Valtra wins “Machine of the Year 2016” award at Agritechnica
The brand new Valtra N Series has won the prestigious ´Machine of the Year 2016´ award in the category of lower mid-range tractors at the Agritechnica Show 2015. The selection was made by independent agricultural journalists from sixteen European trade magazines.
Renewed Expo Agroalimentaria Guanajuato welcomes Grupo Agrotecnología
Grupo Agrotecnología attends the new edition of Expo Agroalimentaria Guanajuato to present their main products. It is a Spanish company dedicated to the research, development, manufacture and marketing of products for the protection and nutrition of agricultural crops respectful to the environment. Mexican fair is held from 24 to 27 November in Irapuato (Mexico).
FMC Corporation and the Polytechnic University of Cartagena create the Chair FMC-UPCT
Union between the Polytechnic University of Cartagena and FMC Corporation was formalized, which will link to both institutions in the coming years for research, training and dissemination in the area of technical development Mediterranean crops.
Trelleborg Manufactures its First Agricultural Tire in North America
Trelleborg has announced that it has manufactured its very first agricultural tire in North America at its new production facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. The 40,000 square meters / 430,000 square feet production facility is Trelleborg’s first in North America dedicated to the manufacture of premium radial tires for agricultural machinery. The facility boasts state-of-the-art machinery designed according to the latest Trelleborg technology standards.
Successful reception of Arysta LifeScience in Fruit Attraction
Arysta LifeScience, company resulting from the merger of three companies: Agriphar, Chemtura AgroSolutions and Arysta LifeScience, acquired by the multinational Specialty Products Platform in the last quarter of 2014, introduced its new brand, under which began operations in early 2015, in this great horticultural fair in Madrid in late October.
The launch of Premium Mitas for the replacement market begins in 2016
Since January this year the Premium Mitas tires replace Continental agricultural tires in the replacement market. The Mitas Premium range will gradually be available worldwide for purchase through local distributors. Mitas continues in this manner with the successful launch that took Premium Mitas original equipment, where deliveries of Mitas Premium, as a substitute for Continental agricultural tires, started in January 2015. Mitas Tires Premium Premium maintain the same quality and technical characteristics the Continental tires, manufactured under license by Mitas since 2004.
Trelleborg acquires ČGS Holding
“I am very proud to announce this highly complementary acquisition, which is a significant and attractive add-on to our existing businesses. ČGS, with its strong and well performing operations in agricultural and industrial tires as well as engineered polymer solutions, will strengthen and complement Trelleborg’s already leading positions in a number of existing areas,” says Peter Nilsson, president and CEO of Trelleborg.
Citrosol, CEPYME 2015 Technology Innovation Award
Citrosol Valencia has won the award given by the Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium Enterprises (CEPYME) and the Spanish Federation of Autonomous (CEAT), among nearly 200 companies that have chosen these business awards. The award was presented at a ceremony presided at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid SM Philip VI.
“The farmer entrepreneur sees opportunities where others see problems”
Bayer CropScience has received in his stand of Fruit Attraction a lecture by Professor Jaume Llopis, Strategic Management at IESE Business School, and with more than 30 years in the food industry.
Debate on the sole authority of evaluation of plant protection in Fruit Attraction
Organized by FEPEX and AEPLA, and within the framework of the International Industry Fair: on 29 October from 16:30 the day "a tool toward a more innovative, productive and competitive agriculture Spanish evaluation only Authority".