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Novonesis was formed in 2024 through the merger of Novozymes and Chr. Hansen. Following the merger, the company became the world leader in industrial enzymes and microbial solutions, with a nearly 50% market share in both. The firm supplies a wide range of industry groups: household care, food and beverages, bioenergy, agriculture and feed, technical and pharmaceuticals. Its biological solutions create value for its customers by improving yield efficiency and performance, while saving energy and generating less waste. The company is headquartered in Denmark, employs more than 11,000 people, and works across more than 30 research and development and application centers and 23 manufacturing sites.

CF Industries is a leading producer and distributor of nitrogen, which is primarily used in fertilizers. The company operates nitrogen manufacturing plants primarily in North America. CF also produces nitrogen in the United Kingdom and holds a joint venture interest in a nitrogen production facility in Trinidad and Tobago. CF makes nitrogen primarily using low-cost US natural gas as its feedstock, making the company one of the lowest-cost nitrogen producers globally. It is also investing in carbon-free blue and green ammonia, which can be used as an alternative fuel to hydrogen or as a means to transport hydrogen.

Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co Ltd operates in the dry inland Qarhan Salt Lake in Qinghai province. It is engaged in salt lake resource extraction and potash production. The company is engaged in the manufacture of chemical raw materials and chemical products. The company's main products include potassium chloride and lithium carbonate.

Industries Qatar QSC, along with its subsidiaries, operates in the following reportable segments: Petrochemicals, Fertilisers, and Steel. Maximum revenue is generated from the Fertilisers segment, which produces and sells urea, ammonia, and other by-products. The Petrochemicals segment produces and sells ethylene, polyethylene, MTBE, methanol, and other petrochemical products; and the Steel segment produces and sells steel pellets, bars, billets, and others.

SABIC Agri-Nutrient Co is engaged in the production, conversion, manufacturing, and trade of agri-nutrients and chemical products. Also, the Company is engaged in the marketing of agri-nutrient products of all types inside and outside KSA. The Group is organised into two segments; The Agri-Nutrients and The Petrochemicals. The majority of revenue is derived from the Agri-Nutrients segment.

Tongwei is the world's largest polysilicon producer and a leading solar cell and module supplier. The solar business contributed more than 60% of revenue in 2024. In addition, Tongwei runs a feed and food business, which made up 35% of revenue in 2024.

Fertiglobe PLC is engaged in the production of urea, ammonia, and other gas-based fertilizers for export and distribution. The company's portfolio of products comprises ammonia, urea for agricultural and industrial customers, and DEF, which is also known as AdBlue in Europe and marketed as AdGreen by FERTIL, for industrial customers. The company operates in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Middle East, Asia and Oceania. Majority of revenue is from Europe.

Farmers Business Network is a San Carlos-headquartered agricultural technology platform that equips farmers in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina with data-driven tools for crop management. It offers e-commerce for farm inputs like seeds and fertilizers, agronomic insights from satellite imagery and soil sensors, crop marketing services, and insurance products. The farmer-to-farmer network fosters peer benchmarking on yields and costs. FBN Finance provides direct lending for equipment and inputs, while its marketplace connects producers to buyers for grains and oilseeds.

Shiji Biotechnology is a Beijing-headquartered developer of genetic technologies for swine breeding. The company engineers pig breeds resistant to diseases like African swine fever using CRISPR gene editing. Shiji offers breeding stock, semen, and consulting services to large-scale farms across China. Established in 2016, it collaborates with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences on porcine genomics research.

Bowery Farming is a New York City-based vertical farming company founded in 2015 that operates indoor facilities in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Kentucky. The company grows pesticide-free leafy greens, herbs, strawberries, and microgreens using its proprietary BoweryOS platform, which integrates computer vision, automation, and machine learning for continuous plant monitoring. These farms achieve 95 percent less water usage and over 100 times the productivity per square foot compared to traditional field farming. Bowery produce reaches consumers through Whole Foods Market locations across the Northeast, select Foragers Market stores in the New York area, and menus at Tom Colicchio's Craft and Fowler & Wells restaurants in Manhattan.

Apeel Sciences is a Santa Barbara-based agtech company producing plant-derived coatings that extend shelf life for avocados, apples, mangos, cucumbers, and citrus fruits. The edible barriers reduce water loss and oxidation, enabling longer supply chains without refrigeration for growers in the United States, Mexico, and Europe.

Halter is a New Zealand-based agtech company producing solar-powered GPS collars for cattle and sheep. The virtual fencing system delivers audio cues and mild pulses to contain livestock within pastures while tracking health metrics and water usage via cloud dashboard. Deployed on over one million animals, Halter serves dairy and beef farmers in Australia and North America.

Distynct is an AgTech company delivering precision livestock farming solutions for remote monitoring of swine production facilities. The platform provides real-time data on animal health and facility conditions. Ames-based in Iowa, Distynct targets U.S. pork producers with sensor-based technologies.

Niqo Robotics is a Wageningen-headquartered developer of autonomous agricultural robots equipped with AI-driven computer vision. Its precision sprayers identify and treat weeds selectively, slashing weeding expenses for farmers cultivating row crops like potatoes and sugar beets. The Dutch firm combines robotics hardware with machine learning software to enable efficient, eco-friendly field operations across Europe.

Biobest is a Belgium-headquartered supplier of biological crop protection and pollination systems. Based in Westerlo, it offers bumblebees for pollination, beneficial insects and mites like Phytoseiulus persimilis, nematodes, biopesticides, sticky traps, and pheromone lures to growers internationally.

eFishery is a Jakarta-based aquaculture technology provider founded in 2013 that equips fish and shrimp farmers with smart feeding systems, IoT sensors, and cloud-based analytics platforms. Its eFeeder devices automate feeding schedules across Indonesia, Vietnam, and India, serving more than 100,000 ponds. The company achieved unicorn status in 2023 after raising $137 million in Series D funding from investors including SoftBank. eFishery delivers financing, insurance, and supply chain services through its full-stack ecosystem, enhancing yields by up to 30 percent while minimizing feed waste in Southeast Asia's $20 billion aquaculture market.

Nxin is a Beijing-based agricultural technology company that operates a rural financial platform connecting farmers with credit and digital services. It provides supply chain financing, crop insurance, and e-commerce for inputs like seeds and fertilizers via its app serving 10 million users in China. Established in 2013, Nxin partners with Agricultural Bank of China and processes ¥50 billion in annual transactions, promoting IoT sensors for precision farming in provinces including Henan and Shandong.

GE Vernova is a global leader in the electric power industry, with products and services that generate, transfer, convert, and store electricity. The company has three business segments: power, wind, and electrification. Power includes gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, and steam technologies, providing dispatchable power. The wind segment includes wind generation technologies, including onshore and offshore wind turbines and blades. Electrification includes grid solutions, power conversion, electrification software, and solar and storage solutions technologies required for the transmission, distribution, conversion, and storage of electricity from the point of generation to the point of consumption.