MILANO, August 4, 2026 / TOKYO, August 5, 2026－ Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited ("Sumitomo Chemical") and COPYR S.p.A. Compagnia del Piretro ("COPYR") are pleased to announce Sumitomo Chemical group's acquisition of COPYR's plant protection business. COPYR—an Italian company belonging to Zelnova Zeltia, with long-standing expertise in natural pyrethrum-based insecticide products—owned and operated Pyragro S.r.l. (“Pyragro”), [...]

Saint-Didier-Au-Mont-d’Or, March 3rd, 2026 — From April 1st, 2026, SUMITOMO CHEMICAL AGRO EUROPE (“SCAE”), subsidiary of SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co. Ltd., will absorb PHILAGRO FRANCE. SCAE will integrate their operation to continue and strengthen this journey, with a clear ambition: Shaping the future of French agriculture alongside its partners and customers. With its 30 years of [...]

The dedicated employees of Sumitomo Chemical Agro - AgroSolutions Division EMEA region and I would like to wish our customers, partners and colleagues around the world  a very happy new year 2026! In 2026, the team will continue to provide you with support and professional expertise through our high-quality conventional and biorational products. In the [...]

BARCELONA, Spain, December 4th, 2025 – Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe and Valent BioSciences announced this week the commercial launch of a comprehensive new biostimulant portfolio for EMEA growers. The announcement coincides with the companies’ participation in the Biostimulant World Congress in Barcelona, underscoring their shared commitment to advancing sustainable agriculture through science-based innovation. “Through this launch, [...]

31st March 2025 Sumitomo Chemical is pleased to announce the appointment of Ruth Stanley as Commercial Agro Manager for the UK & Ireland, reinforcing the company’s commitment to growth in one of Europe’s most important crop protection markets. With a strong background in agriculture and crop protection, Ruth brings a wealth of experience and firsthand farming [...]

St-Didier-au-Mont-d’Or (France), December 20, 2023 – Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe, a subsidiary of the Japanese Sumitomo Chemical company, expert in crop protection for 60 years, nominates Alberto Ancora, as General Manager, effective December 1, 2023. He succeeds Shinichiro Imai who will continue to operate within the company as Deputy General Manager.    Alberto Ancora was formerly [...]

Oct. 25, 2023 Sumitomo Chemical has begun construction of a pilot facility to establish a process for producing propylene directly from ethanol, which is attracting attention as a sustainable chemical raw material. The development of this technology is one of the projects supported by the NEDO* Green Innovation (GI) Fund. The Company will work to [...]

Oct. 24, 2023 Sumitomo Chemical has developed an in-house generative AI service “ChatSCC,” which utilizes ChatGPT*, and has made it available for all of its approximately 6,500 employees. Through this, the Company aims to achieve a dramatic improvement in productivity in the short term, as well as to enhance the competitiveness of its existing businesses [...]

Jul. 31, 2023 Sumitomo Chemical has newly designated five of its Group’s products and technologies as Sumika Sustainable Solutions. This is one of its initiatives to achieve a sustainable society, which marks its eighth anniversary this year. Sumika Sustainable Solutions, now including 71 products and technologies in total, represented annual sales revenue of approximately 682.8 [...]

Jun. 30, 2023 Sumitomo Chemical has received a gold medal in a sustainability assessment by EcoVadis (headquartered in France), which evaluates the corporate ESG-related initiatives, for the fourth consecutive year. The gold medal is given to the top 5% of all evaluated companies. Established in 2007, EcoVadis is a performance rating agency, working to help [...]