Nunhems, The
Netherlands
June 28, 2005
Nunhems, the vegetable seed
business of Bayer
CropScience has concentrated all worldwide activities under
one single name. In line with the global brand policy the name
of the holding company was changed from Nunza BV into Nunhems BV
as per June 2005, representing the final step in a renaming
process of several legal entities worldwide. The holding company
and local entities now all operate under the name of Nunhems.
“I am very
glad that we now can present ourselves with one face to the
customer. By choosing one name for our worldwide business, we
demonstrate our combined international expertise to remain a
leading and driving force in the world of vegetable seeds”, says
Douwe Ziip, CEO of Nunhems BV.
Nunhems is among the world’s four leading vegetable seed
companies and one of the most innovative seed companies in the
world with an extensive range of 28 species and hundreds of
varieties. The company, originally founded in the Netherlands,
has sites in North and South America, Asia and Europe as well as
in the Middle East. Nunhems is active in research, plant
breeding, production, processing and marketing and sales of
vegetable varieties and smart concepts for the professional
horticultural production and distribution business. The company
has a global workforce of 1,000 and is represented in more than
20 countries.
Bayer CropScience, a subsidiary of Bayer AG with annual sales of
about EUR 6 billion, is one of the world’s leading innovative
crop science companies in the areas of crop protection,
non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant biotechnology.
The company offers an outstanding range of products and
extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture and
for non-agricultural applications. Bayer CropScience has a
global workforce of about 19,000 and is represented in more than
120 countries. |
