About Us
Sumitomo Biorational Company is a global center of excellence for biorational innovation. Established in 2026 with the unification of Valent BioSciences and MGK, we’ve combined decades of scientific expertise and world-class solutions to better serve growers, pest management professionals, commercial customers, and communities around the world. While our name and company structure have evolved, our commitment to delivering trusted, science-based biorational solutions and exceptional support remains stronger than ever.
Delivering Biorational Innovation
Through the power of fermentation and microbiology, Sumitomo Biorational Company develops biorational products that create value and solve problems for customers around the world.
Our best-in-class technology assessment, formulation expertise, development experience, manufacturing excellence, and product quality are trusted by our customers and industry peers alike.
Sumitomo Biorational Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., a global leader in developing creative solutions for health and crop sciences. For more than a century, Sumitomo Chemical has been at the cutting edge of solving problems that face our global community.
Our Facilities
Our research facilities include the Biorational Research Center in Libertyville, Illinois, and our Environmental Health Division (MGK) research and development center in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, where scientists and researchers advance new biorational technologies.
Our manufacturing facilities in Osage, Iowa; White City, Oregon; Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; and Chaska, Minnesota, bring these innovations to life by producing high-quality biorational solutions used around the world.
Together, these capabilities enable us to deliver trusted solutions for our customers and the communities we serve.
Our Solutions Create an Impact Around the World
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Corporate Social Value
Creating value beyond our products is central to who we are. As a global leader in biorational solutions, Sumitomo Biorational Company is committed to advancing sustainability while delivering meaningful corporate social value.
Our approach is grounded in Jiri-Rita Koushi-Ichinyo, a guiding principle of our parent company that reflects a simple but powerful belief: businesses should benefit society and the communities we serve, not just the company itself.
From innovation to manufacturing and community engagement, this mindset remains at the forefront of everything we do.
Frequently Asked Questions
The biorational product category includes a broad range of sustainable technologies derived from natural sources such as microbials and botanicals. Biorational solutions are most effective when applied within a targeted window of application, enhancing performance as part of an integrated solutions approach.
Sumitomo Biorational Company’s product portfolio includes:
- Pest control and crop protection products including bioinsecticides, bionematicides, biofungicides, and insect growth regulators
- Plant growth regulators
- Biostimulants
- Microbials that enhance soil health and carbon capture
Sumitomo Biorational Company, established in 2026, brings together the botanical innovation and expertise of MGK with the biorational research and global leadership of Valent BioSciences and its subsidiary, Mycorrhizal Applications. United by a single mission and a shared purpose, we are building on decades of scientific expertise and world-class solutions to feed the world, protect the environment, and strengthen communities for a more sustainable future.
Valent U.S.A. markets and sells a full portfolio of products in the U.S., Canada and Mexico agricultural markets, including Sumitomo Biorational’s crop protection, plant growth regulator, and botanical products.
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