Opening arguments in a lawsuit between American Plant Foods (APF), Galena Park, Texas, and NeuAg LLC, The Woodlands, Texas, were heard in Harris County District Court in Harris, Texas, on Nov. 17.
APF alleges fraud, saying NeuAg stole trade secrets, including its long-standing ammonium sulfate contract with BASF and plans for a facility in Freeport, Texas (GM Dec. 3, 2021), while NeuAg maintains it stole nothing from APF and that there is “nothing improper about competition (GM Dec. 31, 2021).