Coromandel International Limited
Coromandel is one of India’s leading agri-inputs company with a diverse portfolio that includes bulk fertilizers, specialty nutrients, crop protection chemicals, bio-products and retail outlets. The company is the second largest manufacturer and marketer of phosphatic fertilizers in India. It is also the leading marketer of organic fertilizers. The specialty nutrients business focuses on water soluble fertilizers, secondary & micronutrients and nano fertilizers while the Bio-Products businesses deals with plant extracts for various applications. Coromandel operates a network of more than 1200 rural retail outlets across 5 Indian states with an annual footfall of over 3 million farmers. The company had a turnover of USD 3.35 Billion during FY 25-26. It is part of the Murugappa Group which had a turnover of USD 9.5 Billion in FY 24-25.
Your IFA Innovation Platform Profile
What collaboration are we looking for?
1) Technologies for utilization of very low-grade phosphate resources for production of phosphate fertilizers.
2) Technologies for increasing the Nutrient Use Efficiency of phosphate fertilizers.
3) Technologies for utilization of by-product phosphogypsum.
4) Technologies for local production of ammonia at NPK manufacturing plants to avoid the transportation of ammonia
5) Microbials and biostimulants that can be coated onto conventional granular fertilizers to achieve higher NUE and stress tolerance
6) New chemical compounds which can be alternatives to conventional ammonium phosphates and potash salts
7) Drone application of granular and liquid fertilizers
8) Recycling of organic nutrients from waste streams to achieve circular economy
9) Technologies for purification of fertilizer grade phosphoric acid for high purity applications such as battery, electronics etc.
10) Microbials suitable for Indian soils and climatic conditions
What solutions and opportunities are we offering?
1) Agronomic evaluation of products under Indian conditions
2) Market access to Indian market
3) Investment for scaling up
4) Regulatory approvals in India
5) Opportunity for manufacturing in India
Additional geographies of business operation
Africa, Latin America
Additional geographies of business operation (per country)
Senegal, Tunisia, South Africa, Brazil