# Sumitomo Chemical to buy Nufarm's South American operations for $650 million

Sumitomo Chemical will acquire the South American operations of Australian agrichemical maker Nufarm for approximately 70 billion yen ($650 million).

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-09-30
- Where: South America
- Value: $650.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: agrichemicals for soybeans
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Sumitomo Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/20503.md) (acquirer)
- [Nufarm](https://endata.com/companies/42401.md) (target)

## Sources

- [asia.nikkei.com](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/business-deals/trade-war-sparks-650m-sumitomo-chemical-deal-in-south-america), 2019-09-30: "Sumitomo Chemical will buy the South American operations of Australian agrichemical maker Nufarm for roughly 70 billion yen ($650 million)."

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