- CEO
- Chetan Shantilal Shah
- Full Time Employees
- 1,649
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Agricultural Inputs
- Address
- 13 & 14, Aradhana Ind. Dev. Corp. Mumbai India 400063
- IPO Date
- Jan 27, 2020
- Business
- Sumitomo Chemical India Limited Sumitomo Chemical India Limited (SUMICHEM.BO), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited, manufactures, imports, and markets a broad portfolio of agrochemical and related products including crop protection solutions such as insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and biopesticides; grain fumigation and rodent control agents; plant nutrition and growth regulators like Chitto, Ika, Danza Power, Hoshi, and Tabol; professional pest control products; public health and household insecticides including VectoBac 12 AS, Sumilarv 0.5 G, and Kemtrek 20 EC; biological products such as EXCEL MADHYAM, SUDOCEL, and TRICHO HR; adjuvants; and animal nutrition feed additives featuring Methionine, primarily serving agricultural, public health, and animal feed sectors in India with exports to Africa and other regions. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, the company operates manufacturing facilities including units in Vapi and Gajod, supported by indigenous research and development centers, and maintains a subsidiary, Valent Biosciences LLC, focused on naturally occurring pesticides and plant growth regulators. Recent developments include the 2018 merger with Excel Crop Care Limited, which prompted a name change from Sumitomo Chemical India Private Limited and expanded its crop protection capabilities; the initiation of animal nutrition business through integration of prior entities; and in 2023, execution of definitive agreements to acquire an 85% controlling stake in Barrix Agro Sciences Private Limited for up to Rs 85 crore to bolster biological crop protection and pheromone-based pest management solutions, alongside ongoing investments in fixed assets with net block rising to Rs 488.64 crore by March 2024.