北卡罗来纳州卡里的农产品供应商 Verdesian Life Sciences 表示，它收购了特种肥料产品 (SFP)，这是一家总部位于堪萨斯州利伍德的公司，专注于肥料效率产品。
通过与 SFP 联手，Verdesian 将获得 270 多项专利财产，并能够提供：
- 为客户提供更广泛的产品组合；
-More solutions to meet growers’ needs;
-更加关注拥有美国最大的植物营养品销售队伍的主要客户；和
- 强大的植物营养管道。
“SFP’s innovative fertilizer solutions are a natural fit with Verdesian’s expansive product offerings that increase grower yields and return on investment,” said J.J. Grow, chief executive officer for Verdesian Life Sciences. “Bringing SFP into the Verdesian family represents another step in our long-term strategy to build a leading portfolio of plant health and nutrition products.”
Verdesian 将通过增加 Avail Phosphorus Fertilizer Enhancer、NutriSphere-N Nitrogen Fertilizer Manager 和 More Than Manure Nutrient Manager 进一步加强其在作物市场的地位。这些产品补充了当前的产品组合，包括 Nutri-Phite 和 Nutri-Phite Plus、Sterics、Take Off、PolyAmines 以及 INTX 系列接种剂和种子处理剂。
“We are confident that the addition of SFP’s outstanding team, impressive product lineup and excellent reputation for service will be a great combination with Verdesian Life Sciences,” Grow added. “This move strengthens our ability to bring a new level of plant health technology to customers as the demand and expectations for these valuable products continue to grow. We also remain committed to the research and development of products that are environmentally sustainable.”
“We are excited to join Verdesian, which will enable us to take our business to the next level,” said SFP founder J. Larry Sanders, who has served as president and chief executive officer. “As part of Verdesian, we will be able to offer our revolutionary and environmentally beneficial fertilizer efficiency technology to more growers in more markets, and to bring the exciting products we have in our pipeline to market. Verdesian shares our commitment to helping growers optimize their resources, and we look forward to working with J.J. Grow and the team to continue providing our customers the latest solutions in fertilizer efficiency technology that they expect from us.”
According to Grow, there will be no immediate staffing changes except in the reporting structure at the senior management level. For example, Sanders has been named executive vice president of Polymer Technology and will report to Verdesian’s J.J. Grow. The sales forces of both organizations will continue to service their clients through 2014. In early 2015, SFP will become Verdesian and a combined sales force will be formed.
交易的财务条款将不会被披露。 Verdesian Life Sciences 提供的所有产品（包括收购的 SFP 产品）的当前美国和国际定价、产品分销、计划和政策将在 2014 年之前保持不变。