Arysta LifeScience Corporation Completes Acquisition of Grupo Bioquimico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. (GBM).TOKYO -- Arysta LifeScience Corporation today reported that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Grupo Bioquimico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. (GBM GBM 1 Glioblastoma multiforme, see there 2. Glomerular basement membrane ), the leading Mexican manufacturer and marketer of inputs for the fruit and vegetable market. The purchase includes GBM and its subsidiaries, affiliated real estate and employee service companies, as well as its formulation and manufacturing facilities in Ramos Arizpe Ramos Arizpe (IPA: [ˈramos ˌaˈrispe]) is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila. Ramos Arizpe is located 11 km from the state capital of Saltillo. , Coahuila, Mexico. "GBM has focused on innovative high-value products in the growing horticulture market segment," said Chris Richards, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Arysta LifeScience. "By combining the global strength of Arysta LifeScience with GBM's outstanding product line and marketing expertise, growers in Mexico, Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and other targeted regions around the world will have access to new, innovative products and services that will help them manage their businesses more effectively. This acquisition is an important step in the development of the Arysta LifeScience global business in horticulture, which is one of our key focus markets." Both companies have agreed not to disclose the financial details of the transaction. About GBM GBM is the Mexican market leader in supplying inputs to fruit and vegetable growers. With headquarters in Saltillo, Coahuila This article is about the city in the Mexican state of Coahuila. For other uses, see Saltillo (disambiguation). Saltillo is the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. , Mexico, GBM specializes in plant growth regulators, nutrition enhancers, foliar foliar pertaining to or having the quality of leaves. fertilizers and crop protection products. The company was founded in 1974 by Cesar H. Cantu Benavides, and has grown to 226 full-time employees, including 51 Mexican sales positions. GBM's sales efforts are focused in Mexico, Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. and South America, with a small export business to Europe. The company also distributes third-party agrochemical agrochemical Any chemical used in agriculture, including chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides. Most are mixtures of two or more chemicals; active ingredients provide the desired effects, and inert ingredients stabilize or preserve the active ingredients or aid products, both to distributors and through its retail operation business, Promotora, in Northern Mexico. More information on the company is available at: www.gbm.com. About Arysta LifeScience Corporation Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Arysta LifeScience is the world's largest privately held crop protection and life science company with 2006 revenues of Y=124.1 billion (US$1 billion). An entrepreneurial provider of crop protection and life science products in more than 125 countries worldwide, Arysta LifeScience specializes in marketing and distribution of respected crop protection brands and life science products in harmony with the needs of global partners. More information on the company is available at: www.arystalifescience.com. |
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