iyris (formerly RedSea), the global, sustainable AgriTech business pioneering heat reduction solutions for covered agriculture, announces a strategic partnership with Hyma Plastic, the market leader of Agricultural Polyethylene film products in Egypt.
‘The manufacturing, supply and distribution agreement’ appoints Hyma Plastic as the exclusive manufacturing, and distribution partner of iyris’ award-winning SecondSky greenhouse covers in Egypt.
This partnership ensures Egyptian customers can benefit from the heat blocking technology offered by SecondSky with a strategic partner capable of making this product available through its world class manufacturing capabilities and local distribution network.
Simon Stockil Growth Director, EMEA at iyris, commented:
“We are excited to announce our strategic partnership with Hyma Plastic in Egypt to make heat blocking greenhouse film technology more accessible to the Egyptian market. This agreement and partnership secure an accelerated deployment of SecondSky AGRI greenhouse films to growers and farmers across Egypt and aligns with our mission to provide relevant, scalable, sustainable solutions to address the unique challenges faced by farmers in hot climates.”
SecondSky AGRI greenhouse films block near infrared heat radiation. The technology has already been successfully tested and proven under extreme climate conditions in Egypt, including a 25ha installation in a government owned site run by international grower, Lokal Harvest.
SecondSky extends the growing season and can reduce energy and water consumption by over 30% which has delivered a payback to farmers within a single crop cycle.
Aly Samy Fahmy, Deputy CEO at Hyma Plastic – Hyma Foam, commented:
“Our customers’ crops suffer from major heat stress in their greenhouses, and our ability to add a globally recognized heat blocking technology to our AGRI product portfolio is an increasingly essential innovation needed to secure yield, quality and profitability for our customers.
Our business strives to be at the leading edge of innovation when it comes to the product portfolio we offer, and in SecondSky we know the simplicity of deployment conceals a highly innovative drop-in solution.”
With increased customer demand for iyris products across Egypt, iyris’ partnership with Hyma Plastic follows its Memorandum of Understanding with Magrabi Agriculture – the leading Egyptian fresh produce provider to 60 countries – earlier this year.
iyris’ sustainable agriculture technologies are now deployed and used by growers in eleven countries across five continents and are now available in Egypt in AGRI products by HYMA PLASTIC.
