- Business
- UPL Limited (UPL.BO) is an India-based global provider of sustainable agricultural solutions, including crop protection products, seeds, and digital agriculture services. The company manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of products such as insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, seed treatment products, post-harvest solutions, and biologicals under brands like UPL, Advion, and Inscalis; it also offers biosolutions, crop nutrition, and precision agriculture technologies through its Arysta LifeScience and Performix subsidiaries. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, UPL operates in over 130 countries across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa, serving farmers, agribusinesses, and food processors with integrated solutions for sustainable farming. In recent developments, UPL completed the acquisition of MAgN Chemicals in the US to expand its North American crop protection portfolio in 2024; formed strategic partnerships with FMC Corporation for co-developing new insecticide molecules and with Bayer for biological crop protection distribution in 2025; and launched new biosolution products targeting key crops amid a shift toward sustainable agriculture amid regulatory pressures on conventional chemistries.