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London, UK, 19 May, 2008 – Rotam Europe Ltd became the newest name in agrochemical
manufacturing and supply following the company’s UK and European launch today, at The Farmers
Club, London.  A Canadian-owned, multinational company, with operations in 54 countries and an
annual turnover exceeding $750 million, Rotam has an extensive range of crop protection products
providing all-round cost-effective solutions for farmers and distribution partners.

Speaking at the launch, newly appointed Regional Manager for the UK and Northern Europe Graham Dickinson said that the company provided its own integrated agrochemical product manufacturing, independent product registration, R&D and technical support for the crop protection industry, on a worldwide basis.  “Rotam is a new name in both Europe and the UK, but a business that is very strong and well established in other parts of the world,” he said.

“Our aim is to develop our products in the European crop protection market and, with key distribution partners, optimise business opportunities by offering a complete package of products for growers.”

Mr. Dickinson explained that Rotam had already achieved registration in the UK for its sulfonylurea
product Deft (metsulfuron-methyl), a contact and residual herbicide for spring weed control in
cereals.  Commercially available for spring 2009, the company is currently doing further work to
enable sequencing and mixing with other sulfonylureas, he said.

Other new products and formulations being developed were based on active ingredients
metsulfuron-methyl + thifensulfuron-methyl, triazole fungicide tebuconazole, insecticide abamectin,
and nicosulfuron, a sulfonylurea herbicide for maize.

“All these are in the registration process in the UK and Europe and will form the basis of our UK and
Northern European portfolio of products for spring ’09,” said Mr Dickinson.

He added that Europe was the last piece of the jigsaw in terms of the company’s global product
development.  Registration of products here, he said is a more complex and somewhat slow
process compared with other areas of the world.  “In recent years we have invested over €8 million
in product registration for the EU alone, which will independently deliver new formulations targeted
to specific crops, pests and application systems,” concluded Mr. Dickinson.

Rotam Europe Ltd., which has responsibility for the development of Rotam’s portfolio of crop
protection products in the UK and Northern Europe, is based in Lincolnshire, UK.

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