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FERTILIZER

HELM ENTERS INTO AN EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT WITH

ACF MINERA OF CHILE A JOINT VENTURE FOR THE

PRODUCTION OF POTASSIUM NITRATE

HELM AG entered into an agreement HELM will invest in a production been producing potassium nitrate, so-
to establish a joint venture with ACF Min- joint venture while obtaining exclusive dium nitrate, iodine for the internation-
era for the production and marketing of worldwide rights for the distribution al markets. “The partnership with HELM
potassium nitrate and other products. of 120,000 metric tons of potassium ni- will increase our ability to compete and
The agreed cooperation marks the entry trate. As part of the agreement, ACF will effectively reach many more markets,”
for HELM into the potassium nitrate mar- expand its production capabilities by says ACF Minera’s CEO, Carlos de Urruti-
ket globally and gives ACF the ability to increasing the volume for potassium ni- coechea, “we look forward to combining
expand its production and consolidate trate at its mines located in the Atacama ACF’s production expertise with HELM’s
its position as a producer of iodine and Desert, Chile by another 90,000 metric marketing reach and competence”.
sodium nitrate, and potassium nitrate as tons. HELM will utilize it’s established The execution of definitive agreements
well as molten salts. and growing global retailer fertilizer and the establishment of a joint venture
network to distribute potassium nitrate company are expected to be completed
primarily targeting the high-value crop within Q3, 2020.
segments.
“This is a landmark agreement for
us, as we aim to develop our specialty
fertilizer product line,” says HELM’s Ex-
ecutive Director Olivier Saulnier, “we
look forward to partner with our retail
customers to provide the market with a
high-quality specialty product”.
ACF Minera, a private company of
Chile, was established in 1985 and has
Circle 20 on enquiry card

ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES RECEIVES FOUNDATIONAL PATENTS

FOR NON-GMO HERBICIDE TOLERANT WHEAT TRAITS

— Company Receives Patent Approval Shultz, Ph.D., chief technology officer Arcadia is currently soliciting poten-
from Australia and Notice of Allowance at Arcadia Biosciences. “With addition- tial licensing partners for its herbicide
from the U.S. — al research, this technology could also tolerant wheat technology. “This tech-
DAVIS, Calif. (June 18, 2020) – HYPER- open the door to development of a high- nology can be an important tool in the
LINK “https://arcadiabio.com/” Arca- ly efficient hybrid wheat production sys- hybrid breeding toolkit for the right
dia Biosciences, Inc.® (Nasdaq: RKDA), tem, which would transform the wheat wheat innovator” added Sarah Reiter,
a leader in science-based approaches industry.” chief commercial officer at Arcadia.
to enhancing the quality and nutrition- Circle 21 on enquiry card
al value of crops and food ingredients,
today announced the Australia Pat-
ent Office has granted the company
a foundational patent covering herbi-
cide tolerance in wheat. Patent Number
2016288257 grants intellectual property
protection for mutations to the wheat ge-
nome to make it herbicide tolerant. The
company also received a U.S. Notice of
Allowance 15/740,876 from the U.S. Pat-
ent and Trademark Office for the same
technology. Australia and the United
States are the first major wheat-produc-
ing countries to approve the patents,
with additional patents pending in other
key wheat markets.
“This technology will serve as the
foundation for future innovation in her-
bicide tolerance in wheat,” said Randy

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