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Zasso - Short Presentation (Corporate)
Zasso - Short Presentation (Corporate)
Benjamin Ergas
Why not a world without herbicides?
12.06.2022 2
E l e c t r i c w e e d i n g : t h e 2 1 st c e n t u r y r e s p o n s e t o w e e d i n g
Weed management market (2019-2029) (*) • 82% of market still relies on legacy chemical herbicides, under threat:
• 90% Agro / 10% Beyond Agro.
➢ Last new active substance was found 30 years ago.
• Addressable mkt. for Zasso: ~ $15-20B.
➢ High environmental and social costs.
➢ Prohibited in key segments (organic crops).
➢ Increasing societal pressure and regulatory requirements.
➢ EU Green Deal: 50% target reduction of pesticides (**) by 2030.
Efficient and sustainable, electric weeding offers clear advantages over chemical and non-chemical alternatives.
(*) Bekryl Intelligence
12.06.2022 (**) Herbicides represent 30% of pesticides) Zasso Group AG – Confidential 3
Va l i d a t e d m o d e o f a c t i o n : a c o n t r o l l e d d o s e o f e l e c t r i c i t y t o
eradicate weeds down to the root
A safe and efficient technology adaptable across devices to cover all end markets.
Zasso has secured the deepest expertise in the electric weeding market, and the greatest market reach.
Zasso is led by two complementary co-CEOs supported by deep, global, industrial expertise from Board members.
• 09/21 announcement of
over 100 units shipped
(over 1’000 modules).
• Acceleration of development processes
with focus on technological leadership, high
safety and quality standards.
“We are satisfied with the electric machine.
Its speed of advance is important and offers
a very good saving of time. Moreover, its
efficiency is interesting to reduce the
presence of perennials whose roots are
usually difficult to reach in depth with other
weeding methods.”
- Joël Fauvel, Services des Jardins du
Trianon de Versailles
Since 2019, Zasso has doubled every year the number of devices sold to the market.
(*)
• Large opportunity $30B+ addressable weeding market across Agro and beyond Agro (urban,
consumer, railway, etc.)
• Electric weeding USPs 100% green; no weed resistance; no toxic residues; root-based.
Cost competitiveness amongst non-chemical alternatives.
Powerful drivers supporting electric weeding: regulatory. environmental,
social, operational, economic.
• Leader in the market Most advanced and diversified electric weeding player.
IP protected ; safety and efficacy confirmed by private and governmental
research institutes.
Technology leadership centered on power modules and control systems.
• Agro/CNHi partnership Minority share by CNH Industrial NV since 2020, world’s 2nd largest Agro
equipment maker.
110+ devices operating, 11 mechanical platforms, in Europe and LATAM.
• “Beyond Agro” Groundbreaking solutions already functional to capture further opportunities.
The world’s leading electric weeding company, best positioned to disrupt the global weeding market.
sergio.coutinho@zasso.com
Benjamin Ergas
benjamin.ergas@zasso.com
Zasso Group
XPS solution for wide vineyards and AG
for –orchards.
Confidential
Lateral and front applications.
Tr a c to r -b a se d u r b a n e q u i p m e n t i n th e fi e l d