The Monsanto Antwerp production site was constructed in 1965 in a specially developed harbour and industrial area north of the city of Antwerp, Belgium.

The Monsanto site grew rapidly. By 1972, production included plasticizers, rubber chemicals, triallate for Avadex herbicide, ABS plastics, and Butvar resin for Saflex interlayer. Steady growth thereafter saw the addition of Gelva polymers for adhesives, glyphosate for Roundup and other herbicides, Butvar RB resin, and 4ADPA intermediate for PPD Rubber Chemicals.
Monsanto now operates these units either for its own businesses or for different multinational guest companies, including Solutia, Flexsys, Ferro Corporation and National Starch.

- Winner of the Fedichem 2001 Award for Responsible Care.
- Nine-time winner of Monsanto's Global Safety and Health Award
- First facility in the Antwerp area with a Community Advisory Panel
- First non-U.S. Monsanto site recognized by the company as having met the rigorous standards of "STAR" certification by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Successful renewal in 1996 of the Belgian environmental permit covering the next 20 years
- Start-up of A Combined Heat and Power Generation unit.

- Access to raw materials either via pipeline or storage.
- Use of existing infrastructure
- Shared overhead
- Know-how on permitting, local legal and labor regulation
- A location in the second largest chemical center in the world, centrally located in Europe
- Easy access to the waterways and transport network of the Antwerp harbour area
- An extensive list of services and utilities you can choose from.
- A network of government and public organisations who can help you to make your project a success.

Flanders Foreign Investment Office: Business Guide to investing in Flanders, Belgium. Explanation on legal issues, taxes, workforce and infrastructure.

Port of Antwerp: Extensive website issued by the port authority. Read about the facts and figures of the port and articles on regulations, and departures.

Antwerp Regional Development Agency: Find advice about environment, energy, town en country planning, technological innovation, incentives and location possibilities for industry and distribution.