Cropchem

What Cropchem does

Cropchem is a privately-held Brazilian agrochemical company headquartered in Porto Alegre, founded in 2000, that develops, formulates, and commercializes generic crop protection products for the Brazilian agricultural market. The company offers a portfolio of 50+ products spanning four categories: herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and acaricides, with single-active-ingredient formulations as well as combination products (Duo lines) leveraging established off-patent chemistries including sulfonylureas, triazoles, strobilurins, neonicotinoids, benzoylureas, glifosato, and 2,4-D. Product coverage spans the major Brazilian crops: soybean, corn, cotton, sugarcane, coffee, citrus, wheat, rice, beans, and specialty crops, with each SKU supported by regulatory documentation (bula, FISPQ safety data sheet, FE technical sheet) downloadable from the website.

The business operates a sales-led go-to-market with regional sales representatives located across Brazil's principal agricultural territories, accessible to customers via dedicated WhatsApp contacts in Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo, and Rio Grande do Sul. A web-based quotation ("Cotação") system enables prospective customers to select products, specify quantities, and submit requests by Brazilian state and city. Pricing is determined on a per-quote basis; no standardized pricing is publicly disclosed. The distribution model is single-country/domestic, with all operating geographies within Brazil. Headcount is in the 11-50 range, and the company is privately held with no public listing, no disclosed funding rounds, no partnerships, and no M&A activity in the data set.

Revenue is generated through one-time sales of agricultural chemical products to Brazilian agricultural producers (farmers and agribusinesses) operating across the country's major crop regions. Digital marketing channels include the corporate website, LinkedIn (CropChem Ltda), Instagram (@cropchembrasil), and Facebook. The company does not disclose revenue figures, has no management team bios published, and provides no certifications or regulatory awards in the available source material.

Name

Cropchem

Legal name

CropChem

Website

https://cropchem.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cropchem is a privately-held Brazilian agrochemical company that develops and distributes generic crop protection products, including 50+ herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and acaricides, for agricultural producers growing soybean, corn, cotton, sugarcane, coffee, citrus, and other crops throughout Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agrochemicals

NAICS

Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (325320)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Crop Protection Chemicals (Herbicides/Insecticides/Fungicides) (IMAEAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Herbicides (AFABAAAA), Insecticides (AFABAAAB), Fungicides (AFABAAAC)

Keywords

• Crop protection chemicals
• Agricultural herbicides
• Crop fungicides
• Agricultural insecticides
• Generic agrochemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Chemical Sales: Cropchem generates revenue through the development, formulation, and commercialization of generic crop protection products including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and acaricides for Brazilian agriculture.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cropchem develops, formulates, and commercializes generic crop protection products for Brazilian agriculture. Its portfolio spans four categories — herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and acaricides — covering more than 50 formulations based on established chemical groups such as sulfonylureas, triazoles, strobilurins, neonicotinoids, benzoylureas, and triazines. Products are targeted at major Brazilian crops including soybean, corn, cotton, sugarcane, coffee, citrus, wheat, rice, beans, and pastures, with pre-emergent and post-emergent application modes.

Product overview

Cropchem is a Brazilian agricultural chemicals company that develops and commercializes generic crop protection products. The company offers four main product categories: Herbicides (including Cirreno, Gli-UP, Kyron, Meson, Sapek Max, and others), Fungicides (including Charrua, Jaran, Prilan, Vahana, Sevare, and others), Insecticides (including Abadin, Aslan, Fencer, Java, Kraton, and others), and Acaricides (including Mantis, Trigger, Percy Duo, Perseus Duo, and others). The portfolio serves Brazilian agriculture across diverse crops including soybeans, corn, cotton, sugarcane, coffee, citrus, and others. Products range from single-active-ingredient formulations to combination products (Duo products) and cover pre-emergent, post-emergent, systemic, and contact modes of action.

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Products and services

• Cirreno Post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide with active ingredient Clodinafope-propargil at 240.00 g/L, intended for weed control in Brazilian crops.
• Ganis 400 SC Post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide with active ingredient Bispiribaque-Sódico for Brazilian crop producers.
• Ginete 212 SL Pre and post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide with active ingredient Imazetapir for Brazilian soybean and other crops.
• Gli-UP 480 SL Post-emergent, systemic and non-selective herbicide with active ingredient Glifosato for Brazilian agricultural use.
• Gli-UP 720 WG Post-emergent, systemic and non-selective herbicide with active ingredient Glifosato at 720 g i.a./kg for Brazilian agricultural use.
• Gli-UP 720 WG NA Post-emergent, systemic and non-selective herbicide with active ingredient Glifosato for non-agricultural use.
• Hathor 400 EC Post-emergent, non-systemic herbicide with conditional selectivity, active ingredient Carfentrazona etílica.
• Irado 800 WG Pre-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide with active ingredient Diurom for Brazilian agricultural use.
• Kaner 800 WG Pre-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide belonging to triazine chemical group with active ingredient Ametrina.
• Kankan Max EC Post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide with active ingredient Haloxifope-P-Metílico.
• Kraken 240 EC Post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide belonging to triazine chemical group with active ingredient Cletodim.
• Krost 806 SL Post-emergent, systemic and non-selective herbicide with active ingredient 2,4-D at 806 g i.a/L.
• Kyron 40 SC Post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide with active ingredient Nicossulfurom for corn crops.
• Kyron 750 WG Post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide belonging to sulfonylurea chemical group for corn and soybean crops.
• Lacano 200 SL Post-emergent, non-systemic and non-selective herbicide with active ingredient Diquate.
• Leme 960 EC Pre-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide belonging to chloroacetanilide chemical group with active ingredient S-Metolacloro.
• Meson 480 SC Herbicide with active ingredient Mesotriona belonging to triketone chemical group.
• Meson Duo Pre and post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide combining Atrazina + Mesotriona.
• Minos Caps 360 CS Pre-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide belonging to isoxazolidinone chemical group with active ingredient Clomazona.
• Osbar 500 WP Pre and post-emergent, non-systemic and selective herbicide with active ingredient Flumioxazina.
• Osbar Duo Pre-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide combining Imazetapir + Flumioxazina.
• Panga 900 WG Pre and post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide with active ingredient Atrazina.
• Panzer 250 WDG Post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide belonging to sulfonylurea chemical group with active ingredient Clorimurom etílico.
• Panzer Max 750 WG Post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide with active ingredient Clorimurom etílico.
• Peão 200 EC Post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide with active ingredient Fluroxipir meptílico.
• Pravda 750 WG Post-emergent, systemic and maturing herbicide belonging to sulfonylurea chemical group with active ingredient Sulfometurom metílico.
• Proeza 480 EC Post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide with active ingredient Triclopir butotílico.
• Proeza Duo Post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide combining Triclopir butotílico + Fluroxipir-meptílico.
• Sapek Max Post-emergent, non-selective herbicide belonging to substituted homoalanine chemical group with active ingredient Glufosinato - Sal de Amônio at 880 g i.a./kg.
• Tesla 750 WG Pre-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide belonging to isoxazol chemical group with active ingredient Isoxaflutol.
• Timber 500 SC Pre and post-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide belonging to triazine chemical group with active ingredient Terbutilazina.
• Verdum WG Post-emergent, systemic and conditional selective herbicide belonging to imidazolinone chemical group with active ingredient Imazapir + Imazapique.
• Wiking 600 WG Pre-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide belonging to sulfonylurea chemical group with active ingredient Metsulfurom metílico.
• Ximango Pre-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide belonging to sulfonanilide triazolopyrimidine chemical group with active ingredient Diclosulam.
• Zest 750 WG Pre-emergent, systemic and selective herbicide belonging to triazinone chemical group with active ingredient Hexazinona.
• Asgard 500 SC Protective and contact fungicide belonging to phenylpyridinylamine chemical group with active ingredient Fluazinam.
• Charrua 430 SC Curative and systemic fungicide belonging to triazole chemical group with active ingredient Tebuconazol at 430 g i.a./L.
• Charrua Max SC Curative and systemic fungicide combining Tebuconazol + Trifloxistrobina belonging to triazole and strobilurin chemical groups.
• Chiva WP Protective, curative, contact, systemic and multi-site fungicide with active ingredients Mancozebe + Cimoxanil.
• Dharma 100 SL Curative and systemic fungicide belonging to triazole chemical group with active ingredient Ciproconazol.
• Dharma Duo Curative and systemic fungicide combining Picoxistrobina + Ciproconazol belonging to strobilurin and triazole chemical groups.
• Emeritus Max 720 SC Protective, contact and multi-site fungicide belonging to isoftalonitrile chemical group with active ingredient Clorotalonil.
• Harbin 500 WG Systemic fungicide belonging to strobilurin chemical group with active ingredient Trifloxistrobina.
• Jaran 500 SC Systemic fungicide belonging to triazole chemical group with active ingredient Flutriafol.
• Kasan 800 WP Protective and contact fungicide with active ingredient Mancozebe.
• Kasan Max 750 WG Protective and contact fungicide with active ingredient Mancozebe at 750 g i.a./kg.
• Livenko 500 SC Systemic fungicide precursor of Benzimidazol with active ingredient Tiofanato metílico.
• Maragato 500 EC Systemic fungicide belonging to triazole chemical group with active ingredient Propiconazol.
• Prilan 250 SC Systemic fungicide with active ingredient Azoxistrobina.
• Prilan Duo Systemic fungicide combining Tebuconazol + Azoxistrobina.
• Salander 250 EC Systemic fungicide with active ingredient Protioconazol.
• Sevare 250 EC Systemic fungicide with active ingredient Difenoconazol.
• Sevare Duo Systemic fungicide combining Azoxistrobina + Difenoconazol.
• Vahana Systemic and mesostemic fungicide combining Protioconazol + Trifloxistrobina.
• Vencer Duo Systemic fungicide combining Picoxistrobina + Protioconazol.
• Abadin 72 EC Insecticide, acaricide and nematicide with contact and ingestion action with active ingredient Abadin.
• Aslan SL Broad-spectrum foliar insecticide combining Acetamiprido + Bifentrina.
• Atratus Systemic insecticide with active ingredient Clotianidina at 600.00 g/L for seed treatment.
• Bakana 400 SC Contact and ingestion insecticide with active ingredient Etiprole.
• Blanes 240 SC Non-systemic insecticide accelerator of ecdysis with active ingredient Metoxifenozida.
• Boksia 300 WG Ingestion insecticide with active ingredient Indoxacarbe.
• Chust 250 CS Ingestion insecticide with active ingredient Lambda-cialotrina.
• Durdem 300 SC Physiological insecticide belonging to benzoiluréia chemical group with active ingredient Teflubenzurom.
• Fencer 700 WG Systemic insecticide belonging to neonicotinoid chemical group with active ingredient Imidacloprido.
• Gypsy 800 WG Contact and ingestion insecticide belonging to methylcarbamate oxima chemical group with active ingredient Tiodicarbe.
• Java 200 SP Systemic insecticide with translaminar action with active ingredient Acetamiprido.
• Kantor 1000 EC Contact and ingestion insecticide with active ingredient Malationa.
• Kraton 100 EC Physiological insecticide with active ingredient Lufenurom.
• Serval 970 SG Systemic insecticide with contact and ingestion action with active ingredient Acefato.
• Taura 200 EC Contact and translaminar insecticide with active ingredient Piriproxifem.
• Zutron 250 WP Physiological and selective insecticide with active ingredient Diflubenzurom.
• Trigger 240 SC Insecticide and acaricide with contact and ingestion action with active ingredient Clorfenapir.
• Trigger Max Insecticide and acaricide with active ingredient Clorfenapir at 720 g i.a./L.
• Mantis 400 WG Acaricide and insecticide with contact and ingestion action with active ingredient Abamectina.
• Bitrin 100 EC Insecticide and acaricide with contact and ingestion action with active ingredient Bifentrina.
• Percy Duo EC Insecticide and acaricide with ingestion and contact action combining Profenofós + Cipermetrina.
• Perseus Duo Insecticide and acaricide with contact and ingestion action combining Espirodiclofeno + Abamectina.
• Shaw 240 SC Insecticide and acaricide with contact and ingestion action with active ingredient Espiromesifeno.
• Avner 500 SC Insecticide and acaricide with contact and ingestion action with active ingredient Diafentiurom.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nortox: One of the largest Brazilian generic agrochemical manufacturers, headquartered in Brazil with a broad portfolio of herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. Direct competitor to Cropchem in the Brazilian generic crop protection segment.
• Albaugh: US-headquartered global generic agrochemical manufacturer with strong Brazilian operations through Albaugh do Brasil. Direct competitor in generic herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides for Brazilian row crops.
• IHARABRAS: Brazilian crop protection company offering generic herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and seed treatment products. Domestic peer of similar scale and structure to Cropchem, targeting the same Brazilian ag market.

Broad incumbents

• UPL: Indian-headquartered global agrochemical major with strong Latin American presence. Offers broad generic and post-patent crop protection portfolio overlapping with Cropchem's categories, especially in soybean and corn.
• FMC Corporation: Global crop protection chemical major with strong Brazilian presence, particularly in insecticides and acaricides. Overlaps with Cropchem's insecticide/acaricide portfolio and competes for the same Brazilian grower customer base.
• Adama: One of the world's largest generic crop protection companies with significant Brazilian operations. Competes directly with Cropchem across herbicide, fungicide, and insecticide categories but at much larger scale with global R&D and registration capabilities.
• Bayer Crop Science: Global crop protection incumbent with leading Brazilian market position across herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. Competes with Cropchem across all four product categories with strong brand equity and proprietary chemistry.
• Corteva Agriscience: Major crop protection and seed company with Brazilian operations. Overlaps with Cropchem in herbicides and insecticides, especially for soybean and corn, but with proprietary branded products.
• Syngenta: Global crop protection leader with extensive Brazilian operations across herbicide, fungicide, and insecticide categories. Competes with Cropchem for Brazilian grower spend but with branded proprietary chemistry.

Regional players

• Sumitomo Chemical: Japanese agrochemical company with growing Latin American presence including Brazil. Offers crop protection products that overlap with Cropchem's portfolio, particularly insecticides and fungicides.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cropchem
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cropchem-ltda/?originalSubdomain=pt
• Instagraminstagram.com/cropchembrasil

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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