MMAG Co., Ltd.

MMAG Co., Ltd. was a Japanese agrochemical manufacturer headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo. It was established in September 2021 as a subsidiary of Meiji Seika Pharma, created specifically to receive Meiji Seika Pharma's agrochemical business via an absorption-type company split. On January 4, 2022, the agrochemical business was transferred to MMAG, and simultaneously all shares of MMAG were sold to Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. for approximately 42.2 billion yen. This transaction made MMAG a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui Chemicals Agro, and its headquarters were located in the same Nihonbashi Dia Building as its parent. Following the acquisition, some products continued to use the Meiji brand. In January 2023, Mitsui Chemicals Agro announced a group reorganization: on March 31, 2023, Mitsui Chemicals Agro changed its name to Mitsui Chemicals Crop & Life Solutions Co., Ltd., and on the same date, MMAG was absorbed and merged into it, resulting in MMAG's dissolution. Its subsidiary MM Agro Chemical was also merged into MC Crop & Life Kasei on April 1, 2023. MMAG's product portfolio included the fungicide Oryzemate, the herbicide Zaxa liquid formulation, fungicides such as Agrept, Manage, Copper Stomy WP, Materina WP, and Kapper Shin WP, and plant growth regulators such as Gibberellin Meiji and Jasmonate liquid. The company operated in Japan and South Korea through its subsidiary MM Agro Korea.

MMAG Co., Ltd. was established in September 2021 as a subsidiary of Meiji Seika Pharma. On September 10, 2021, Meiji Holdings and Mitsui Chemicals Agro announced that Meiji Seika Pharma's agrochemical business would be transferred to MMAG via an absorption-type company split effective January 4, 2022, and that all shares of MMAG would be sold to Mitsui Chemicals Agro on the same date. On December 27, 2021, Meiji Holdings announced the sale price of MMAG shares at 42.2 billion yen. The transfer was completed as planned on January 4, 2022: the agrochemical business was absorbed by MMAG, and MMAG shares, along with shares of its subsidiaries Meiji Agro Chemical (renamed MM Agro Chemical on the same date) and Meiji Pharma Korea (renamed MM Agro Korea on the same date), were transferred to Mitsui Chemicals Agro. MMAG's headquarters were placed in the same Nihonbashi Dia Building as Mitsui Chemicals Agro. After the transfer, some products continued to use the Meiji brand. On January 24, 2023, Mitsui Chemicals Agro announced a group reorganization: Mitsui Chemicals Agro would change its name to Mitsui Chemicals Crop & Life Solutions Co., Ltd. effective March 31, 2023; Mitsui Chemicals Crop & Life Solutions would absorb and merge MMAG on the same date; and Utsunomiya Kasei Kogyo (renamed MC Crop & Life Kasei Co., Ltd. on April 1, 2023) would absorb and merge MMAG's subsidiary MM Agro Chemical. On March 31, 2023, MMAG was absorbed and merged into Mitsui Chemicals Crop & Life Solutions and dissolved. Its subsidiary MM Agro Chemical was also merged into MC Crop & Life Kasei and dissolved on April 1, 2023.

• Established as a subsidiary of Meiji Seika Pharma.

• Absorbed Meiji Seika Pharma's agrochemical business and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui Chemicals Agro.

• Mitsui Chemicals Agro announced group reorganization including MMAG's absorption.

• Absorbed and merged into Mitsui Chemicals Crop & Life Solutions; MMAG dissolved.

A research-and-development-oriented agrochemical company within the Mitsui Chemicals Group, contributing to food safety and quality of life.

• Oryzemate

• Zaxa liquid formulation

• Agrept

• Manage

• Copper Stomy WP

• Materina WP

• Kapper Shin WP

• Gibberellin Meiji

• Jasmonate liquid

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