What TIMAC Agro does

TIMAC Agro is a Brazilian producer and direct-to-farmer distributor of plant nutrition and animal nutrition products, operating as the wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary of French family-controlled industrial conglomerate Groupe Roullier. The company manufactures solid NPK fertilizers (TOP-PHOS, INRIZZA, NP PLUS, K-UP, Sulfammo MeTA), liquid fertilizers (PROGEN D-Code, PROGEN Detox, FERTIACTYL, FERTILEADER), water-soluble fertilizers (Hidrofit, KSC, Corona), and animal nutrition supplements (NUTRIFLEX, VITAFLEX), all built around proprietary technologies developed at the Centro Mundial de Inovação (CMI) in Saint-Malo, France, including Controlled Solubility Phosphorus (CSP), progressive-release MeTA nitrogen chemistry, plant-priming D-Code biofertilizer, and Blend Attract palatability enhancement.

The company runs a vertically integrated operating model with four industrial complexes and seven production units in Brazil (Rio Grande/RS, Candeias/BA, Camaçari/BA, Santa Luzia do Norte/AL), delivering 1.13 million tons/year of NPK capacity, 6 million liters/year of liquid fertilizer, 12,000 tons/year of animal nutrition, plus algae processing. Revenue mechanics are entirely transaction-based: products are sold directly to agricultural producers and livestock ranchers through an in-house field sales force of 1,300+ Technical Commercial Consultants (CTCs) who make 2,600 daily on-farm visits across ten commercial zones covering all Brazilian regions, with pricing handled privately through personalized quotes rather than public list pricing.

TIMAC Agro's customer base is composed of SMB agricultural producers (soybean, corn, sugarcane, cotton, fruits, vegetables, rice, coffee, potatoes, apples, forestry) and livestock operations (beef cattle, dairy, sheep, horses) across Brazil, supported by marketing programs such as Colher Mais (productivity championships), Legado, and Mestres do Campo. The business is run privately with 2,100+ Brazilian employees, LGPD compliance, ISO 9001-aligned Quality Policy, and Great Place to Work certification; strategic and capital allocation decisions are anchored to the parent group's EUR 2.9 billion consolidated sales scale across 83 countries.

Name

TIMAC Agro

Legal name

Timac Agro Ind e Com de Fertilizantes Ltda

Website

https://timacagro.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

TIMAC Agro manufactures proprietary solid, liquid, and water-soluble fertilizers plus animal nutrition supplements for Brazilian crop farmers and livestock ranchers, distributing directly via 1,300+ field technical consultants across four industrial complexes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Fertilizers and Animal Nutrition

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Livestock Complete Feed Milling & Blending (Cattle/Swine/Poultry) (AFADAIAA)

Keywords

• Specialty fertilizers
• Plant nutrition
• Animal nutrition supplements
• Agricultural inputs
• Crop productivity solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fertilizer Sales: Sale of solid, liquid, and water-soluble fertilizers for plant nutrition. Products include TOP-PHOS, INRIZZA, NP PLUS, Sulfammo MeTA, D-Code, PROGEN Detox, FERTIACTYL, FERTILEADER, Hidrofit, KSC, Corona.
2. Animal Nutrition Products: Sale of mineral supplements and nutritional products for animal nutrition including NUTRIFLEX and VITAFLEX for cattle, sheep, and horses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TIMAC Agro manufactures and sells proprietary solid, liquid, and water-soluble specialty fertilizers for plant nutrition, plus mineral and nutritional supplements for animal nutrition (cattle, sheep, horses). Products are developed at the Groupe Roullier Centro Mundial de Inovação in France and produced in-house at 7 Brazilian production units, then distributed nationwide through a direct field sales force of more than 1,300 Technical Commercial Consultants.

Product overview

TIMAC Agro offers a comprehensive portfolio of agricultural technologies organized into four main product categories: Solid Fertilizers (Fertilizantes Sólidos) including TOP-PHOS, INRIZZA, NP PLUS, K-UP, and Sulfammo MeTA for soil and plant nutrition; Liquid Fertilizers (Fertilizantes Líquidos) including D-Code (PROGEN D-Code), PROGEN Detox, FERTIACTYL, and FERTILEADER for foliar and soil application; Water-soluble Fertilizers (Fertilizantes Hidrossolúveis) including Hidrofit, KSC, and Corona for irrigation and foliar systems; and Animal Nutrition (Nutrição Animal) products including NUTRIFLEX and VITAFLEX for cattle, sheep, and horse supplementation. The company operates as part of Groupe Roullier, utilizing its Centro Mundial de Inovação (CMI) for R&D and distributing through a network of over 1,300 technical-commercial consultants across Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INRIZZA: Solid fertilizer product line for plant nutrition.
• TOP-PHOS
• NP PLUS
• Sulfammo MeTA
• K-UP
• D-Code / PROGEN D-Code
• PROGEN Detox
• FERTIACTYL
• FERTILEADER
• Hidrofit
• KSC
• Corona
• NUTRIFLEX
• VITAFLEX
• CMI (Centro Mundial de Inovação)

Products and services

• TOP-PHOS

Quantifiable outcome

• Productivity champion achieving 132.8 sc/ha (2nd place Brazil)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rede ILPF (Integração-Lavoura-Pecuária-Floresta)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTIMAC Agro became the official plant and animal nutrition partner of Rede ILPF, an association that promotes sustainable agribusiness through the integration of crop, livestock, and forestry production in the same area. This partnership aligns with TIMAC's purpose of feeding people and protecting the future through sustainable agriculture.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Yara International: Global nitrogen fertilizer leader with significant Brazilian footprint through Yara Brasil. Competes directly with TIMAC in crop nutrition and increasingly in specialty/solution fertilizers, but at a far larger scale and broader geographic exposure.
• Nutrien: World's largest crop input provider with retail and wholesale operations. Nutrien Ag Solutions competes in Brazilian specialty fertilizer and agronomic advisory — a closer functional analog to TIMAC's technology-plus-field-service model than pure commodity producers.
• EuroChem Group: Vertically integrated global nitrogen, phosphate, and potash producer with growing Brazilian presence. Competes across the full fertilizer value chain and represents the scale-disadvantaged incumbent threat to TIMAC.

Direct peers

• The Mosaic Company: Global phosphate and potash producer with Mosaic Fertilizantes do Brasil as the country's largest phosphate supplier. Direct competitor to TIMAC's TOP-PHOS franchise in phosphate-based specialty fertilizers.
• ICL Group: Specialty fertilizer and plant nutrition company with strong emphasis on controlled-release and specialty plant nutrition technologies. Highly comparable to TIMAC's high-technology positioning in differentiated fertilizers.
• Fertilizantes Heringer: Brazil's largest domestic fertilizer producer by volume, focused on NPK formulations for crop farmers. Direct competitor to TIMAC in the Brazilian crop-input channel with similar customer base but lower technology differentiation.
• Koch Agronomic Services: Specialty fertilizer and nitrogen stabilizer business under Koch Industries, focused on enhanced-efficiency fertilizers. Highly comparable technology profile to TIMAC's MeTA and CSP platforms for controlling nutrient loss.
• Haifa Group: Israeli specialty fertilizer company with strong water-soluble and controlled-release product lines. Directly comparable to TIMAC's Hidrofit water-soluble range and broader specialty plant nutrition positioning.

Emerging players

• Nutreco: Global animal nutrition leader (Trouw Nutrition and Skretting brands) with operations in Brazil. Comparable to TIMAC's NUTRIFLEX/VITAFLEX cattle supplement line, though Nutreco's focus is more concentrated on monogastric and aquaculture species.
• Phibro Animal Health: Animal health and nutrition company with mineral nutrition and nutritional specialty products serving global livestock producers. Comparable to TIMAC's animal nutrition segment in cattle mineral supplementation and productivity positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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