Agricon and Mitsui Chemicals Are Committed to Support Indonesia’s Agriculture
MITSUI Chemicals Agro, Inc. (MCAG), a Japanese agrochemical company and part of the Mitsui Chemicals Group, has reached an agreement for the business tie-up with PT Agriculture Construction (AGRICON), a leading Indonesian national agrochemical company, and completed the acquisition of 30% of total outstanding shares of an Agricon’s subsidiary for distribution of agrochemical products, PT Agricon Indonesia (ACI).
Kazunori Tani (MCAG, President & CEO).
MCAG has built a mutual trust with Agricon through the distribution of MCAG’s products since the launch of the fungicide Nebijin (flusulfamide) and insecticide Tenchu (dinotefuran) made AGRICON become an important partner in Indonesia. With taking advantage of both companies’ strengths, this business tie-up including the share
acquisition of ACI will reinforce the partnership between AGRICON and MCAG and drive further success by accelerating development of the market as well as new products in Indonesian market.
The signing ceremony was held earlier in Bogor on 22 June 2017 and represented by Mr. Kazunori Tani (MCAG,
President & CEO), Mr. Haerul Bengardi (AGRICON, President) and Mr. Harlan Bengardi (PT Citra Utama Andalan Nusantara, Director). Mr. Haerul opened the ceremony by expressing how happy he was to have MCAG as part of AGRICON notably because of its people and they share the same philosophy as AGRICON. Mr. Tani then said that the achievements of their products sales have convinced them of the real strength of AGRICON, not only its marketing advantage but also the determination to devote to the agriculture of the country. The evening was also attended by Republic Indonesia’s 24th Minister of Agriculture who is also the Commissioner of PT Agricon Prof. Dr. Ir Bungaran Saragih , M.Ec. Mr. Bungaran implied that this agreement will not only beneficial to both companies but it will also to agriculture security of Indonesia. The Mayor of Bogor, Dr. Bima Arya then closed the speeches by hoping that this will have significant impact for the development of agriculture business and research in Indonesia, and also bring Bogor to the world.
About AGRICON :
Established in Bogor since 1969, PT Agriculture Construction (AGRICON) then became a formulator company and started to be Indonesia’s largest pesticides national company after selling its shares to PT ICI Indonesia Pestisida in 1994. Agricon has expanded its business portfolios to agrochemicals, greenhouse fabricator, irrigation system, pest control operator, coconut-derived products, and seeds. In January 1st 2016, PT Agricon officially established as holding company and handed over the agrochemical distribution to PT Agricon Indonesia (ACI).
About MCAG :
Mitsui Chemicals, which traces its roots back to 1912, has more than 130 companies with 13,400 employees in 27 countries. Mitsui Chemicals’ businessmainly focuses on materials and technologies for Mobility, Healthcare, Food & Packaging including agrochemicals. Mitsui Chemicals’ global agrochemical business is operated by its 100%
subsidiary, Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. which manufactures and distributes pesticides for pest management and crop protection in Japan and internationally. It offers insecticides, fungicides and herbicides to protect crops, such as rice, cotton, as well as various fruits and vegetables from insects, diseases, and weeds. Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. was founded in 2009 following to the acquisition of Sankyo Agro Co., Ltd. by Mitsui Chemicals in 2007 and is based in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan with additional offices in Japan, Germany, India, China, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and Brazil.
Kolaborasi Agricon & Mitsui Chemicals Untuk Pertanian Indonesia
MITSUI Chemicals Agro Inc. (MCAG), sebuah perusahaan agrokimia dari Jepang serta bagian dari Mitsui Chemicals Group, telah mencapai kesepakatan untuk melakukan ikatan bisnis dengan PT Agriculture Construction (AGRICON), perusahaan agrokimia nasional terbesar, serta telah mengakuisisi 30% saham anak perusahaan Agricon yang bergerak di bidang distribusi produk agrokimia, PT Agricon Indonesia.
MCAG telah membangun kepercayaan bersama dengan AGRICON melalui pendistribusian fungisida Nebijin (flusulfamide) serta insektisida Tenchu (dinotefuran) yang mana telah menjadikan AGRICON mitra yang penting di Indonesia. Dengan kekuatan yang dimiliki masing-masing perusahaan, ikatan bisnis berikut akuisisi saham ini akan memperkuat kemitraan antara Agricon dan MCAG serta mendorong kesuksesan lebih lanjut dengan mengakselerasi pengembangan pasar serta produk baru di pasar Indonesia.
Acara penandatanganan kerjasama ini telah dilaksanakan di Bogor pada 22 Juni 2017 oleh Kazunori Tani (MCAG, Presiden & CEO), Haerul Bengardi (AGRICON, Presiden) serta Harlan Bengardi (PT Citra Utama Andalan Nusantara,
Direktur). Haerul Bengardi membuka acara tersebut dengan menungkapkan rasa bahagia memiliki MCAG sebagai bagian dari AGRICON terutama dikarenakan oleh orang-orangnya serta kesamaan filosofi. Kazunori Tani kemudian mengungkapkan bahwa pencapaian penjualan produk-produknya telah meyakinkan mereka akan kekuatan AGRICON, bukan saja keunggulan pemasarannya namun juga tekad kuat mereka berbakti untuk pertanian nasional. Acara malam itu juga dihadiri oleh Menteri Pertanian Republik Indonesia ke-24 yang juga komisaris PT Agricon, Prof. Dr. Ir. Bungaran Saragih, M.Ec. Bungaran menyiratkan bahwa kerjasama ini tidak saja menguntungkan bagi kedua perusahaan namun juga bagi keamanan pangan dari Indonesia. Walikota Bogor, Dr. Bima Arya menutup rangkaian pidato dengan menyampaikan harapan bahwa hal ini dapat memberikan dampak yang signifikan bagi perkembangan usaha dan riset pertanian di Indonesia sekaligus lebih memperkenalkan kota
Bogor ke mata dunia.
Tentang AGRICON :
Didirikan di Bogor pada tahun 1969, PT Agriculture Construction (Agricon) berkembang menjadi perusahaan formulator serta menjadi perusahaan pestisida terbesar nasional setelah menjual saham nya ke PT ICI Indonesia Pestisida pada 1994.
AGRICON melebarkan portofolio bisnisnya ke agrokimia, greenhouse, sistem irigasi, jasa pengendalian hama, produk turunan kelapa dan benih. Pada 1 Januari 2016, PT Agricon secara resmi menjadi perusahaan holding dengan total 1,658 karyawan di seluruh Indonesia dan mengalihkan distribusi agrokimianya ke PT Agricon Indonesia.
Tentang MCAG :
Mitsui Chemicals mengawali perjalanan bisnisnya pada tahun 1912 dan telah memiliki 130 perusahaan dengan 13,400 karyawan di 27 negara. Bisnis Mitsui Chemicals berfokus pada material dan teknologi untuk mobilitas, kesehatan, makanan dan kemasan termasuk agrokimia. Bisnis global agrokimia dari Mitsui Chemical dioperasikan 100% oleh anak perusahaannya, Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc.
(MCAG) yang memproduksi serta mendistribusikan pestisida untuk manajemen hama dan perlindungan tanaman di Jepang dan dunia. MCAG menjual insektisida, fungisida dan herbisida untuk melindungi tanaman seperti padi, kapas, serta aneka buah-buahan dan sayuran dari serangga, penyakit dan gulma. MCAG didirikan pada 2009 setelah akuisisi Sankyo Agro Co., Ltd oleh Mitsui Chemicals di 2007 dan berlokasi di Chuo-ku, Tokyo serta memiliki kantor-kantor di Jepang, Jerman, India, Cina, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam dan Brasil.
(YMS)
