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Joint Press ReleaseMonsanto, Sumitomo Chemical and Valent Extend Crop Protection Collaboration
Roundup Ready PLUS® Partnership Affirms Joint Commitment to Providing Crop Management
Solutions to Farmers
ST. LOUIS (Nov. 10, 2014) – Monsanto Company, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd. (SCC),
and SCC’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Valent U.S.A. Corporation, today announced anagreement to extend their strategic partnership in Monsanto’s Roundup Ready PLUS ® CropManagement Solutions platform for soybeans and cotton in the United States.
Monsanto’s Roundup Ready PLUS Crop Management Solutions platform empowers farmers tomaximize the performance of their Roundup Ready crops by developing effective, economicaland sustainable approaches to controlling tough-to-manage and glyphosate-resistant weeds.
Farmers can earn cash-back incentives for using Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides withRoundup Ready PLUS endorsed products. See www.RoundupReadyPLUS.com for moredetails.
Valent herbicides that will continue to be endorsed in Roundup Ready PLUS as a result of thisextended partnership include preemergence herbicides, such as Valor®, Valor® XLT, Fierce®,
Fierce XLT and Chateau®, as well as post herbicides, such as Cobra®, Phoenix® and SelectMax®.
“The extension of this collaboration ensures that we will continue to deliver choice and long-termvalue for farmers through Roundup Ready PLUS by incorporating valuable weed management
solutions provided in the portfolio of Valent products,” according to Chris Reat, Roundup ReadyPLUS marketing manager at Monsanto. “By extending this strategic partnership with Valent, weare ensuring that soybean and cotton growers have the variety of effective options they need toproactively manage tough weeds and reduce the risk of developing weed resistance.”-more-Page 2 of 2, Monsanto, Sumitomo Chemical and Valent Extend Crop Protection
Collaboration“Valent and Monsanto have successfully partnered through Roundup Ready PLUS CropManagement to bring farmers the best-performing herbicide solutions to manage tough andresistant weeds,” said Gary Schaefer, senior manager of the row crop herbicide business at
Valent U.S.A. Corporation. “We look forward to continuing this strong partnership with Monsantoand to bringing new weed management solutions to farmers through the Roundup Ready PLUS
platform.”
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About Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Sumitomo Chemical Company is one of Japan’s leadingchemical companies, offering a diverse range of products globally in the fields of basic
chemicals, petrochemicals, IT-related chemicals and materials, health and crop science
products, and pharmaceuticals. For additional information, visit the company’s website atwww.sumitomo-chem.co.jp/english/.
About Valent U.S.A. CorporationValent U.S.A. Corporation, headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., develops and markets
products in the United States and Canada that protect agricultural crops, enhance crop yields,
improve food quality, beautify the environment and safeguard public health. Valent products
include a well-known line of quality herbicide, insecticide, fungicide and plant growth regulator
products for agricultural, seed protection and professional use. Valent is a leader in marketingand sales of both traditional chemical products and also biorational products developed by its
affiliate, Valent BioSciences.
For more information about Valent U.S.A. Corporation or our full product line, please call 800-6VALENT (682-5368) or visit www.valent.com.
###Chateau, Cobra, Fierce, Phoenix, Select Max and Valor are registered trademarks of ValentU.S.A. Corporation.
Roundup and Roundup Ready PLUS are trademarks of Monsanto Company.