Press Release
Today, September 10, 2007, an agreement between Bayer CropScience and Thrakika Ekkokkistiria S.A was announced for the commencement of «FiberMax Certification» program for the running ginning cotton period.
This act is a continuation of the certification program in a region that traditionally produces qualitative cotton, where FiberMax varieties continuously increase their presence.
The «FiberMax Certification» program, as it is described in the booklets and in the website FiberMax.com.gr, is a world wide effort of Bayer CropScience for the recognition of qualitative cotton produced by the FiberMax varieties. Through the «FiberMax Certification» program, marketing and trading of Greek qualitative cotton is promoted and the presence of FiberMax varieties in the international market is enhanced.
Bayer CropScience, following the new era in the global cotton market map and contemplating the new challenges that all cotton chain stakeholders have to face (cotton producers, ginning enterprises, spinning mills, clothing industries) is aiming at the exploitation of new opportunities and business ways in favor of the interested parties in cotton production, through agricultural products marketing services.
Common aim of all interested parties in the « FiberMax Certification » program is the maximum satisfaction of market demands and, on the other hand, the creation of added value in the productive chain towards the distribution and promotion of branded and qualitative products, at the most demanding markets of European Union and Far East.
Practically, through the « FiberMax Certification» program, Greece, as a country with large cotton production, is being given the opportunity to get a new identity regarding the domestic quality cotton and to be re-established in the international market with greater negotiatory strength and capability, maximizing the benefits of the specific export activity.
The Company «THRAKIKA EKKOKKISTIRIA S.A. » was established in 1972 in Komotini and for many years was the unique ginning company in the East Macedonia and Thraki. Its name is linked with the cotton history in Thraki. Its close collaboration with farmers, the experience in the processing, storage and distribution of the product, have constituted the basic reasons for the fast region development in cotton crop. Paying special attention to the quality of their products and their client service, the company was established very soon in the area of spinning mills and obtained the reputation of reliable and consistent supplier not only in Greece, but also internationally. Its basic business policy is the persistence in quality, the protection of the environment and the inclination to innovation.
Bayer CropScience, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, is one of the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant biotechnology. The company offers an outstanding range of products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer CropScience has a global workforce of about 17.900 and is represented in more than 120 countries. Further information is available at: http://www.bayercropscience.com