SunGro Horticulture acquires Pelemix Americas operations
by CM Staff
It will also integrate the Pelemix U.S. and Canadian operations into SunGro's existing organizational structure in both countries.
TORONTO — SunGro Horticulture has finalized a deal to acquire Pelemix Mexico and Pelemix U.S.
The company also announced that it has tapped SunGro’s export sales vice president, Kirk Johanson, to lead the Pelemix Mexico, Central and South America, and Caribbean businesses.
The company will continue to manage the Mexican operations from their existing offices in Guadalajara, Mexico. It will also integrate the Pelemix U.S. and Canadian operations into SunGro’s existing organizational structure in both countries.
The horticultural organization says it will continue to work collaboratively with Pelemix to leverage its global operations and source coir and finished products from the Pelemix facilities in Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.
Pelemix coir is reportedly used worldwide as a growing media for hydroponic crops, plant propagation, fruit and vegetable production, potted plant and bedding plant production. The company anticipates that the merger of Pelemix U.S. and Mexican businesses with Sun Gro will strengthen both product portfolios and enable customers to have a single source for all their Coir and Peat needs.
“Customers in the Americas will have the ease of doing business with one company from start to finish for all their coconut coir and peat-based professional growing media needs. Our grower specialists can provide growers with industry leading technical expertise to help optimize crop production with peat and coir-based mixes,” said Sun Gro marketing director Bruce Adams, in a statement.
