Rainbow invests in US

Rainbow North America, the US subsidiary of a Chinese crop protection firm, has established a ‘partner production centre’ at Champaign, Illinois, in the heart of the Midwestern agricultural sector. This will begin with a renovation and construction activities on a 12-hectare campus and will continue with multi-phase expansion. Production operations will be in place to support the 2026 growing season. 

Rainbow said that the centre “will be purpose-built to meet the evolving needs of North American crop protection brands, incorporating optionality at every level to ensure efficient management of working capital”. Key capabilities will include:

• Diverse import routes to optimise supply chain logistics
• Multiple tech-enabled production lines for herbicide formulations
• Comprehensive packaging options, including bulk

This expansion follows a series of major investments in North America over the past year, including the acquisition and expansion of a high-capacity herbicide formulation centre in Houston, the establishment of a North American business team, and a growing portfolio of US and Canadian product registrations.