索尔维 和 拜耳 have announced the successful closing of Solvay’s 之前公布的 acquisition of Bayer’s global coatings business, with facilities in Méréville, France, and tolling operations in the U.S. and Brazil. The business is recognized globally for seed coating and seed enhancement products such as Peridiam, fluency powders, Certop, Pro-Ized Pigment, and Talkum, and its research and development capabilities for on-seed formulations. The Méréville facility’s entire product portfolio, R&D projects and the business line’s international tolling operations are now fully transferred to Solvay.
“This acquisition continues Solvay’s strategy to strengthen our range of sustainable, bio-based solutions for agricultural customers, fully aligned to our G.R.O.W. strategy,” commented Michael Radossich, president of Solvay’s Novecare business unit. “We are proud to welcome the legacy Bayer SeedGrowth coatings team to our Solvay agricultural specialties family.”
Méréville 工厂拥有 36 名固定员工，进行行业领先的种子应用技术研发，例如种子包衣和薄膜工艺，约占该基地活动的 20%，而其余 80% 致力于水溶液的研究和配制称为覆膜机。 Méréville 工厂开发的薄膜包衣机出口并在全球 35 个国家/地区使用。
最好将种子包衣理解为使任何种子处理产品与实际种子结合的“胶水”。结合起来，包覆在种子上的活性成分有助于保护种子免受可能阻止种子发芽或生长的昆虫和疾病的侵害。种子处理对于小麦、油菜籽、玉米、向日葵、水稻和大豆等大田作物种子以及甜菜根等蔬菜种子尤为重要。
“For Bayer, the choice of Solvay as the owner of this business was a strategic one,” said Ralf Glaubitz, Head of Asset Management of Bayer’s global SeedGrowth business. “The divestment allows us to reinvest in other priority areas within our crop science division, while enabling Solvay to bring the long-term potential of the global seed coatings business to fruition.”
Solvay will remain a strategic partner for Bayer’s seed activities thanks to exclusive supplier status for film-coating to be used for Bayer SeedGrowth products on Bayer seeds for a period of at least five years.
拜耳和索尔维致力于平稳过渡，以确保客户能够在目前销售的国家/地区不间断地获得种子包衣和种子增强产品。