Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd.
Promoted in 1967 in Goa, by pioneering industrialist Dr KK Birla, Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited is one of the leading fertilizer conglomerates in India. The company is also a significant importer of fertilizers and farm nutrients. The company produces high-quality complex fertilizers of various grades along with seeds, pesticides, micro nutrients, and specialty fertilizers. Zuari fertilizer …
Profile
Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd (ZACL) manufactures, trades, and markets chemical fertilizers and related farm inputs under the Jai Kisaan brand; it operates as the Adventz Group’s agro fertilizer flagship and holds interests in fertilizer subsidiaries/JVs. Core products include single super phosphate (SSP) and other complex phosphatic fertilizers (including DAP/NPK via group entities), plus specialty plant nutrition/micronutrients, soil conditioners and related products. Founded in 1967 (manufacturing operations started in 1974); headquartered at Jai Kisaan Bhawan, Zuarinagar, Goa (403726). It is a holding/promoter group company (promoter stake shown around ~65% on later shareholding snapshots) and listed as ZACL in market data (company traded on exchanges per profile). Scale details: Mahad granulated SSP plant has installed capacity 200,000 TPA; revenue/employee figures weren’t clearly provided in the provided results. In 2025-2026, ZACL approved an in-principle slump sale of its Mahad granulated SSP plant to Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited (MCFL, subsidiary; ZACL holds 54.03%) for about INR 72.75 crore, with long-stop closing by 31 Dec 2025 (consideration intended to reduce debt).
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- Industry
- Biorefining, Crop protection, Seeds & genetics
- Topics
- Crop protection chemicals & fertilizers, Hybrid seeds & crop breeding
- Role
- Distributor — “…mpany is also a significant importer of fertilizers and farm nutrients. The company produces high-quality comp…”
- Parent / group
- Adventz Group
- Why it is bioeconomy
- Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd. is a long-running, listed Adventz Group fertilizer/agri-input manufacturer and trader (including complex fertilizers and related agri inputs), founded in 1967 and still operating in India.
- Found via
- Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group; OAT Agrio; DeHaat; Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd.
Bio-solutions it supplies 0
Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.
What they offer
Subsidiaries: Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited (MCFL) · Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL)
News & status 6
- 2025-09 Latest status: The company underwent a major corporate restructuring, divesting its core fertilizer manufacturing business effective September 30, 2025, and transitioning into an investment holding company. ↗ ↗ ↗
- 2026-08-04 Zuari Agro Chem Consolidated June 2026 Net Sales at Rs 615.21 crore, down 50.63% Y-o-Y- Moneycontrol.comZuari Agro Chemicals’ June 2026 consolidated quarter saw net sales of Rs 615.21 crore (down ~50.6% YoY), with net profit Rs 118.50 crore (up ~19.7% YoY) and EPS Rs 28.17, while EBITDA fell sharply to Rs 59.84 crore (down ~59%), indicating a weak top line but …
- 2026-09-30 Zuari Agro Chemicals clears ₹44 crore ICD dues, outstanding now nilZuari Agro Chemicals Ltd. has fully repaid its inter-corporate deposits (ICDs) from Zuari Industries Limited, totaling ₹258.50 crore, leaving no outstanding balances and signaling rapid deleveraging of intra-group debt. The company also notified a trading …
- 2026-08-13 Board of Zuari Industries approves acquisition of stake in Texmaco Infrastructure & Holdings and Zuari Agro Chemicals | Capital Market News - Business StandardZuari Industries’ board approved acquiring up to Rs 30 crore of equity shares in Zuari Agro Chemicals from Zuari Management Services, in one or more tranches. This indicates a strategic stake increase in Zuari Agro Chemicals by Zuari Industries.
- 2026-09-30 Zuari Agro Chemicals Clears All Outstanding Debt to Zuari Industries | Whalesbook Corporate NewsZuari Agro Chemicals Ltd. has cleared its entire Inter-Corporate Deposit liability of Rs 258.50 crore to Zuari Industries, with the final ₹44 crore paid on Sep 30, 2026, eliminating this debt and reducing interest costs, signaling improved balance sheet …
- 2026-04-29 Zuari Agro Chemicals Receives ₹296.46 Crore Demand Notice for Water Charges, Plans Legal ContestZuari Agro Chemicals Ltd. has received a ₹296.46 crore demand notice from Goa water authorities for alleged water/sewerage charges and plans to legally contest the claim, stating it complies with all laws and has not defaulted. The company disclosed the issue …
- 2026-08-31 OCP: Its Joint Venture Releases 65 Million Shares in India - en.mcg24.comZuari Agro Chemicals Ltd. remains the 50% partner in the OCP–Zuari joint venture (ZMPPL) that holds Paradeep Phosphates, maintaining ZMPPL as the majority shareholder of PPL even after lifting most share pledges tied to the financing. The JV shows growing …
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Ownership & investors 4
| parent | Flagship company of Adventz Group |
| parent | Adventz Group |
| subsidiary | Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited |
| subsidiary | Paradeep Phosphates Limited |
Partners & deals 2
| joint venture | Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (PPL …farmer prosperity. The company coordinates a broad portfolio through key subsidiaries and joint ventures:
- Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (PPL): Phosphatic fertilizers with ~12 Lakh MT annual capaci… |
| joint venture | Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (PPL …- Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (PPL): Phosphatic fertilizers with ~12 Lakh MT annual capacity; joint venture via Zuari Maroc Phosphates Pvt Ltd (ZMPPL) and Navratna-Jai Kissan branding; government h… |
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