Robinson Brothers recently attended the UK AG Chem Supply Chain Mission, as part of a group of thirteen UK-based chemical suppliers, organised by the Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) and UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). Managing Director, Adrian Hanrahan, took this opportunity to visit innovative agrochemical manufacturers in the USA to discuss Robinson Brothers' offerings and exporting channels in North America.

This initiative, led by Dr Tony W. Bastock, was created to enable the UK's trade business to achieve an ambitious target of £1 trillion in UK export by 2020 through building stronger working relationships and creating exporting opportunities with chemical manufacturers in the USA.

This fortnight visit included several introductory meetings with the following organisations: Dow Agrosciences, Bayer CropScience, FMC Corporation and DuPont Crop Protection. Robinson Brothers have a long standing history of producing chemical intermediates used as building blocks in the manufacture of agrochemicals. Thus, this trade mission was a valuable opportunity to discuss supply chain and UK-trade relationships within the agrochemical sector.

"This trade mission was very worthwhile for our company opening a number of new channels into the North American market" according to Adrian Hanrahan - Managing Director of Robinson Brothers Limited.The UK AG Chem Supply Chain Mission also included a two day visit to the annual Speciality & Agro Chemicals America 2015. Held in Charleston, known for its history and distinguished architecture, this industry event focused on the chemicals and technologies utilized within the agrochemical and specialty chemical manufacturing markets. Robinson Brothers are regular exhibitors at this leading event which offers a great networking platform for key professionals from across the world.

The trade mission concluded with discussions on TTIP held at the British Embassy in Washington DC, the Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) - a free trade agreement between the EU and USA. TTIP has currently been proposed to allow the EU to strengthen supply chain and exporting routes into America.

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Robinson Brothers is an award-winning manufacturer of speciality organic chemicals, based in the West Midlands UK. Holding a strong expertise in Hydrogenation, Thiolation, Amination and Dehydrogenation, we have become a reliable supplier to many industries, such as: pharmaceutical, agrochemical, rubber, polymer and oil & gas.

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