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GEAPS International Board of Directors has postponed GEAPS Exchange 2021 due to continuing concerns about COVID-19 and the upcoming flu season.  Originally scheduled for February of next year, the event will now take place at the Columbus Convention Center Aug. 6-9, 2021. Registration opens in May.

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Degesch America and the entire Detia-Degesch Group (DDG) remains up and running providing essential services to protect the world’s food supply.


Pest pressure doesn’t let up, especially while we’re experiencing the effects of this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It becomes even more apparent the battle will be ongoing for years to come, with response and recovery efforts needed on multiple fronts.


Rest assured, we will continue to extend our stored product pest control expertise to the industry through our product stewardship programs, provided at no charge.


As a global service provider through our network of companies and DDG affiliates we’re available around the world to assist you. Whether it’s through service, product sales or consultation we are here to help.

Laudenbach, Germany

April 06, 2020

Press Release
An increasing demand of disinfectant growing day by day is only one of the multiple impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic. Facing this challenge Detia Degesch Group at Laudenbach, Germany has converted parts of its production line enabling it to produce around 15,000 liters of hand disinfectant.
“Thanks to a great effort of our employees we were able to handle this demanding task in a very short time. We do hope to contribute to control the spread of this virus”, emphasizes Dr Marco Rudolf, CEO Detia Degesch Group.
Distribution of this hand disinfectant will be done within the next few days to hospitals and nursing homes as well as to public authorities and public agencies in the surrounding of Laudenbach.
“It is important to us to make a small contribution and to grant fast and non- bureaucratic support in these difficult times” explains Dr Marco Rudolf.
The Company
Detia Degesch Group, headquartered in Laudenbach, Germany is a medium-sized, internationally leading group of companies in the chemical industry manufacturing plant protection products in the area of stored product protection. There are subsidiaries in six countries with approximately 500 employees, 150 employees of them at the site Laudenbach. Detia Degesch Group products are distributed worldwide to more than 120 countries.
Contact: Heike Lücke-Senocak, Phone +49 6201 708 553
www.detia-degesch.de