What Agronaturalis does

Agronaturalis Ltd. is a UK-based agrochemical company incorporated in England & Wales in 2008, operating as a subsidiary of the French De Sangosse Group. The company specializes in potassium bicarbonate-based fungicides, with its flagship product Karbicure® being an 85% w/w soluble powder formulation featuring a proprietary wetting system that delivers rain-fast coverage and field performance comparable to conventional fungicides. Karbicure® acts through a multi-site mode of action (osmotic pressure, pH, and bicarbonate/carbonate ion effects) causing rapid dehydration and collapse of fungal spores and mycelium, with no known resistance reported by the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee.

The business operates on a licensing and distribution model. Agronaturalis retains the Karbicure® trademark and related regulatory authorizations, while granting territorial distribution rights to a network of regional partners — most prominently Certis Belchim B.V. (covering approximately 12 European countries) and De Sangosse S.A.S. (France), plus smaller distributors in Denmark, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Slovenia, Switzerland, Georgia, Bulgaria, and Serbia. End customers are commercial agricultural and horticultural growers of pome fruit, stone fruit, soft fruit, grapevines, hops, vegetables, and ornamentals, including organic-certified producers. Karbicure® is included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, is exempt from EU Maximum Residue Levels, is authorized for organic production by the European Commission, and was renewed as a 'low risk' plant protection product in 2024. The company is also OMRI-certified.

Agronaturalis is a lean organization of approximately 9 team members headquartered in Ringwood, Hampshire, with a leadership team spanning commercial, financial, supply chain, regulatory development, and procurement functions. Recent hiring activity (2023-2025) has added marketing, global development, purchasing, and sales capacity, signaling incremental investment in commercial and pipeline expansion beyond the core Karbicure® product.

Name

Agronaturalis

Legal name

Agronaturalis Ltd.

Website

https://agronaturalis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agronaturalis Ltd. is a UK-based agrochemical subsidiary of the De Sangosse Group that develops and licenses Karbicure®, a potassium bicarbonate-based fungicide, to a distributor network spanning 23 European and Mediterranean countries, serving professional and organic agricultural growers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Crop Protection Chemicals (Agricultural Fungicides)

NAICS

Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42491), Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Fungicides (AFABAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Agrochemical & Fertilizer Wholesale Distribution (AFABAJAC)

Keywords

• Potassium bicarbonate fungicide
• Crop protection products
• Agricultural disease control
• Horticultural crop protection
• Specialty agrochemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Ringwood

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Fungicide Product Sales: Sales of Karbicure® potassium bicarbonate fungicide products to agricultural and horticultural growers through distributor networks across Europe. Products are sold as soluble powder formulations for use in fruit, vegetable, grapevine, and ornamental production.
2. Product Distribution Licensing: Licensing products to regional distributors (Certis Belchim B.V., De Sangosse S.A.S., and others) for distribution across European markets. The company retains the Karbicure® trademark while授权 distributors to sell products in their territories.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels12 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Agronaturalis manufactures and supplies Karbicure®, a potassium bicarbonate-based contact fungicide used to control fungal diseases such as powdery mildew on agricultural and horticultural crops. The product is sold through a network of regional distributors across the UK and Continental Europe, with the company serving as the UK/Ireland arm of the De Sangosse Group.

Product overview

Agronaturalis offers a focused portfolio of biological and low-risk plant protection products for agriculture and horticulture. The company's primary product is Karbicure®, a potassium bicarbonate-based fungicide with a multi-site mode of action that provides effective control of economically important fungal diseases including apple scab, Botrytis cinerea, and powdery mildew across pome fruit, stone fruit, soft fruit, grapevines, hops, vegetables, and ornamentals. The company also distributes related products through partnerships with other manufacturers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Karbicure®: A specially optimised formulation of potassium bicarbonate for use against target diseases in agriculture and horticulture. Effective against a broad range of diseases in pome fruit, stone fruit, soft fruit, grapevines, hops, vegetables and ornamentals. A registered trademark of Agronaturalis Ltd.

Products and services

• Karbicure® Karbicure® is a potassium bicarbonate-based contact fungicide used to control fungal diseases such as powdery mildew on agricultural and horticultural crops. It is sold to regional crop protection distributors across the UK and Continental Europe, who in turn supply commercial growers. The product is positioned as a residue-conscious, IPM-compatible fungicide for specialty crop protection programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Effective against broad range of diseases including apple scab, Botrytis cinerea, powdery mildew in pome fruit, stone fruit, soft fruit, grapevines, hops, vegetables and ornamentals
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• De Sangosse GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgronaturalis Ltd. is part of the De Sangosse Group, established in 2008. The parent company provides strategic support and access to the broader De Sangosse distribution network and product pipeline for future projects.
• Certis Belchim B.V.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary European distributor handling KARMA®, KUMAR®, KARMA® SG, and MALLEN® products across multiple countries including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, and Italy.
• De Sangosse S.A.S.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench distributor for ARMICARB® and ECHIQUIER® products in France.
• AGRIAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor for KARBICURE® products in Bulgaria and Serbia.
• HorticoopminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDanish distributor for ARMICARB® products.
• Agrology S.A.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGreek distributor for ARMICARB® 85 SP products.
• AgrosphereminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGeorgian distributor for KARBICURE® SP products.
• SCAMminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItalian distributor for ARMICARB® 85 products.
• SPRAYKEMminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMoroccan distributor for Agronaturalis products.
• Karsia d.o.ominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSlovenian distributor for Agronaturalis products.
• STAEHLER SUISSEminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSwiss distributor for ARMICARB® products.
• Liphatech / Certis BelchimminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK Home & Garden Business partner distributing for France.
• Compo / NeudorffminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK Home & Garden Business partner distributing for Germany.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Corteva Agriscience: Global agriscience company with biological and conventional fungicide offerings (e.g., Zorvec, Howler) across European fruit and vegetable production. Comparable as a broad incumbent expanding in biologicals.
• Syngenta Group: Global agrochemical major with extensive fungicide portfolio (including biocontrol options) serving European fruit, vegetable, and grape growers. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing across conventional and biological disease control segments.
• Bayer Crop Science (Crop Protection): Global agrochemical leader with broad fungicide portfolio including biologicals (e.g., Serenade, Sonata) targeting the same European horticulture and specialty crop disease segments as Karbicure. Comparable as a broad incumbent in crop protection.
• FMC Corporation: Global agrochemical company with fungicide and biological crop protection products (including recent Ginkgo BioWorks biologicals partnership) serving European fruit, vegetable, and row crop markets. Comparable as a broad incumbent with expanding biologicals.
• BASF SE - Agricultural Solutions: One of the largest global agrochemical players with a growing biologicals portfolio (e.g., Serifel, Integral) and conventional fungicides that compete directly with Karbicure in fruit, vegetable, and grape disease control. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping biological and conventional fungicide offerings.

Emerging players

• Seipasa S.A. Spanish agrobiotech company specializing in botanical and microbiological solutions for sustainable agriculture, with biofungicides serving fruit and vegetable growers across Europe. Comparable as a smaller-scale emerging biologicals specialist targeting the same low-risk fungicide segment.

Direct peers

• BioWorks Inc. Specialist biological crop protection company offering biofungicides, biopesticides, and biostimulants for horticulture and agriculture. Comparable as a niche-focused biologicals player targeting the same low-residue, IPM-friendly fungal disease control segment that Karbicure addresses.
• Certis Belchim B.V. Certis Belchim is Agronaturalis's primary European distributor for 12+ countries and also develops and markets its own portfolio of biological and conventional crop protection products including potassium bicarbonate formulations. Directly comparable as both a channel partner and competing biological fungicide supplier in European horticulture and agriculture.
• De Sangosse S.A.S. French agrochemical company that is both Agronaturalis's parent group AND its French distributor under the ARMICARB brand for potassium bicarbonate fungicides. Directly comparable as a competing marketer of the same active ingredient in overlapping crop segments.
• Koppert B.V. Global leader in biological crop protection including biofungicides (e.g., Trianum, Asperello) serving fruit, vegetable, and ornamental growers in Europe. Comparable as a specialty biologicals competitor with similar target customer base (commercial horticulture) and distribution model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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