Trade News | October 19, 2021

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UPL Europe joins leading ag-industry players in supporting the easyconnect Closed Transfer System

Limburgerhof, Germany, October 19, 2021 – UPL Europe has joined the easyconnect Working Group (ECWG) committed to bring the easyconnect Closed Transfer System (CTS) to the European market. With this new member, all leading ag-industry players in Europe are now striving to get their product portfolio to be compatible with the easyconnect CTS.

This unique cross-industry effort of the Working Group companies – ADAMA, BASF, Bayer, Belchim Crop Protection, Certis Europe, Corteva Agriscience, FMC Corporation, Nufarm, Rovensa Group, Syngenta and UPL Europe – will provide farmers in Europe with a new generation of filling methods that improves safety for operators and the environment while allowing for fast and easy handling.

Olivier de Matos, Director General, CropLife Europe, explains: “CropLife Europe welcomes this very positive development. With UPL Europe joining, there is a full representation of our corporate members in the easyconnect Working Group. Closed transfer systems are vital technologies that can play a key role in increasing the safety for operators and reducing the potential for environmental exposure from crop protection products. Through the promotion and distribution of these technologies, our industry has therefore committed to making these technologies available to all farmers by 2030.”

Micha Mosco, Packaging Project Manager, Global Operations, ADAMA, and chair of the easyconnect Working Group steering committee explains: “With UPL Europe on board we are paving the way for a broad use of CTS in Europe. This is great news for farmers as products from multiple manufacturers will be compatible with the same CTS, which is easyconnect, making farm operations easier.”

“We are very proud to be part of such a great project that fits perfectly with our OpenAg concept, creating a strong network that changes the way a whole industry thinks and works, opening it all up to new ideas, new ways, new answers in a more sustainable way,” adds Olivier Bocquet, Head Supply Chain & Manufacturing, UPL Europe. “We believe that the implementation of CTS benefits both operator safety and environmental sustainability and will have long-lasting beneficial effects. It also offers our valued UPL customers greater security engagement via industry-wide collaboration. That is why we are supporting the development of CTS, including easyconnect.”

The first market launch of the easyconnect CTS is expected in Denmark and the Netherlands in 2022, followed by France, Germany and the United Kingdom in 2023. Other countries are likely to follow.

The easyconnect system is an open technology that is available to all interested agricultural parties. Further industry players in the agrochemical sector, equipment manufacturers or any other parties interested in joining the launch of easyconnect are encouraged to contact any of the member companies.

For more information, please visit our website www.easyconnect.tech.

 

About easyconnect and the easyconnect Working Group

The easyconnect closed transfer system (CTS) for liquid crop protection products consists of two components: a unique cap – pre-fitted on the containers – and a coupler. It makes filling the sprayer faster, easier and safer than conventional methods. Developed by BASF in collaboration with third-party equipment manufacturers, easyconnect is accessible to all interested parties in the market. The easyconnect Working Group consists of interested companies that are piloting easyconnect in selected countries. As of September 2021, they are ADAMA, BASF, Bayer, Belchim Crop Protection, Certis Europe, Corteva AgriscienceFMC Corporation, Nufarm, Rovensa Group, Syngenta and UPL Europe.

About UPL

UPL Ltd. (NSE: UPL & BSE: 512070) is a global provider of sustainable agriculture products & solutions, with annual revenue exceeding $5 billion. We are a purpose-led company. Through OpenAg, UPL is focused on facilitating progress for the entire agricultural value chain. We are building a network that redefines the way an entire industry thinks and works – open to fresh ideas, innovative ways and new answers as we strive towards our mission to make every single food product more sustainable. As one of the largest agriculture solutions companies worldwide, our robust portfolio consists of biologicals and traditional crop protection solutions with more than 13,600 registrations. We are present in more than 130 countries, represented by more than 10,000 colleagues globally. For more information about our integrated portfolio of solutions across the food value chain including seeds, post-harvest, as well as physical and digital services.

 

Media Inquiries:

 

ADAMA BASF Bayer  

Efrat Dayan         

Head of Corporate Communication

efrat.dayan@adama.com

+972 52 7310029

Christian Zeintl

Head of Communications EMEA & CIS, Agricultural Solutions

christian.zeintl@basf.com

+49 1520 89 00 693

Véronique Schmitt
Head of Communications CS EMEA

Veronique.schmitt@bayer.com

+41 79 778 4085

 

 
Belchim Crop Protection Certis Europe Corteva Agriscience  

Yves Eeckhout

Quality Manager
Yves.Eeckhout@belchim.com

+32 52 319 659

 

Gill Norriss Sequitur
gillnorriss@sequitur.eu.com

+44 1794 388831

József Máté

Communications Leader, Europe

jozsef.mate@corteva.com

+41 22 775 3670

 
FMC Corporation Nufarm Rovensa Group  

Eva Louise Holm Østergaard

Communication Manager, EMEA

Eva.Ostergaard@fmc.com

+45 4137 1207

Christian Haschka

Head of Corporate Affairs, EuMEA

christian.haschka@nufarm.com

+49 152 29 40 58 71

Raquel Henriques

Communication & Sustainability

raquel.henriques@rovensa.com

+351 218717715

 
Syngenta UPL Europe    

Liam English

Head of Corporate Communications EAME

liam.english@syngenta.com

+41 613230163

Mame Sagna

Senior Corporate Communication Manager Europe

mame.sagna@upl-ltd.com
+33 (0)6 34 21 55 40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Christian Zeintl
Head of Communications EMEA & CIS, Agricultural Solutions
With ADAMA, BASF, Bayer, Belchim Crop Protection, Certis Europe, Corteva Agriscience, FMC Corporation, Nufarm, Rovensa Group, Syngenta and UPL Europe, all leading ag-industry players in Europe are now striving to get their product portfolio to be compatible with the easyconnect Closed Transfer System (CTS). This will provide farmers and operators in Europe with even more flexibility, enabling them to handle crop protection products faster, easier and safer compared to conventional methods.  Photo: BASF
With ADAMA, BASF, Bayer, Belchim Crop Protection, Certis Europe, Corteva Agriscience, FMC Corporation, Nufarm, Rovensa Group, Syngenta and UPL Europe, all leading ag-industry players in Europe are now striving to get their product portfolio to be compatible with the easyconnect Closed Transfer System (CTS). This will provide farmers and operators in Europe with even more flexibility, enabling them to handle crop protection products faster, easier and safer compared to conventional methods. 
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