General Info

DEGESCH America, Inc (DAI) was founded in 1977 and is the United States arm of German based Detia Freyberg. Our corporate headquarters and production facility are situated in the Shenandoah Valley town of Weyers Cave, Virginia. This facility opened on March 15, 1979 and is the only producer of aluminum phosphide (Phostoxin ) and magnesium phosphide (Magtoxin ) fumigants in the United States. DAI is the leader in specialized product packaging for the fumigation industry. Products such as Tablet Prepac, Tablet Rope and Magtoxin Prepac Spot Fumigant are manufactured by DAI at our Weyers Cave, VA location. Fumi-Cel , Fumi-Strip , Magtoxin Granules and Detia Fumex are manufactured at other DEGESCH facilities. DAI has pioneered the development of in-transit shipboard, railcar and barge fumigations and is the developer of efficient modern techniques such as the patented J-System for land and shipboard use, the Degesch Phosphine Generator and the Degesch Catalytic Adsorption Unit DAI maintains twenty-four (24) hour emergency assistance personnel located in Weyers Cave, VA and its regional divisions who can be contacted through Chemtrec. Chemtrec is a non-profit organization whose responsibility is to provide, in emergency situations, direct contact with a knowledgeable person that can aid personnel at the scene of the incident with the expertise to minimize the disaster. DAI also participates in the PROSAR program that provides medical assistance to those in need of emergency medical information regarding metal phosphide fumigants. PROSAR is the leading provider of product and drug safety call center services to industry providing Adverse Event Processing and Medical Information Services Their multi-disciplinary staff of dedicated healthcare professionals includes toxicologists, pharmacists, nurses, physicians, veterinarians and certified veterinary technicians.