| Formerly | United Phosphorus Limited(1969–2013) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| ISIN | INE628A01036 |
| Industry | |
| Founded | 29 May 1969; 56 years ago (1969-05-29) |
| Founder | Rajnikant Shroff |
| Headquarters | , India[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
|
| Products | |
| Revenue | |
| Total assets | |
| Total equity | |
| Owners |
|
Number of employees | 10,000+[5] (FY21) |
| Website | upl-ltd.com |
UPL Limited, formerlyUnited Phosphorus Limited, is an Indianmultinational company that manufactures and marketsagrochemicals, industrial chemicals, chemical intermediates, andspecialty chemicals.[6] Headquartered inMumbai, the company is primarily engaged in the manufacture and marketing of conventional agrochemicals, seeds, and other agriculture-related products. It also manufactures fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, plant growth regulators, rodenticides, industrial and specialty chemicals, and nutrifeeds.[7][8]
United Phosphorus Limited was established on 29 May 1969.[8] The company changed its name to UPL Limited in October 2013.[9]
On 20 July 2018, UPL signed a US$4.2 billion agreement with Platform Specialty Products Corporation (nowElement Solutions Inc.) to acquire control of Arysta LifeScience Inc. The acquisition was completed in February 2019,[10][11] making UPL the fifth largest generic agrochemicals company in the world afterBayer,Corteva,Syngenta andBASF.[12][13]
This article about an Indian company is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |