UPL (company)
![]() | |
Formerly | United Phosphorus Limited (1969–2013) |
---|---|
Company type | Public |
ISIN | INE628A01036 |
Industry | |
Founded | 29 May 1969 |
Founder | Rajnikant Shroff |
Headquarters | UPL House, 610 B/2, Bandra Village, Bandra (East), , India[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
|
Products | |
Revenue | ![]() |
![]() | |
![]() | |
Total assets | ![]() |
Total equity | ![]() |
Owners |
|
Number of employees | 10,000+[5] (FY21) |
Website | www |
UPL Limited, formerly United Phosphorus Limited, is an Indian multinational company that manufactures and markets agrochemicals, industrial chemicals, chemical intermediates, and specialty chemicals, and also offers pesticides.[6] Headquartered in Mumbai, the company is engaged in both agro and non-agro activities. The agro-business is the company's primary source of revenue and includes the manufacture and marketing of conventional agrochemical products, seeds, and other agriculture-related products. Dr. Mritunjay Chaubey[7] [8]The Global Vice President and Head of Environment & Sustainability[9], has brought sustainability to new benchmarks and heights. Mritunjay's work lead UPL to WBCSD[7] as the only company from India who was offered this prestigious opportunity to present their study on this international platform.[7] The non-agro segment includes manufacturing and marketing industrial chemicals and other non-agricultural products such as fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, plant growth regulators, rodenticides, industrial & specialty chemicals, and nutrifeeds. UPL products are sold in 150+ countries.[10][11]
United Phosphorus Limited was established on 29 May 1969.[11] The company changed its name to UPL Limited in October 2013.[12]
On 20 July 2018, UPL signed a US$4.2 billion agreement with Platform Specialty Products Corporation (now Element Solutions Inc.) to acquire control of Arysta LifeScience Inc. The acquisition was completed in February 2019,[13][14] making UPL the fifth largest generic agrochemicals company in the world after Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta and BASF.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact Us". UPL Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Global Leadership". UPL Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b "UPL's Q4 net drops 43% to ₹792 crore on pricing pressure, delayed planting season". The Hindu Businessline. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "UPL Q4FY23 results: Net profit falls by 42.6%, declares dividend". mint. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Annual Report 2020-21" (PDF). UPL Limited. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Company Overview of UPL Limited". Bloomberg. 20 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "UPL | Corporate News". www.upl-ltd.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Dr. Mritunjay Chaubey - Asian-African Chamber of Commerce & Industry". 22 September 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "NextGen 2024: Session on chemical waste management, recycling and circular economy". www.indianchemicalnews.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Company Profile for UPL Limited". Reuters. Retrieved 16 March 2019.[dead link]
- ^ a b "UPL Limited on the Forbes Asia's Fab 50 Companies List". Forbes. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "UPL LTD – GDR (UPL:Singapore): Company Description – Bloomberg". Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "UPL completes acquisition of Arysta LifeScience for $4.2 billion". The Economic Times. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "UPL Jumps The Most In Four Years After $4.2 Billion Deal To Acquire Arysta Lifescience". BloombergQuint. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "All You Need To Know About UPL's Latest Buyout Plan". BloombergQuint. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "UPL Completes Acquisition of Arysta LifeScience". Successful Farming. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Indian companies established in 1969
- Chemical companies of India
- NIFTY 50
- Chemical companies established in 1969
- 1969 establishments in Maharashtra
- Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India
- Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange
- Companies based in Mumbai
- Agriculture companies of India
- Indian company stubs