Name

Kalo

Legal name

KALO, Inc.

Website

https://kalo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Adjuvants & Specialty Products

NAICS

Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532)

SIC

Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160)

akta.pro primary industry

Adjuvant & Tank-Mix Additive Manufacturing (surfactants, oils, drift control) (AFABAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wetting, Spreading & Penetration Enhancers (Spreaders, Stickers, Penetrants) (AFABAGAF)

Keywords

• Agricultural adjuvants
• Spray surfactants
• Seed care inoculants
• Turf wetting agents
• Water conditioning agents

Headquarters

HQ city

Overland Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Adjuvant Products: Sale of proprietary adjuvant formulations including wetting agents, spreaders, stickers, surfactants, soil surfactants, and specialty products to growers, turf managers, and seed treaters
2. Private Labeling Services: Private labeling of KALO technology allows companies to grow branded product portfolios. KALO provides product selection, label design, printing, forecasting, production and shipping support

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

KALO manufactures and supplies agricultural spray adjuvants (surfactants, spreaders, stickers, wetting agents, water conditioning agents, drift reduction agents), turf water management products (soil surfactants, wetting agents), and seed care products (soybean and garden inoculants, seed flow aids, colorants, dust-off management, vegetable oils, tank cleaners). The company also offers private-label manufacturing, packaging, label design, and fulfillment services for partners seeking to grow branded product portfolios.

Product overview

Kalo is a long-standing agricultural adjuvants, turf water management, and seed care company established in 1932. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of spray adjuvants, surfactants, and specialty chemical products for agriculture, turf management, and seed treatment applications. The product line includes: agricultural adjuvants such as spreaders, stickers, wetting agents, soil surfactants, water conditioning agents (AMS-based and non-AMS), nonionic surfactants, organo silicone surfactants, methylated seed oils, drift reduction agents, and tank mix compatibility products; turf solutions including wetting agents, soil surfactants (Hydro-Wet, Tournament-Ready), and professional application equipment (Pro-Ap); and seed care products including soybean inoculants (Legacy, Vigor), garden inoculants (Nature's Aid), seed flow aids, dust-off management, and seed colorants. Kalo positions itself as providing a scientific approach to plant protection products, with private labeling capabilities and strategic partnerships with suppliers like Agrilead, Inc.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Legacy Soybean Inoculants: Soybean inoculant product line
• Vigor Soybean Inoculants
• Nature's Aid Garden Inoculants
• X-77 Spreader-Activator
• Regulaid
• Hydro-Wet Turf Wetting Agent
• Tournament-Ready Soil Surfactant
• DRI Nonionic Surfactant

Products and services

• Legacy Soybean Inoculant Yield-enhancing soybean inoculant providing nitrogen-fixing biological performance for seed treaters and growers.
• Vigor Soybean Inoculants Yield-enhancing soybean inoculant trusted by seed treaters and growers.
• Nature's Aid Garden Inoculants Garden inoculant products for homeowners providing yield-enhancing performance.
• X-77 Spreader-Activator The first widely used nonionic tank mix adjuvant of its kind, providing spray activation and spreading for agricultural applications.
• Regulaid Tank Mix Adjuvant Leading tank mix adjuvant for tree fruit blossom thinning and fungicide sprays.
• Hydro-Wet Turf Wetting Agent Turf wetting agent for golf course maintenance applications to manage soil water repellency and improve irrigation efficiency.
• Tournament-Ready Soil Surfactant Soil surfactant for golf course maintenance and professional turf applications.
• Pro-Ap Professional Applicator Professional hose-end applicator for liquid application of wetting agents and specialty turf products.
• Spray-Start Water Conditioning Agent Dry water conditioning agent for managing spray water quality, mitigating hard-water mineral antagonism with pesticides.
• One-Ap XL Water Conditioning Agent Dry water conditioning agent for spray applications.
• Fraction Water Conditioning Agent Dry water conditioning agent for spray water management.
• Check-Point Water Conditioning Agent Dry water conditioning agent for spray applications.
• DRI Nonionic Surfactant Widely used dry water-soluble nonionic surfactant blended with ammonium sulfate water conditioners.
• FGVO (Food Grade Vegetable Oil) Food-grade vegetable oil packaged for use in seed and grain handling operations to suppress fugitive dust during processing.
• Tank Cleaner Dry tank and equipment cleaner designed to clean tanks, lines and nozzles and remove pesticide, herbicide and fertilizer residues.
• Agricultural Adjuvants (Full Line) Comprehensive product line of spray adjuvants including acidifiers, activators, ammonium sulfates, antifoaming agents, buffering agents, compatibility agents, drift reduction agents, extenders, foam marking agents, humectants, methylated seed oils, modified vegetable oils, nonionic surfactants, organo silicone surfactants, penetrants, petroleum paraffinic oils, pH adjusters, sequestering agents, soil retention agents, soil surfactants, spreaders, stickers, surfactant blends, tank cleaners, volatility reducing agents, water conditioning agents and wetting agents.
• Turf Products (Full Line) Complete line of turf water management products including acidifiers, antifoaming agents, compatibility agents, application equipment, foam marking agents, nonionic surfactants, soil surfactants, spreader-stickers, tank cleaners, water conditioning agents, and wetting agents (dry and liquid).
• Seed Care Products (Full Line) Seed treatments including additives, inoculants, colorants, and utility products for seed care operations, handling characteristics and appearance — covering soybean inoculants (Legacy, Vigor, RhizoPro, LALFIX PRO DOSE), garden inoculants (Nature's Aid), seed flow aids, dust-off management products, colorants, seed treatment equipment cleaners, and vegetable oils.
• Private Branding / Private Label Manufacturing Private-label manufacturing service that lets partner brands grow their product portfolio using KALO's formulations, with KALO providing product selection, label design, printing, forecasting, production and shipping support.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Colloidal Products CorporationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKALO Laboratories, Inc. acquired Colloidal Products Corporation of Petaluma, California, a leading manufacturer of agricultural adjuvants. This acquisition expanded KALO's capabilities in adjuvant manufacturing and formulation.
• Agrilead, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKALO is a strategic marketing partner with Agrilead, Inc., (Russell, Kansas), an innovative supplier of seed colorants, custom polymer/colorant blends, dust-off and flow enhancing additives focused on the emerging seed treatment market. KALO distributes Agrilead products including FGVO (Food Grade Vegetable Oil).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Helena Agri-Enterprises: Helena is a major U.S. distributor and formulator of agricultural inputs, including a sizable adjuvants and specialty products division. It competes directly with Kalo across spray adjuvants, seed treatments, and turf products and serves overlapping ag retailer and grower customers.
• WinField United (Land O'Lakes): WinField United is the crop inputs arm of Land O'Lakes and markets a broad line of adjuvants, crop protection products, and seed treatments through its cooperative retail network. It competes with Kalo across virtually all of Kalo's spray adjuvant and seed care categories.
• Aquatrols: Aquatrols specializes in soil surfactants and water management products for professional turf, golf, and agriculture — directly overlapping Kalo's Hydro-Wet, Tournament-Ready, and soil surfactant lines. It is the most direct comparable on the turf side of Kalo's business.
• Loveland Products (Nutrien Ag Solutions): Loveland Products is the proprietary crop input brand of Nutrien Ag Solutions and offers an extensive adjuvant, nutrition, and seed treatment portfolio that overlaps directly with Kalo's. Both sell through ag retail channels and address similar end-user needs around spray efficiency and water management.
• Brandt Consolidated: Brandt is a closely held specialty formulator of agricultural adjuvants, foliar nutrients, and crop protection products with a similar channel-led GTM through ag retailers. Its adjuvant portfolio (wetting agents, surfactants, drift reduction, water conditioners) directly overlaps Kalo's core offering, and both serve specialty crop and row crop growers in the U.S.
• Wilbur-Ellis (Agribusiness): Wilbur-Ellis' Agribusiness division distributes and formulates crop protection products, adjuvants, and seed treatments across the Western U.S. Its specialty product portfolio overlaps with Kalo's spray adjuvants and seed care lines, and both serve similar ag retail and grower customers.

Emerging players

• Marrone Bio Innovations: Marrone Bio is a biological crop input company developing biopesticides, biostimulants, and bio-based seed treatments. It intersects with Kalo on the seed care and crop protection adjacencies and represents the kind of innovative, formulation-led challenger that could increasingly compete for adjuvants/seed treatment shelf space.

Broad incumbents

• Corteva Agriscience: Corteva is a major seed and crop protection company with adjuvants and seed treatment offerings integrated into its branded solutions. As a large incumbent, it competes with Kalo indirectly through retailer-level shelf positioning and bundled crop programs.
• Nufarm: Nufarm is a global crop protection company with a meaningful North American adjuvant and specialty portfolio. While broader in scope, its adjuvant and seed treatment lines compete for the same shelf space at ag retailers as Kalo's products.
• Syngenta Crop Protection: Syngenta is a global agrochemical and seed company whose crop protection portfolio includes adjuvants and seed treatments. While not a specialty adjuvant pure-play, its scale and channel power make it a relevant competitor for premium shelf positioning that Kalo also targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kaloinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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