Turf & Ornamental Products
Nufarm -- Helping the World to Grow a Better Tomorrow! Our North American operation encompasses several business units serving agriculture, turf, ornamental and greenhouse, seed treatment, and industrial vegetation management. Nuseed, our global seed business, is also based in the US. Two plants in the Chicago area produce 90 percent of the product we sell in the US. Our Alsip site, opened in 2013, produces fungicides, insecticides, growth regulators and seed treatments. This state-of-the art facility includes a full quality control lab, a pilot plant, and unique custom-blend capabilities.
Nufarm Chicago Heights has a colorful history – the site was once an ax handle factory, and later a brewery. Now, the site is undergoing a major re-fit that will transform the site over the next few years. New reactors, new packaging lines and new office space will make it an even more efficient plant for our high-volume herbicides. Co-located with the Alsip plant is our Nufarm North American headquarters and the global headquarters of our Nuseed seed technology subsidiary.
Nufarm Americas has acquired Cleary Chemical Corp., a marketer of fungicides, insecticides and plant growth regulators (PGRs). The acquisition, which closed Dec. 31, 2012, will result in a significantly stronger product offering for Nufarm, which is currently the third-largest plant protection supplier in the turf and ornamental market.
“We are excited about the synergy and opportunity this move will bring,” says Darryl Matthews, general manager for Nufarm in North America. “The combination of Cleary’s brand leadership in fungicides and our global scale and long-term commitment to the industry will benefit our customers by assuring them of high performance solutions for years to come.”
Nufarm leads the T&O market in selective herbicides and has a substantial insecticide offering. Cleary’s extensive portfolio of fungicide brands will boost Nufarm’s market presence and make it an even more attractive supplier for golf and greenhouse/nursery customers.
Nufarm will offer the entire line of Cleary products under the Cleary’s brand name. “It will be business as usual for the short-term as we integrate the two businesses,” says Sean Casey, vice president of Turf & Ornamentals for Nufarm. “Customers looking for products and information on Cleary’s products should continue to contact their Cleary’s representative, and likewise for Nufarm products.”
Cleary is based in Dayton, N.J., and has annual sales of approximately $11 million. Nufarm is a global Top 10 crop protection company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, with annual turnover in excess of $2.5 billion worldwide. Nufarm has operations in more than 100 countries and employs 3,800 worldwide, including about 250 in the United States.