Biorational Crop Protection Players Consolidate Under New Sumitomo Biorational Company
October 22, 2025 Valent BioSciences LLC, MGK, and Valent North America LLC have announced they will consolidate under a new unified organization named Sumitomo Biorational Company LLC (SBC), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd (SCC) in April 2026.
Based in Libertyville, IL, the integrated organization will serve as SCC’s Global Center of Excellence for Biorational Innovation, designed to accelerate the company’s industry-leading capabilities in providing integrated, sustainable biorational solutions derived from natural sources such as microbials and botanicals.
Valent U.S.A. LLC will continue to operate separately, maintaining its focus on regional sales and marketing across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
The new company will be led by Dr. Shinsuke Shojima, who has been appointed President and CEO. With more than 35 years of experience in a variety of senior executive roles across the Sumitomo Chemical Group, Shojima will manage the global agricultural and environmental health practices for biorational technologies.
“Valent BioSciences has a long and successful history of pioneering biorational technologies,” says Salman Mir, President and CEO of Valent BioSciences. “With SBC, we build on that foundation by creating a Global Center of Excellence that accelerates the next wave of sustainable innovation for customers worldwide.”
For more details about the components of Sumitomo Biorational Company, visit valentbiosciences.com.