About Us
Philagro South Africa:
Products that work from people who care
Philagro South Africa was established in 1998 when Sumitomo Chemical Company, Japan, expressed the wish to open an office in South Africa to support their product range. Thus, the company was established with Mr John Mansfield as the first managing director. Although Philagro was a new company, most of the products on offer were already very well-known in the agricultural market, such as Nemesis®, Meothrin®, Sumisclex®, Rizolex® and a few others.
In 2000, Sumitomo Chemical Company purchased the agricultural facilities of the pharmaceutical giant Abbott Laboratories, in the USA, and Valent Biosciences came into being. The products produced by Abbott, such as DiPel®, ProGibb® and Promalin® amongst others, as well as the local Abbott staff in South Africa joined Philagro.
With a sound commitment towards sustainable food production in agriculture, Philagro is excited to continuously expand on their biological portfolio. Mycorrhizal Applications that are based in the USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Valent BioSciences and are considered a global leader in the development and manufacture of high-quality mycorrhizal products such as EndoMaxx®.
Philagro is also developing and distributing products from AlzChem in Germany, Aquamarine in the UK and Sumitomo Corporation from Japan.
Philagro has been involved in the distribution of protein supplementary poultry feed produced by Sumitomo Chemical Company since 2005, and as recently as 2019 we were asked to market the GAA from AlzChem in this market as well.
We believe in the continual research and development of new and existing products, as well as in the registration of new active ingredients. This is what will keep agriculture sustainable in Southern Africa.
In addition, we believe that our highly skilled technical field staff, who are backed by competent management, administration, and logistic departments, are the essence of obtaining success as an input provider in agriculture.
This statement is echoed in our vision:
Adding value to agriculture by providing quality products, innovative sustainable solutions, and exceptional service throughout Southern Africa.
Our company slogan is what we truly believe in:
Products that work from people who care.
We trust that you will find the information available on our website and our app useful, and we welcome feedback and comments.
Our Team
Managing Director
Finance and Administration
Ruan van Burick
Chief financial officer
ruan.vanburick@philagro.co.za
082-850-1918
Lizette Alberts
Financial Accountant and Credit Controller
lizette.alberts@philagro.co.za
082-337-2967
Jacques Snyman
Logistics and Operations
jacques.snyman@philagro.co.za
076-542-0050
Tiyani Masungwini
Head: Supply Chain – Crop Protection
tiyani.masungwini@philagro.co.za
072-382-1604
Johan Bekker
Jeanne Oosthuizen
Office Administrator: Somerset West
jeanne.oosthuizen@philagro.co.za
082-375-3751
Jackie Malga
Office Administrator: Pretoria
jackie.malga@philagro.co.za
082-877-3356
Commercial and Marketing Managers
Jaco Marais
Northern Region
jaco.marais@philagro.co.za
072-390-3547
Tarina du Toit
Southern Region
tarina.dutoit@philagro.co.za
084-792-4262
Research and development/Regulatory
Albert de Klerk
Head: Registration and Development
albert.deklerk@philagro.co.za
082-550-1687
Clement Malan
Regulatory Officer
clement.malan@philagro.co.za
073-771-5447
Shantale Groenewald
Product managers
Bennie Buys
Row Crops and Herbicides – Product Manager
bennie.buys@philagro.co.za
082-809-5447
Jean Fourie
jean.fourie@philagro.co.za
082-442-4726
Aldo Horne
Citrus-Product Manager
aldo.horne@philagro.co.za
073-820-1930
Paul Lombard
Manager: Somerset West office & Product Manager
paul.lombard@philagro.co.za
082-573-4450
Natalie Steyn
Pome and Stone Fruit – Product Manager
natalie.steyn@philagro.co.za
082-456-6285
Junré Marais
Citrus – Product Manager
junre.marais@philagro.co.za
072-905-1722
Werner Truter
Pome and Stone Fruit – Product Manager
werner.truter@philagro.co.za
083-382-1590
Willem vd Pypekamp
Tarina du Toit
Table Grapes and Vegetables – Product Manager
tarina.dutoit@philagro.co.za
084-792-4262
Jaco Marais
Row Crops and Vegetables – Product Manager
jaco.marais@philagro.co.za
072-390-3547
Johan Marais
Row Crops and Vegetables – Biorational Products – Product Manager
johan.marais@philagro.co.za
082-850-6655
Office – 012 348 8808

Animal Nutrition division
Africa
Our Team
Managing Director
Schalk Reynolds
Managing Director
schalk.reynolds@philagro.co.za
082-315-3218
Finance and Administration
Ruan van Burick
Chief financial officer
ruan.vanburick@philagro.co.za
082-850-1918
Lizette Alberts
Financial Accountant and Credit Controller
lizette.alberts@philagro.co.za
082-337-2967
Jacques Snyman
Logistics and Operations
jacques.snyman@philagro.co.za
076-542-0050
Tiyani Masungwini
Head: Supply Chain – Crop Protection
tiyani.masungwini@philagro.co.za
072-382-1604
Johan Bekker
Financial Controller
johan.bekker@philagro.co.za
083-226-0891
Jeanne Oosthuizen
Office Administrator: Somerset West
jeanne.oosthuizen@philagro.co.za
082-375-3751
Jackie Malga
Office Administrator: Pretoria
jackie.malga@philagro.co.za
082-877-3356
Commercial and Marketing Managers
Jaco Marais
Northern Region
jaco.marais@philagro.co.za
072-390-3547
Tarina du Toit
Southern Region
tarina.dutoit@philagro.co.za
084-792-4262
Research & development-/Regulatory
Albert de Klerk
Head: Registration and Development
albert.deklerk@philagro.co.za
082-550-1687
Shantale Groenewald
Clement Malan
Regulatory Officer
clement.malan@philagro.co.za
073-771-5447
Product managers
Bennie Buys
Row Crops and Herbicides – Product Manager
bennie.buys@philagro.co.za
082-809-5447
Jean Fourie
jean.fourie@philagro.co.za
082-442-4726
Aldo Horne
Citrus-Product Manager
aldo.horne@philagro.co.za@philagro.co.za
073-820-1930
Jaco Marais
Row Crops and Vegetables – Product Manager
jaco.marais@philagro.co.za
072-390-3547
Natalie Steyn
Pome and Stone Fruit – Product Manager
natalie.steyn@philagro.co.za
082-456-6285
Paul Lombard
Manager: Somerset West office & Product Manager
paul.lombard@philagro.co.za
082-573-4450
Werner Truter
Pome and Stone Fruit – Product Manager
werner.truter@philagro.co.za
083-382-1590
Willem vd Pypekamp
Tarina du Toit
Table Grapes and Vegetables – Product Manager
tarina.dutoit@philagro.co.za
084-792-4262
Junré Marais
Citrus – Product Manager
junre.marais@philagro.co.za
072-905-1722
Johan Marais
Row Crops and Vegetables – Biorational Products – Product Manager
johan.marais@philagro.co.za
082-850-6655
Office – 012 348 8808

Animal Nutrition division
Khail Kotzenberg
Product Manager
khail.kotzenberg@philagro.co.za
083 645 9499
Africa
Bennie Buys
Head of Southern African countries
bennie.buys@philagro.co.za
082-809-5447
Company Structure
Mother brand
Sumitomo Chemical Company sub-divisions
Philagro SA and Southern Africa distributor

Principal Products
Third Party Products
Company Structure
Mother brand
Sumitomo Chemical Company sub-divisions
Philagro SA and Southern Africa distributor


Principal Products
Third Party Products
Official Philagro South Africa product and services mobile application.