Globachem nv

Globachem nv is a Belgian family-owned crop protection company headquartered in Sint-Truiden. It was founded in 2000 by Koen Quaghebeur and Els Paesmans, who started the business from their own home. Roughly twenty-five years later, the company describes itself as an international family business with about 150 employees of some 20 nationalities and around 400 registered trade names in the global market. It maintains four offices worldwide, in Belgium, the United Kingdom, Brazil and China. Globachem's business is the development, registration and international marketing of crop protection products. Its portfolio spans herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, plant growth regulators, physical products and seed treatment products, covering crops such as cereals, corn, fruit, grapes, oilseed rape, potato, soybean, sugar beet, sunflower and vegetables. The company positions itself as a flexible and dynamic partner for growers, helping them keep crops healthy and optimise production while aiming for sufficient safe food and bio-based raw materials with the lowest possible ecological footprint. The company emphasises thoroughness, reliability, flexibility and employee passion as the basis of its success. It invests in product research and development and focuses on optimising its international network, inventory and delivery so it can respond to fluctuating demand. Its stated mission is to contribute to food security for a growing global population. Globachem has also pursued partnerships and external recognition. It announced a joint venture with Corteva, received the Best Managed Companies label for the first time, and celebrated its 25th anniversary with an international family day. The company remains 100% family owned.

Globachem was founded in 2000 by Koen Quaghebeur and Els Paesmans, who started the company from their own home. From these beginnings it grew into an international family business headquartered in Sint-Truiden, Belgium. The company's core activity became the development, registration and international marketing of crop protection products, including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, plant growth regulators, physical products and seed treatment products. Over roughly a quarter of a century, Globachem expanded its international footprint. It now operates four offices worldwide, in Belgium, the United Kingdom, Brazil and China, and reports about 150 employees of some 20 nationalities. It has built a portfolio of around 400 registered trade names in the global market. The company invests in product research and development and emphasises flexibility, reliability and thoroughness as core values, allowing it to respond to fluctuating demand through its international network, inventory and delivery. In 2026 Globachem marked several milestones. In May it celebrated its 25th anniversary with an international family day. In June it received the Best Managed Companies label for the first time. In September it announced the establishment of a joint venture with Corteva. The company remains 100% family owned.

• 2026

  Celebrates 25th anniversary with an international family day.

• 2026

  Receives Best Managed Companies label for the first time.

• 2026

  Announces joint venture with Corteva.

• 2000

  Globachem founded by Koen Quaghebeur and Els Paesmans from their own home.

Flexible, dynamic, family-owned international partner in crop protection, focused on sustainable food security and reliable supply.

• Herbicides

  Weed control products including a new key herbicide in winter cereals and a unique soil residual herbicide in cereals, potato and sunflower.

• Fungicides

  Disease control products for various crops.

• Insecticides

  Includes a broad-spectrum insecticide of natural origin effective against sucking and chewing insects in several arable crops.

• Plant growth regulators

  Products to regulate plant growth.

• Physical products

  Non-chemical crop protection products.

• Seed treatment products

  Products for treating seeds.

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