De Sangosse acquires Fine Holdings and its wholly-owned subsidiaries

The DE SANGOSSE group recently announced the acquisition of Fine Holdings Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Fine Agrochemicals Limited and Fine Americas Inc, strengthening its strategy of international development.

Fine is a global market leader specialising in the development and marketing of plant growth regulators (PGRs) targeted primarily in the niche fruit and ornamental sectors. The acquisition represents a new strategic core business area for DE SANGOSSE.

“This acquisition strengthens our leading position in specialty markets at the world level " specifies Nicolas Fillon, CEO of the DE SANGOSSE group who adds " Fine, with its 150 registrations and its presence in more than 40 countries will allow us to accelerate the international development of the group’s business. "

From Fine’s perspective, the group will benefit from the additional resources of DE SANGOSSE to pursue and increase the pace of new product development, support its brands and strengthen its partnerships in the numerous countries where it is present.

For Fine, Julian Ward - Managing Director, "the purchase of Fine by DE SANGOSSE is an opportunity to strengthen and accelerate the development of our new projects and benefit from DE SANGOSSE’s resources. We do indeed share the same philosophy, the selective approach to the markets and the integration of the product development chain including research, formulation, registration and marketing."

In a growing global crop protection world market, the obvious synergies of this acquisition are consistent with the ambitions of the group DE SANGOSSE.