FMC Corp lands in Trenton the week of its India divestiture and strategic review

FMC Corp flew from Abbots Bromley Airfield in the UK to Trenton Mercer Airport on June 10, a 7-hour 45-minute transatlantic hop in its Challenger 605, N1088. The flight arrived just after 11 a.m. local time, depositing CEO Pierre Brondeau back within driving distance of the company’s Philadelphia headquarters.

The same week, FMC Corp is closing in on a year-end deadline to sell its India commercial business to Crystal Crop Protection Limited for $252 million, per a May 7 announcement covered by Morningstar. The divestiture is part of a broader strategic review authorized by the board in February, which includes exploring “a potential sale of the company,” as the company disclosed on February 4. Brondeau told the Philadelphia Inquirer in March that his “path number one is keeping the company independent,” but acknowledged the board is also weighing a sale as a safety net.

The trip from the UK fits a pattern: Brondeau has been shuttling between Europe and the U.S. regularly this spring, with flights to Spain, Ireland, and Belgium in May, per recent flight data. The June 10 return suggests a working visit to FMC Corp’s global operations or investor meetings, landing just as the company reaffirmed its full-year 2026 guidance on May 7 and prepares for second-quarter results later this summer.