# Lemken acquires Steketee and Rumptstad

Lemken acquired Machinefabriek Steketee B.V., including its soil cultivation division Rumptstad, to expand its crop care product portfolio with mechanical weed control and camera-assisted technology. Steketee employs about 50 people in the Netherlands.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-09-25
- Where: Stad aan 't Haringvliet, Netherlands
- Status: announced
- Products: mechanical weed control implements, camera-assisted machine control
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Lemken](https://endata.com/companies/34508.md) (acquirer)
- [Machinefabriek Steketee](https://endata.com/companies/34509.md) (target)

## Sources

- [futurefarming.com](https://www.futurefarming.com/tech-in-focus/lemken-takes-over-rumptstad-and-steketee/), 2018-09-25: "The acceptance of chemical crop care agents is decreasing, both among farmers and within the broader society."

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