Agricultural nano-technology firm ANT Systems has begun industrial-scale production of NANOTERN™, a biodegradable, cellulose-based water-retention material designed for drought conditions, the company said on Saturday. Headquartered in The Hague through ANT Systems Holding B.V., with research and production in Istanbul, the company has raised about $5 million to date and values its technology portfolio at more than $30 million. NANOTERN™, already in use in the United States, South America, the Gulf states and parts of Africa, will be made at a new 3,000-ton-per-year facility in Istanbul. Similar superabsorbent and controlled-release ...