Nitrap

What Nitrap does

Nitrap (NITRAP SRL) is an Argentine agricultural biotechnology company founded in 1989 in Ameghino, Buenos Aires Province, that develops and manufactures biological and conventional crop inputs for Argentine agricultural producers. Its portfolio spans biological inoculants (soybean, forage, peanut, pea, vicia), biostimulants, biological fertilizers, lyophilized silage inoculants, organic-certified seed-treatment packs, and conventional fungicides, insecticides, adjuvants, and pH regulators, organized into more than ten product lines and thirty-plus SKUs. Core technology rests on proprietary microbial strain work (Azopirillum, Trichoderma, Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae, Bradyrhizobium) and lyophilization (freeze-dried) manufacturing, with quality management under IRAM-ISO standards.

The company operates as a family-owned private limited liability company (SRL) with 51–100 employees, selling through a network of named regional agronomist representatives and distributors covering La Pampa, multiple zones of Buenos Aires Province, Córdoba, and Entre Ríos. Recent activity shows ongoing product launches (BIOPACK FINA in 2020, NitraPack Cubo Soja and organic Biopack Soja in 2021, Silotrap Plus+ and Nitrapfol Amino ZnB in 2024), participation in industry associations such as ACSOJA, and presence at EnBio 2024. Marketing is conducted via the company website, Instagram, and industry events; pricing is not publicly disclosed and revenue figures are not available.

Name

Nitrap

Legal name

NITRAP SRL

Website

https://nitrap.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Nitrap is an Argentine family-owned agricultural biotechnology company, founded in 1989 in Buenos Aires Province, that manufactures and distributes biological inoculants, biostimulants, fertilizers, fungicides, insecticides, and adjuvants to SMB agricultural producers across Argentina via a regional representative network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Biological Inputs

NAICS

Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (325311)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Biofertilizers & Microbial Inoculants (IMAEAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biological Seed Treatments & Inoculants (within Biologicals) (AFABAEAL), Fertilizer & Micronutrient Formulations (NPK blends, chelates, suspensions) (AFABAIAB), Organic & Biological Input Retail (Biostimulants, Biopesticides, OMRI) (AFABAJAK), Foliar Fertilizers & Foliar Nutrition Programs (AFABACAC)

Keywords

• Biological agricultural inputs
• Crop inoculation products
• Agricultural biostimulants
• Seed treatment products
• Agricultural fungicides

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Biological agricultural products: Sale of biological agricultural inputs including inoculants, bioestimulants, biological fertilizers, fungicides, insecticides, and related products through a distributor network across Argentina

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nitrap manufactures biological agricultural inputs (inoculants, biostimulants, biological fertilizers) and conventional crop protection products (fungicides, insecticides, fertilizers, adjuvants) for Argentine agricultural producers cultivating soybean, corn, wheat, and other row crops. The company has operated since 1989 from Ameghino, Buenos Aires Province, combining proprietary microbial formulations with chemical crop protection offerings distributed through a regional agricultural input network.

Product overview

Nitrap is an Argentine agricultural biotechnology company founded in 1989 in Ameghino, Buenos Aires Province, with over 35 years of experience developing biological agricultural inputs. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of biological products organized into two main categories: biological inputs (inoculants, bioestimulants, and biological fertilizers) and conventional agricultural chemicals (fungicides, insecticides, seed treatments, fertilizers, adjuvants, and silage inoculants). The biological product lines include: inoculant products (Inoculantes Soja, Inoculantes Forrajeras, and specialized inoculants like Nitrap Max for peanuts, NitrapMax Arveja, and Vicia) containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria (Bradyrhizobium, Rhizobium leguminosarum) that enable biological nitrogen fixation; biostimulant products (Bioestimulantes and Nitrapfol Amino ZnB) that improve plant growth and stress recovery; and pre-formulated biological packs (Packs Soja, Packs Maíz, Packs Trigo, Biopack Soja, BIOPACK FINA, and NitraPack Cubo Soja) that combine multiple biological inputs for comprehensive crop treatment. The conventional product lines include fungicide seed treatments (Terápicos: Detonante, Búfalo, Nitrap TC), foliar fungicides (Carbendazim 50 NITRAP, Tebuconazole 43), insecticides (Puelche, Espoleta), fertilizers (Nitrafol Zn foliar, Nitrafol Zn para semilla, Sulfato de Amonio FOPAM), adjuvants (Bioverde Sil, Simun M, Oleo Pampa, Pampeano, Biorrector), and silage products (Silotrap Plus, Silotrap Plus+). The company applies IRAM-ISO quality management standards and develops products in liquid, lyophilized (freeze-dried), and spray formats. Nitrap operates through a network of regional distributors across Argentina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biological inoculants (Rhizobium, Azospirillum strains) Microbial inoculants applied to seed or soil to fix atmospheric nitrogen and promote root development in soybean, corn, and other row crops.
• Agricultural biostimulants Plant biostimulant products designed to improve crop vigor, stress tolerance, and yield performance across row crops.
• Biological fertilizers Bio-based fertilizer formulations for soil and foliar nutrition programs.
• Agricultural fungicides Conventional fungicide products for disease management in soybean, wheat, and other crops.
• Insecticides Insecticide formulations targeting key insect pests in Argentine row crops.
• Fertilizers Conventional fertilizer products for crop nutrition programs.
• Adjuvants Agricultural spray adjuvants used to improve the efficacy and application of crop protection products.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ACSOJAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 August 2020Nitrap participated in ACSOJA's Soja360 ciclo de charlas virtuales (virtual chat series), engaging with the soybean industry on topics related to the post-pandemic challenges in the agroindustrial sector and the role of the state.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Syngenta (now part of Sinochem): Syngenta operates a large crop-protection and seed-treatment portfolio across Argentina, including biological and chemical fungicides, insecticides, and seed-applied products that overlap with Nitrap's Tebuconazole/Carbendazim fungicides, Puelche/Espoleta insecticides, and seed-treatment packs.
• BASF Agricultural Solutions: BASF Agricultural Solutions produces fungicides (e.g., metconazole/pyraclostrobin products), seed treatments, and biological inputs with a substantial Argentine commercial presence — overlapping Nitrap's foliar fungicides, insecticide, and seed-treatment franchises as well as increasingly biological categories.
• Bayer Crop Science (incl. BioAg via Novonesh partnership): Bayer Crop Science is one of the largest global agricultural-input producers with a deep Argentine commercial footprint through its seed treatment, inoculant, and crop-protection portfolio. It competes with Nitrap across virtually all of Nitrap's product lines through direct sales and through the BioAg Alliance with Novonesh.
• Corteva Agriscience: Corteva operates a global seed and crop-protection business in Argentina including biological solutions (notably following the Symborg acquisition), competing with Nitrap across seed treatments, inoculants, biostimulants, and conventional fungicides in soybean, corn, wheat, and sunflower.
• Novonesh (formerly Novozymes Biological Solutions / BioAg Alliance): Novonesh is the global leader in microbial agricultural solutions (BioAg Alliance with Bayer), offering inoculants, biocontrol, and biostimulants across LATAM. It competes with Nitrap's Bradyrhizobium and Trichoderma-based offerings at the high end of the Argentine market while operating globally across many other categories.

Direct peers

• Lallemand Plant Care: Lallemand Plant Care is a specialist biological-input division producing microbial inoculants, biocontrol agents, and biostimulants for row crops including soybean, corn, and cereals — directly comparable to Nitrap's biological product lines, particularly the lyophilized microbial and silage inoculant categories.
• Symborg: Symborg is a Spanish biological-input company (acquired by Corteva) producing microbial inoculants, biostimulants (e.g., MycoApply), and biofertilizers widely distributed in LATAM row crops — directly comparable to Nitrap's biostimulant and microbial categories in the Argentine soybean and specialty-crop markets.
• Rizobacter: Rizobacter is an Argentine biological-input company headquartered in Pergamino that develops and commercializes Bradyrhizobium-based inoculants, biostimulants, and seed-treatment packs for soybean, wheat, and corn — the same core crop set and product categories as Nitrap, making it the most directly comparable peer in the same Argentine market.

Emerging players

• Indigo Ag: Indigo Ag commercializes microbial seed treatments and biostimulants for soybean, corn, and wheat across the Americas. Its microbial product set (e.g., Indigo Nitro, biostimulant packs) is functionally comparable to Nitrap's inoculant packs, representing an emerging capital-rich entrant in the same crop-input categories.
• Pivot Bio: Pivot Bio develops microbial nitrogen-fixing products for corn and other cereals, with growing LATAM distribution. While geographically anchored in the US today, it represents the same microbial-nitrogen-fixation value proposition as Nitrap's Azopirillum/Bradyrhizobium packs and is a credible adjacent entrant into Argentine row crops.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nitrapagro
• Facebookfacebook.com/nitrapagro
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nitrap-s.r.l.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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