ALZ-Agro
ALZ-Agro is an Argentine agroindustrial group, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Rosario, that produces and supplies seeds, crop-protection chemicals, plant nutrition, and animal nutrition to agricultural producers and livestock operations across Argentina.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2007
- HeadquartersRosario, Argentina
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What ALZ-Agro does
ALZ-Agro is an Argentine agroindustrial group operating as a privately held subsidiary of ALZ MERCADOS S.A., headquartered at Santa Fe 1363, 4to piso in Rosario, Santa Fe, and founded in 2007. The company offers an integrated portfolio of agricultural inputs spanning four business units: seeds (under the NORD and ALZ-AGRO brands covering corn and other crop varieties), crop protection chemistry (under the FUSION brand, including herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides), plant nutrition (Smartfoil, Powerfoil, Evolutio, Toke Plus, Sulfato de Amonio, and the biological seed treatment Indigo), and animal nutrition (Nutriliq liquid supplement, Nutripack total mixed rations, Malta Húmeda, Pellet de Raicilla de Cebada, and Solidum commercial services). The company formulates these products with circular-economy principles, incorporating industrial subproducts back into feed and fertilizer formulations.
The company serves agricultural producers and livestock operations across all Argentine provinces via a B2B direct-sales model with field engagement, augmented by participation in agricultural trade shows such as Expoagro and digital channels including social media, technical content marketing, and a client EXTRANET portal. Its recognized differentiator is the Premio Agricultura Sustentable from Agri Business Review, which placed ALZ-Agro first among the ten most innovative sustainable agriculture companies in Latin America. Strategic partnerships with AcindarPymes SGR (value-chain financing) and QIRA (digital payments) extend its offering beyond physical products into embedded financial services for its customer and supplier base.
The business model is one-time sale of agricultural inputs at B2B pricing that is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is single-country/domestic through direct sales, with no export or international operations disclosed. The company employs between 51 and 100 people, has no known institutional investors, and does not disclose revenue or funding data.
ALZ-Agro firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ALZ-Agro
- Legal name
- ALZ MERCADOS S.A.
- Website
- https://alz-agro.com.ar
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2007
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- ALZ-Agro is an Argentine agroindustrial group, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Rosario, that produces and supplies seeds, crop-protection chemicals, plant nutrition, and animal nutrition to agricultural producers and livestock operations across Argentina.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ALZ-Agro industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Agricultural Inputs
- NAICS
- Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253)
- SIC
- Agricultural Chemicals (2870)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Crop Protection Formulations (EC, SC, WG, WP, SL) (AFABAIAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Seed & Trait Distribution (Dealer Networks) (AFABAJAD), Fertilizer & Nutrient Retail (Dry, Liquid, Blends) (AFABAJAF), Organic & Biological Input Retail (Biostimulants, Biopesticides, OMRI) (AFABAJAK)
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Where ALZ-Agro is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Rosario
- HQ country
- Argentina
- HQ region
- Latin America
Offices1 record
Markets served
ALZ-Agro business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Agricultural Product Sales: Sale of agricultural inputs including seeds, crop protection chemicals, plant nutrition products, and animal nutrition solutions to agricultural producers in Argentina
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
ALZ-Agro product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ALZ-Agro is an Argentine agroindustrial company group that manufactures and supplies agricultural inputs across four business units: seeds (NORD and ALZ-AGRO brands), crop protection chemicals (FUSION brand herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides), plant nutrition products (Smartfoil, Powerfoil, Evolutio, Toke Plus, Sulfato de Amonio, and Indigo biological seed treatment), and animal nutrition solutions (Nutriliq, Nutripack, wet malt, and barley rootlet pellets). The company also provides agricultural marketing and commercial services through its Solidum unit, incorporating circular economy principles by reusing industrial by-products in its formulations.
Product overview
ALZ-Agro is an Argentine agricultural company group offering an integrated portfolio of agricultural products across multiple segments: seeds (NORD and ALZ-AGRO brands), crop protection chemicals under the FUSION brand (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides), plant nutrition products (Smartfoil, Powerfoil, Evolutio, Toke Plus, Sulfato de Amonio, and biological seed treatment Indigo), and animal nutrition products (Nutriliq, Nutripack, Malta Húmeda, Pellet de Raicilla de Cebada). The company also provides marketing services through Solidum. Founded in 2007, the company focuses on sustainable agriculture and circular economy practices.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- NORD: Seed brand offering corn and other crop seeds
- FUSION
- Smartfoil
- Powerfoil
- Evolutio
- Toke Plus
- Indigo
- Nutriliq
- Nutripack
- Solidum
Products and services
- NORD Semillas
Companies that use ALZ-Agro
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
ALZ-Agro technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
ALZ-Agro partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
ALZ-Agro competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Corteva Agriscience: Global seeds and crop protection major (Pioneer, Brevant) that competes directly with ALZ-Agro's seed and crop protection portfolio in Argentina through its own branded distribution network.
- UPL Limited: Global agrochemical company with a particularly strong footprint in Latin America and a focus on off-patent and sustainable crop protection. Comparable to ALZ-Agro's emerging markets and sustainability positioning.
- Syngenta: Global agrochemical and seed company with strong presence in Argentine row-crop crop protection. Overlaps with ALZ-Agro's FUSION herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides categories.
- Yara International: World's largest fertilizer company; competes with ALZ-Agro's plant nutrition portfolio (including SAM ammonium sulfate and foliar products) in the Argentine fertilizer market.
- Bayer Crop Science: Global leader in crop protection chemicals and seeds (including the former Monsanto portfolio). Competes with ALZ-Agro across the FUSION crop protection line and NORD/ALZ-AGRO seed brands in Argentina with vastly greater R&D and capital resources.
- FMC Corporation: Global agricultural sciences company with a portfolio of crop protection, plant health, and biological products; competes with ALZ-Agro in Argentine crop protection and emerging biological segments like Indigo.
- BASF Agricultural Solutions: One of the world's largest crop protection and seed companies; competes with ALZ-Agro across multiple crop protection and plant nutrition categories in Argentina.
Direct peers
- Rizobacter: Argentine agricultural inputs company specializing in biological seed treatments, inoculants, and crop nutrition. Most directly comparable to ALZ-Agro given shared Argentine footprint, similar focus on sustainable agriculture, and overlapping product categories in seed treatment and plant nutrition.
- Bioceres Crop Solutions: Argentine ag-biotech company providing crop nutrition, protection, and seed technologies with a strong sustainability/biologicals narrative. Highly comparable to ALZ-Agro's sustainability positioning and multi-vertical ag-input platform in the same geography.
- Don Mario Semillas: Argentine seed company (wheat, soybeans, barley) with national distribution. Highly comparable to ALZ-Agro's NORD and ALZ-AGRO seed brands as a regional seed-focused competitor in the same geography.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
ALZ-Agro social profiles
Digital presenceALZ-Agro financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
ALZ-Agro leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
ALZ-Agro funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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ALZ-Agro M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about ALZ-Agro
What does ALZ-Agro do?
ALZ-Agro is an Argentine agroindustrial company group that manufactures and supplies agricultural inputs across four business units: seeds (NORD and ALZ-AGRO brands), crop protection chemicals (FUSION brand herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides), plant nutrition products (Smartfoil, Powerfoil, Evolutio, Toke Plus, Sulfato de Amonio, and Indigo biological seed treatment), and animal nutrition solutions (Nutriliq, Nutripack, wet malt, and barley rootlet pellets). The company also provides agricultural marketing and commercial services through its Solidum unit, incorporating circular economy principles by reusing industrial by-products in its formulations.
Is ALZ-Agro a public or private company?
ALZ-Agro is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was ALZ-Agro founded?
ALZ-Agro was founded in 2007. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is ALZ-Agro based?
ALZ-Agro is headquartered in Rosario, Argentina, in the Latin America region.
How does ALZ-Agro make money?
One revenue line is on record: agricultural Product Sales.
Who are ALZ-Agro's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Corteva Agriscience, UPL Limited, Syngenta, Yara International, Bayer Crop Science, FMC Corporation and BASF Agricultural Solutions. Direct peers are Rizobacter, Bioceres Crop Solutions and Don Mario Semillas.
Does ALZ-Agro have an API?
No public API is recorded for ALZ-Agro.
What industry is ALZ-Agro in?
ALZ-Agro's product category is Agricultural Inputs. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFABAIAA, Crop Protection Formulations (EC, SC, WG, WP, SL), with a secondary code of AFABAJAD, Seed & Trait Distribution (Dealer Networks). Its NAICS code is 3253 and its SIC code is 2870.