INCOTEC
America do Sul Ltda., the newest INCOTEC facility, was
inaugurated on January 28 in Holambra, Brazil.
The ceremony was
attended by Mr. Antonio Marino Brandão de
Alemeida, Mayor of the Municipality of
Holambra, Alejandro Rodriguez-Graue (President,
Seminis Vegetable Seeds), Jan Willem Breukink (General
Manager, Incotec Worldwide), Henk Satter (General
Manager, Incotec Brasil), and more than 150
distinguished guests, including many INCOTEC
customers.
INCOTEC
had started exploring the South American markets in
the mid-eighties with trials organised together with
the Christians Family, today known as NIKITA Seeds
& Plants, located in Holambra Brazil. In the early
nineties, these trials resulted in commercial
productions for Brazil, and later also for Chile and
Argentina. The market for lettuce and tobacco grew
rapidly in the following years and the volumes to be
shipped from Brazil to Holland and vice versa
increased significantly.
As a result, Incotec
had to make a decision on whether to continue
production from Holland or to invest in new facilities in South America. Our customers'
increasing
concerns about the complex shipping procedures, long
waiting times at customs, and - last but not least -
delivery time, made our decision easier: Incotec had
to start a new operation in South America.
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