What Albaugh, LLC does

Albaugh, LLC is a privately held crop protection chemicals company headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa, founded in 1979 and operating across more than 40 countries with 1,001–5,000 employees. Its core business is the formulation, manufacture, and sale of agricultural crop protection products — herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and plant growth regulators — organized into three product lines: Crop Protection (the primary segment serving farmers globally), Turf and Ornamental (serving the green industry through subsidiary Albaugh Specialty Products), and Seed Treatment. Recent proprietary launches include TANDEM, the first patented fungicide introduced in India, and Sultan, an etiprole-based soybean insecticide with double the market concentration launched in Brazil.

The company's portfolio has been materially expanded through inorganic moves, including the 2022 acquisitions of Rotam Global AgroSciences (delisted from the Taiwan Stock Exchange) and Industrias Afrasa in Spain, and the 2023 acquisition of Corteva Agriscience's straight-goods glyphosate business covering the United States, Canada, Brazil, and South American markets. Albaugh operates manufacturing at a flagship North American facility in St. Joseph, Missouri (expanded in 2022) and increased 2,4-D production capacity the same year; it is also building a new R&D facility and Albaugh Innovative Technology Centre in Udaipur, India, announced alongside the 2026 TANDEM launch.

Commercially, Albaugh runs a sales-led B2B go-to-market: dedicated regional representatives engage end customers in each country, while a vast distributor and logistics network handles downstream delivery. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and revenue is generated through one-time product sales rather than subscription contracts. The company holds EPA end-use registrations for Chlorantraniliprole products and has been recognized by the Manufacturing Institute's Women MAKE Awards in 2024 and 2025; Moody's upgraded its corporate family rating from Ba3 to Ba2 in March 2023, reflecting improved financial profile following the acquisition spree.

Name

Albaugh, LLC

Legal name

Albaugh, LLC

Website

https://albaughllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Albaugh, LLC is a privately held, Iowa-based crop protection chemicals company founded in 1979 that formulates and sells herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and seed treatments to farmers and the turf/ornamental industry across more than 40 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Crop Protection Chemicals

NAICS

Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (325320)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Crop Protection Chemicals (Herbicides/Insecticides/Fungicides) (IMAEAEAI)

Keywords

• Crop protection chemicals
• Agricultural herbicides
• Agricultural insecticides
• Agricultural fungicides
• Seed treatment solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankeny

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Crop Protection Products: Sale of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and plant growth regulators to farmers and agricultural businesses globally. The company operates through regional dedicated representatives and distributor networks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Albaugh, LLC develops, formulates, and manufactures crop protection chemicals — herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and plant growth regulators — for farmers, agribusinesses, and the turf/ornamental and seed treatment markets. Products are sold globally in more than 40 countries through dedicated regional sales representatives and an extensive distributor network, leveraging state-of-the-art formulation and global manufacturing capabilities.

Product overview

Albaugh, LLC operates as a crop protection and agricultural solutions company with a unified platform of three core product lines: Crop Protection (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides for farmers), Turf and Ornamental (fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, PGRs for green industry), and Seed Treatment (single ingredients to custom blends). The company has expanded its portfolio through acquisitions including Rotam, Afrasa, and Corteva's glyphosate business. Recent branded products include Sultan (etiprole-based soybean insecticide) and TANDEM (first patented fungicide in India). Prime Source, a subsidiary, was rebranded as Albaugh Specialty Products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crop Protection Core product line of herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides sold to farmers worldwide for more than 40 years to help produce affordable food for a growing population.
• Turf and Ornamental Ever-expanding portfolio of fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and plant growth regulators (PGRs) serving the turf, ornamental, landscape, and green-industry segments, including EPA-registered chlorantraniliprole products.
• Seed Treatment Seed treatment solutions providing single active ingredients, complete solutions, or custom blends tailored to specific crop protection needs at the planting stage.
• Sultan Insecticide Etiprole-based insecticide for protecting soybean crops in Brazil, formulated with double the market concentration of existing alternatives.
• TANDEM Fungicide Albaugh India's first patented fungicide, representing the company's entry into proprietary fungicide development for the Indian market.
• Chlorantraniliprole Products End-use insecticide products registered by the U.S. EPA for crop protection and turf/ornamental markets.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative (N.C. PSI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2025Albaugh joined the N.C. PSI Innovation Hub, establishing a strategic partnership in agricultural research and innovation with North Carolina State University and industry collaborators.
• Corteva AgrisciencemajorTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2023In March 2023, Albaugh LLC acquired Corteva Agriscience's glyphosate business to expand its portfolio across the United States, Canada, Brazil, and South American markets. This acquisition expanded Albaugh's herbicide offerings.
• CoAXium Production System PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 May 2022Strategic partnership established to launch the CoAXium Production System for Barley in Australia, involving multiple stakeholders in the Australian agricultural market.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• UPL Limited: UPL is a major India-headquartered post-patent crop protection company with global distribution and an overlapping portfolio of herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. Like Albaugh, UPL pursues an 'alternative to majors' strategy and competes in many of the same emerging markets where Albaugh is expanding (India, Brazil, Latin America).
• AMVAC Chemical Corporation: AMVAC is a US-based specialty crop protection manufacturer focused on proprietary and post-patent chemistries across crop and turf/ornamental segments. It is comparable to Albaugh in its mid-size scale, US manufacturing base, and dual focus on agricultural and specialty (turf/ornamental) end markets.
• FMC Corporation: FMC is a US-listed crop protection specialist with a strong portfolio of insecticides and herbicides, including its own proprietary diamide insecticides (which overlap with Albaugh's chlorantraniliprole registrations). FMC is a key competitor in row-crop insecticides and specialty crop segments.
• ADAMA Ltd. ADAMA is one of the world's largest off-patent crop protection manufacturers, with a similar product portfolio spanning herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. It is the closest direct competitor to Albaugh in the generic/post-patent ag-chemical space and serves similar farmer and distributor channels globally.
• Rotam Global AgroSciences Limited: Rotam is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Albaugh following the May 2022 acquisition, but historically operated as an independent post-patent crop protection company. As the legacy entity, it is a direct historical peer in formulation and distribution of off-patent crop protection chemistry.
• Nufarm Limited: Nufarm is an Australia-based crop protection company with a comparable portfolio of herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides sold through distributor networks. Like Albaugh, Nufarm operates across multiple continents and competes in both row crop and specialty (turf/ornamental) segments, including the Australian market where Albaugh has its CoAXium partnership.

Broad incumbents

• Bayer Crop Science: Bayer Crop Science is the largest crop protection and seed company globally, with a portfolio spanning herbicides (including glyphosate), fungicides, insecticides, and seeds. It is the dominant broad incumbent against which Albaugh positions itself as an alternative supplier.
• Corteva Agriscience: Corteva is a global seed and crop protection major; Albaugh acquired Corteva's straight-goods glyphosate business in March 2023, illustrating both the competitive overlap and the partnership/seller dynamic between the two companies. Corteva remains a broad incumbent in the markets where Albaugh operates.
• BASF Agricultural Solutions: BASF is one of the world's largest agricultural chemical companies with a broad portfolio of crop protection products and seed treatments. It is a broad incumbent against which Albaugh positions its 'alternative' value proposition, but BASF's portfolio is wider and includes proprietary pipeline products.
• Sumitomo Chemical (Agricultural Solutions): Sumitomo Chemical operates a global crop protection business alongside its broader chemical portfolio, including post-patent and proprietary chemistries in herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. As a large diversified incumbent, it competes with Albaugh in many geographies but with substantially greater R&D resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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