Sacom SPA, Leader in the Italian Green Biotechnology Fertilizer Industry, Enters the VedoGreen Financial Network

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Sep 26, 2013, 08:30 ET

MILAN, Sept. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  Sacom SPA, a company listed on the AIM market of the Italian Stock Exchange, entered the VedoGreen network, created in 2011 with the aim of promoting the visibility of national companies sensitive to issues of sustainable development.

"The VedoGreen Observatory," CEO Anna Lambiase said, "with the entry of Sacom is enhanced by a new Italian listed excellence operating in green biotechnology, a sector with a high rate of innovation and development. Its entry into the network will offer an opportunity to realize synergies and consolidate commercial and strategic relationships with institutional investors to continue the path of growth and internationalization."

"By joining VedoGreen network," Gianluigi Torzi, CEO of Sacom, said, "we have the opportunity to communicate, especially to people who particularly care about sensitive issues of environmental protection, the high rate of innovation and development that distinguishes Sacom. In fact, thanks to its subsidiary Elep SpA, we are committed in projects ranging from the improvement of production, the development of new technologies to protect and guarantee the quality and environmental safety. In addition, adherence to the network will increase the visibility of Sacom against the national and international financial community hoping that new investors carry financial resources towards a model of growth that respects the principles of sustainability and social responsibility."

Sacom Group is active in green biotechnology for the production of microorganisms intended to be used as vegetable addition to fertilizers of various nature. Sacom was founded in 1981 with the aim of distributing agricultural products for the regional market. Since 1992 its work has been focused on the production of fertilizers and products for agricultural use. Thanks to the acquisition of the subsidiary ELEP SpA, the production has been extended to biotechnology-based products for agricultural use (microbes and mycorrhizae) which is now the business area of major importance for the Group.

As part of the process of expanding to foreign markets, particularly in Eastern Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia, last August Sacom signed an agreement for the acquisition of 51% of the capital of Agafert, specialized in the sale and distribution of fertilizers and products for agriculture, already present in markets with high growth potential.

VedoGreen, company of IR Top Group specialized in finance for green listed and private companies, was founded in 2011 from a concept by the "Green Economy on capital markets" Observatory. The portal www.vedogreen.it proposes to be the a key-point for international finance in which green investors can choose the most attractive business model and monitor trends and industry news. A section dedicated to green listed and unlisted companies profiles constitutes a privileged window for investors to get the most suitable investment solutions to grow innovative projects. VedoGreen is corporate finance advisor for Stock Exchange ratings and the opening of capital to Institutional Investors. It invests directly in companies with green criteria of ethical and sustainable finance.

Contact:

Gianluigi Torzi

+39 335 171 0939