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AgroFresh History
8
Backed by USDA,
discovery of the
original 1-MCP at
North Carolina
State University,
first use patent
filed
1994
1999
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e
2002
First registration for
SmartFresh ™
technology is
granted in Chile
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US registration is
granted in July for
SmartFresh, and
commercial launch
in the US on apples
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2006
2003
AgroFresh is formed
Rohm and Haas
acquires 1-MCP
technology
·
Commercial
launches in China
and Korea
2005
SmartFresh
provisional
registration is
approved in the
UK, followed by
the first launch in
several European
countries, South
Africa, and New
Zealand
AgroFresh buys
Floralife, gaining
full, exclusive
rights to 1-MCP
technology
2007
European Union
approves
SmartFresh
technology
registration
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2008
Dow completes
acquisition and
merger of Rohm and
Haas Company
AgroFresh operates
as a fully owned
subsidiary of The
Dow Chemical
Company and a
global business unit
of Dow AgroSciences
LLC
2009
US Environmental
Protection Agency
approves first pre-
harvest use
registration
2013
2014
Limited US
commercial
launch for
Harvista ™M
5
Dow decides
to pursue
strategic
alternatives
for
AgroFresh
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