PT Monagro Kimia ready to face the global era
PT Monagro Kimia ready to face the global era
Established in 1988, PT. Monagro Kimia is a joint-venture
private company in Indonesia and a subsidiary of the Monsanto
company in the U.S. Established in 1906 as a life sciences
company, Monsanto is committed to finding solutions the world's
needs for food and health by sharing common forms of science and
technology among agriculture, nutrition and health.
In Indonesia, PT. Monagro Kimia is a market leader in
agriculture herbicides, which are produced at its factory in
Tangerang.
Among its line of herbicides is Roundup (R), a water-soluble
liquid formulation of isopropylamine salt and N (phosphonomethyl)
glycerine, a systemic herbicide that has a very low toxicity and
does not persist in the soil; and Spark (R) and Polaris (R), both
similar to Roundup but improved sophisticated formulations with
faster action in order to eradicate weeds.
Roundup, Spark and Polaris are trademarks of Monsanto, U.S.
These products are extensively used on plantation crops as well
as by smallholder farmers in order to prepare the land before
planting.
These products are produced in Indonesia under direct
supervision of the Monsanto company in order to have as equally
high a quality as the product produced in the U.S. or other
countries.
"In 1998, PT. Monagro's sales decreased about 20 percent but
this year, sales seem to be growing strongly," said Hans Bijlmer,
President Director of PT Monagro Kimia. He added that Indonesia
should focus on improvement of its agricultural sector by
embracing new technologies, which will increase agricultural
production and promote not only sufficiency but also exports of
agricultural commodities.
Improved formulations and good services at competitive prices
make satisfied customers, which is one of the reasons why
Monagro's products perform best in the market.
As for the free market in the globalization era, PT Monagro
Kimia is ready to face competition with continuous product
innovation in the areas of chemistry, formulation, technology and
packaging. As well as by successfully obtaining quality and
environmental assurances such as ISO 9002 and ISO 14001
certification.