New business alliance for innovative fruit storage technology

AgroFresh, a fully owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company and a global business unit of Dow AgroSciences LLC, and Van Amerongen CA-Technology, an international leader in controlled atmosphere equipment, are pleased to announce the signing of a Letter of Intent for a business alliance to market a new technology for Advanced Control Respiration (ACR) that will combine new equipment and control systems with a comprehensive set of fruit quality management services.

Yvonne Harz-Pitre from AgroFresh and Erwin Salomon from Van Amerongen

“We are pleased to join forces with Van Amerongen,” said José Soares de Pina, President of AgroFresh. “Van Amerongen is renowned for its continuous strong investment in R & D, designed to bring the latest innovative CA technologies to the market. Their knowledge and the reliability of their systems, programs and equipment make them an excellent choice for this alliance. The combination of Van Amerongen’s equipment technology with AgroFresh’s vast experience in post-harvest disorder control, fruit quality and shelf life extension will bring unique synergies and benefits to the fresh produce industry, adding significant value to our customers’ operations.”

“Through this alliance, Van Amerongen benefits from AgroFresh’s global channel, market strength and broad post-harvest expertise. The industry will get real benefits from this business arrangement, as AgroFresh will contribute to optimize the results in terms of fruit quality maintenance and waste reduction,” said Wim van den Berg, CEO of Van Amerongen.

The innovative ACR technology will be commercialized globally as an AgroFresh brand, and will undergo significant market validation in the upcoming 2014/2015 seasons.

For more information:
Yvonne Harz-Pitre
Agrofresh
Mobile : +33 6 75086597
Email: harz-pitre@agrofresh.com
or
Erwin Salomon
Van Amerongen
Mobile: +31 6 208483 24
Email: esalomon@van-amerongen.com