专门从事生物作物保护的荷兰公司 Koppert Biological Systems 收购了阿根廷公司 Nitrasoil。除了在南美洲的实体扩张外，此次收购还将公司带入了农业市场的一个新领域：孕育剂。
With the acquisition of the industrial unit in Argentina and its portfolio of inoculants and biological protection products, Koppert intends to expand the range of products it offers, and also meet the needs of farmers in the Southern Cone: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia. ‘We are taking a very important step into the inoculants market, in which Koppert has not been active until now. Nitrasoil has a lot of experience in this sector, which fits perfectly with Koppert’s portfolio of microbiological products,’ states Martin Koppert, Director Agri of Koppert Biological Systems.
For Koppert’s commercial director in Brazil, Gustavo Herrmann, this is a strategic acquisition, as it expands Koppert’s footprint in South America. ‘We estimate that the inoculants market for large-scale farmers in the Southern Cone reaches 120 million doses per year, and we expect to obtain a 10% share of this market within five years,’ he explains.
According to Carlos Gaziglia, president of Nitrasoil, this merger is not only important for his company, which will be present in the countries serviced by Koppert. ‘The local market will benefit from a wider range of biological products for the control of pests and diseases,’ he believes.