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Who is eChem?

eChem (Australia) Pty Ltd is a manufacturing company that supplies a range of low cost, high quality crop protection chemicals through reseller businesses, to Australian cotton, grain and sugar cane growers.

eChem was started in 1999 by four private Australian cotton growers, a cotton agronomist, a reseller principal and a former multinational chemical company employee.

The company is wholly owned and operated by its original shareholders, who between them have spent over 250 years in agriculture.

Shareholders are directly involved in:

  • irrigated and broad acre cropping;
  • cattle breeding and feed lots;
  • retailing and distribution of crop protection products;
  • agronomic advising;
  • cotton ginning and
  • bulk storage of agricultural commodities.

The company is based in the Australian farming town of Moree, in north western New South Wales.

The aims of eChem.

When eChem started, the Australian crop protection market was undergoing considerable change. Many products were affected by patent expiry and as a result multi-national companies experienced declining profits.

Mergers of multi national companies dramatically reduced the number of competitors in the market. However declining profit margins made them lose interest in selling some of the generics that were essential to profitable farming.

eChem was established with three main aims:

  1. To provide farmers with quality products at fair prices by providing sustainable levels of competition.
  2. To ensure continued availability to farmers of generic products essential to profitable production.
  3. To lower the cost of doing business for resellers by providing a flexible, responsive and uncomplicated alternative to multi national manufacturers.

The eChem way of doing business.

eChem shareholders believe the key to business success is developing long term relationships with suppliers, resellers and farmers. These relationships develop best when business is mutually beneficial, simple and enjoyable.

The company's decision makers are not based in a capital city or foreign country, but in a rural area. They are in daily contact with resellers, other farmers and their agronomic advisors. This allows an uncommon understanding of the challenges of both farmers and resellers and enables flexible responses to their changing needs.

The simple objective of eChem is to be fair and flexible in all its business dealings.

eChem Product Stewardship.

eChem products are made from the best quality active ingredients.

eChem's suppliers in Australia and overseas also supply raw materials to multi national crop protection companies. Raw material suppliers are visited several times each year to monitor quality, and compliance to product standards.

Active ingredients are tested by two separate laboratories prior to formulation. Formulated products are quality assurance tested prior to release and as a final check, all batches are screened for 22 commonly available active ingredients to ensure that no accidental contamination has occurred at any stage of production.

To eChem's knowledge, this is not commonly done within the industry, even by multi national companies.

eChem sell the following products.

Insecticides:

  • Abamectin EC 18g/L abamectin
  • Alpha-Cyp 100 Duo 100g/L alpha cypermethrin
  • Amitraz 200 EC/ULV 200g/L amitraz

Defoliants:

  • Ethephon 720g/L ethephon
  • Thidiazuron 500 SC 500g/L thidiazuron
  • Thi-Ultra SC 120g/L thidiazuron 60g/L diuron

Plant Growth Regulators:

  • Mepiquat 38 38g/L mepiquat chloride

Herbicides:

  • Glyphosate 450 450g/L glyphosate
  • Metsulfuron-Methyl WG 600g/kg metsulfuron
  • Chlorsulfuron 750 WG 750g/kg chlorsulfuron
  • Staroxy 200 EC 200g/L fluroxypyr

Seed Treatments:

  • Genero 600 SC 600g/L imidacloprid

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