住友化学宣布将其“拉丁美洲研究中心”设在巴西，科学家们将在那里进行作物保护产品和其他相关产品的功效试验、研发和分析。
The Latin America Research Center, which will be operated by Sumitomo Chemical Brazil, the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, and is expected to accelerate development of products most befitting to the local conditions and requirements. According to the company, setting up the new research and development arm in the Southern Hemisphere makes it possible to carry out field trials more efficiently by selecting a region with the most suitable climatic conditions, given that the company’s existing R&D facilities are all located in the Northern Hemisphere where seasons are opposite to those of the Southern Hemisphere.