The Company is recognized for its development of innovative infrastructure for the use of delivery technologies and formulations for crop protection substances that reduces ecological footprint.
ADAMA Ltd. (the “Company”) (SZSE 000553), was recognized recently for its outstanding environmental performance, winning the prestigious 2019 Israel Chemical Society award for the Green Chemical Industry.
The Israel Chemical Society awarded ADAMA, a world leader in crop protection solutions, for its development of innovative infrastructure for the use of delivery technologies and formulations for crop protection substances, which are expected to reduce their ecological footprint.
The Company was also recognized for its improvement of production processes, while mitigating the impact on the environment, through streamlining chemical reactions and separation processes, waste recycling and incineration, reuse of packaging materials, reduction of emissions and use of clean energy.
The main considerations in selecting the ICS Prize winners are excellence in manufacturing environmentally friendly products or products that are able to improve environmental quality; contribution to the reduction of industrial waste; contribution to reduced energy consumption; and a significant reduction in toxic or greenhouse gases.
ADAMA fully recognizes the importance of protecting the environment and invests considerable resources, efforts and attention in continually improving the safety of its facilities and protecting the environment.
About ADAMA
ADAMA Ltd. is one of the world’s leading crop protection companies. It strive to create Simplicity in Agriculture – offering farmers effective products and services that simplify their lives and help them grow. With one of the most comprehensive and diversified portfolios of differentiated, quality products, our more than 7,000-strong team reaches farmers in over 100 countries, providing them with solutions to control weeds, insects and disease, and improve their yields.
The Israel Chemical Society was established in 1933 as a not-for-profit organization that aspires to further research and development in the disciplines of chemistry, the chemical industry and the teaching of chemistry in Israel. Its diverse members include academic staff and students, industrial chemists, chemical engineers, chemistry teachers, and numerous chemists from all over the world.
