizers. The Consortium is a vehicle for collaboration and exposure to new ideas that also leverages resources, de-risks research and development and accelerates solutions for end users.
“FFAR is excited about this research, which can ultimately help farmers to use fertilizer more efficiently, build soil fertility, decrease input costs, reduce nitrous oxide emissions and improve global food security,” said Dr. Saharah Moon Chapotin, executive director at FFAR. “This Consortium provides a coordinated research structure that leverages collaboration and innovation to address problems facing producers globally.”
FFAR is leveraging USD$4.45 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and actively seeking matching funders, to amplify investment in pre-competitive research that accelerates novel solutions to common challenges facing the fertilizer industry. ●
Oerth Bio, an agricultural biotechnology company pioneering targeted protein degraders in plants, and Yara International, a crop nutrition company, announced a collaboration applying Oerth’s novel protein degrader technology to crop efficiency applications.
The companies will co-develop novel products to improve nutrient use efficiency and strengthen plant
resilience to climate change. By linking Yara’s agronomic expertise in crop physiology and crop nutrition to Oerth’s specialization in rational design of plant protein degraders, the collaboration will develop unique products to activate precision plant stress tolerance. Oerth’s Attune platform harnesses a naturally occurring protein recycling system that precisely tunes climate-adaptable crops.
According to Markus Himken, Yara senior vice president of agronomy and R&D, the company sees tremendous promise in the new technology. “This collaboration will catapult Yara’s competitive footprint, offering farmers plant nutrition solutions specifically targeting plant resilience and improved crop quality — setting a new sustainable agriculture paradigm.”
Adds John Dombrosky, CEO, Oerth Bio, “We believe PROTAC degrader technology is the sustainable answer to a safe, productive, resilient, and more nutritious food system. By partnering with agricultural leaders like Yara, we are poised to deliver tangible benefit to farmers, as they face fast emerging operational complexity and climate challenges.” ●
An Oerth bio-scientist at work.
Photo: Oerth Bio
