Adama Agricultural Solutions
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| SZSE: 000553 | |
| Industry | Agribusiness |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | Airport City Israel |
Key people | Chen Lichtenstein (President and CEO) |
| Products | Crop protection (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, seed treatments), food additives, dietary supplements, aroma products |
| Revenue | US$3.881 billion (2018)[1] |
| US$441 million (2018)[1] | |
| US$249 million (2018)[1] | |
| Owner | ChemChina (100%) |
Number of employees | 6684 (2018)[2] |
| Parent | ChemChina |
| Website | adama.com |
ADAMA Ltd. (Hebrew: אדמה בע"מ ; Chinese: 安道麦), formerly known as Makhteshim-Agan, is a crop protection company.
Overview
Together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd., ADAMA manufacturers and retails herbicides, insecticides and fungicides. The company has research and development (R&D) and manufacturing facilities in various locations worldwide, with two main centers in Israel and China. It is traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange[3] and is headquartered in Ashdod City, Israel. In 2017, Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd. was acquired by Hubei Sanonda Co. Ltd., a Chinese agro-chemical producer and partially owned subsidiary of ChemChina.
History
Agan was founded in 1949 as a cooperative, while Makhteshim was created in 1952. In 1973 Agan and Makhteshim partnered to distribute their products and 24 years later merged to form Makhteshim Agan Industries Ltd.[citation needed] In October 2011 ChemChina acquired a 60% stake in Makhteshim Agan,[4] delisting from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. In 2014, the company changed its name to Adama.[5]
In June 2017 the China Securities Regulatory Commission approved the acquisition of the remaining 40% of shares by ChemChina, making it the sole owner of the company through its Hubei Sandona Co. Ltd. subsidiary.[6] Since August 2017 ADAMA has traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and in January 2018 was included in the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect.[7]
Sales and operations
ADAMA sells its products in approximately 100 countries, through its 60 subsidiary companies around the world.[8] In 2018, ADAMA had sales of $3.881 billion, EBITDA of $653 million and net income of $249 million.[1]
ADAMA has chemical synthesis production facilities in Israel, China and Brazil; formulation facilities in Israel, China,[9] India,[10] Europe, North America and South America; and R&D facilities in Israel,[11] China[12] and India.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d "Adama Financial Results - Q4". Adama. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Adama Annual Report 2018 - page 81" (PDF). Adama. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "ChemChina Signs Makhteshim Deal With Israel's Dankner". Bloomberg. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
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- ^ Editorial, Reuters. "Adama says Chinese regulator approves merger with Sanonda". U.S. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
{{cite news}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Adama trades shares on Shenzhen-Hong Kong linked exchange". Agrow. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^ "Adama Semi-annual Report 2019 - page 8" (PDF). Adama. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "ADAMA To Begin Operations In China". Business Facilities. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ a b BS, Reporter (August 25, 2015). "ADAMA India sets up a new formulations lab in Hyderabad". Business Standard. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ Habib-Valdhorn, Shiri (9 January 2019). "Adama opens Negev R&D center". Globes. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "ADAMA's Global R&D Center Launches Operations in Nanjing". Cision. Retrieved 20 September 2019.