Albaugh, LLC
Albaugh, LLC is a privately held crop protection company serving farmers, specialty growers, turf and ornamental professionals, and seed treaters through regional sales teams and distributors. It formulates herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, seed treatments, and active ingredients for agricultural markets worldwide.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1979
- HeadquartersAnkeny, IA, United States
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Albaugh, LLC does
Albaugh, LLC is a privately held, Iowa-based crop protection company founded in 1979 that develops, registers, formulates, manufactures, and sells post-patent herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, seed treatments, and turf and ornamental products. Its customers include farmers and agricultural producers, specialty and row-crop growers, turf and ornamental professionals, and seed treaters. The company reports more than 2,600 employees, operations in more than 58 countries, and sales exceeding $2 billion after its 2022 Rotam acquisition.
Albaugh's technology base combines formulation and manufacturing with selected active-ingredient integration. The clearest example is 2,4-D: the company produces the active ingredient in-house and has integrated backward into chlorine, caustic soda, and monochloroacetic acid using commodity raw materials in Argentina. Its portfolio also includes differentiated products such as the Sultan etiprole formulation and registered chlorantraniliprole products, while acquisitions have added glyphosate registrations, formulations, patents, know-how, and trade names.
Revenue comes from one-time sales of crop protection products through regional sales teams, country representatives, distributors, and logistics partners. Albaugh positions its offering around alternatives to branded post-patent products at competitive prices, but it discloses no specific pricing, contract values, or customer-level revenue data. The operating model therefore combines broad geographic distribution and owned manufacturing with localized agronomic and regulatory execution.
Albaugh, LLC firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Albaugh, LLC
- Legal name
- Albaugh, LLC
- Website
- https://albaugh.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1979
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Albaugh, LLC is a privately held crop protection company serving farmers, specialty growers, turf and ornamental professionals, and seed treaters through regional sales teams and distributors. It formulates herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, seed treatments, and active ingredients for agricultural markets worldwide.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Albaugh, LLC industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Crop Protection Chemicals
- NAICS
- Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (325320)
- SIC
- Agricultural Chemicals (2870), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Crop Protection Chemicals (Herbicides/Insecticides/Fungicides) (IMAEAEAI)
Keywords
Where Albaugh, LLC is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ankeny, IA
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices12 records
Markets served
Albaugh, LLC business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Crop Protection Product Sales: Sale of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and other crop protection products; one-time product transactions for crop protection solutions
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels9 records
Albaugh, LLC product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Albaugh, LLC manufactures and sells post-patent crop protection products globally, including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, and seed treatment solutions. The company operates state-of-the-art formulation and manufacturing facilities across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, with backwards integration into active ingredient production for products such as 2,4-D. Its portfolio targets row crops, specialty crops, cereals, and the turf/ornamental green industry.
Product overview
Albaugh, LLC offers a comprehensive portfolio of crop protection products organized into three main categories: Crop Protection (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides), Turf and Ornamental (fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, PGRs), and Seed Treatment (single ingredients, complete solutions, custom blends). The company positions itself as 'Your Alternative' in post-patent crop protection, offering high-quality, competitively-priced products. Key products include Sultan® etiprole-based insecticide, Exceliprole™ 400SC/Eventex™ 400SC/Diamid™ T&O chlorantraniliprole products for 2025 launch, Euskatel® prothioconazole fungicide, and the CoAXium® Production System platform for non-GMO herbicide tolerance. Regional products across EMEA markets include Legado™ (azoxystrobin), Kospi™ (abamectin+etoxazole), Grial™ (deltamethrin), Astris Gold™ (lambda-cyhalothrin+lufenuron), and Alfil™ WG (fosetyl-aluminium).
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Crop Protection Core crop protection product line offering herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and more for farmers around the world, with over 40 years of experience delivering high-quality products to produce affordable food.
- Turf and Ornamental Product line featuring an ever-expanding portfolio of fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, plant growth regulators (PGRs), and more for turf, ornamental, landscape and green industry segments.
- Seed Treatment Seed treatment solutions offering single active ingredients, complete solutions, or custom blends to deliver the right control for specific crop needs.
- Sultan® Etiprole-based insecticide with double the market concentration, designed to protect soybean crops with rapid action through contact and ingestion. Also registered for cotton, rice, coffee, and sugarcane.
- Exceliprole™ 400SC Long-lasting residual control insecticide for Lepidopteran pests such as armyworms and cutworms, approved for potatoes, soybeans, vegetables, cotton, corn, strawberries, peanuts, cereals, sweet corn, onions and more. EPA Reg. No. 83100-77.
- Eventex™ 400SC Specialty crop insecticide providing Lepidopteran pest control for tree nuts, fruits (pome, stone and tropical), olives, grapes, citrus, and other labeled crops. EPA Reg. No. 83100-77.
- Diamid™ T&O Turf and ornamental insecticide delivering season-long control of destructive turf pests including white grubs, turf-feeding caterpillar species, annual bluegrass weevils and billbugs with outstanding application flexibility. EPA Reg. No. 89442-70.
- Oxicu™ P.H Copper oxychloride 500 g/L fungicide in wettable powder (WP) formulation for crop protection.
- Legado™ Azoxystrobin 250 g/L fungicide in suspension concentrate (SC) formulation for vegetables including squash, melon, watermelon, tomato, pumpkin.
- Kospi™ Insecticide combining Abamectin 42 g/L with Etoxazole 168 g/L in suspension concentrate formulation for citrus crops.
- Emprox™ Insecticide combining Abamectin 28 g/L with Imidacloprid 300 g/L for avocado and onion crops.
- Grial™ Deltamethrine 2.5% insecticide in emulsifiable concentrate (EC) formulation for olive, cucumber, cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, strawberry crops.
- Astris Gold™ Insecticide combining Lambda cyhalothrin 100 g/L with Lufenuron 100 g/L in suspension concentrate formulation.
Quantifiable outcome
- Sales exceeding $2 billion following Rotam acquisition
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Albaugh, LLC
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Albaugh, LLC technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
Feature3 records
Albaugh, LLC partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- North Carolina State University - Plant Sciences Initiative (N.C. PSI) Innovation HubminorAlbaugh joined the N.C. PSI Innovation Hub located in the NC State University Plant Sciences Building on Centennial Campus in Raleigh. The Innovation Hub serves as a collaborative space where industry leaders, researchers, and students work together to address agricultural challenges through interdisciplinary team-based science with practical, actionable results. Albaugh's membership contributes to addressing challenges through collaboration.
- Australian Grain Technologies (AGT)coreStrategic three-way partnership to launch the CoAXium Production System for the Australian broadacre field crop market. AGT provides elite barley germplasm and the non-GMO herbicide tolerance trait, Albaugh provides Aggressor herbicide brand, and Sipcam provides sales and technical support. Australian barley growers were the first in the world to benefit from this system, with first CoAXium Barley variety expected for 2023 season.
- Sipcam (Australia)coreSipcam Australia provides the sales and technical support for Aggressor herbicide and the CoAXium production system. Sipcam is a leading supplier of crop protection and nutrition products to Australian farmers and part of Sipcam Oxon Group. The partnership ensures growers receive full benefit of the CoAXium Production System with industry stewardship.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Albaugh, LLC competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Nufarm: Australia-based crop protection and seed company focused on post-patent chemistry with manufacturing in multiple regions. Directly comparable to Albaugh on product portfolio, post-patent positioning, and geographic mix including Australia, Europe, and the Americas.
- UPL Limited: Indian-headquartered global crop protection company with a broad portfolio of post-patent and proprietary herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. Comparable to Albaugh across product mix, emerging market focus, and M&A-driven growth model.
- FMC Corporation: Global agricultural sciences company selling insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and plant health products to growers. Comparable to Albaugh on customer base and crop protection focus, though FMC skews more proprietary/R&D-driven.
- AMVAC Chemical Corporation: US-based crop protection and specialty chemicals company offering herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and plant nutrition. Comparable to Albaugh on North American focus, post-patent/generic positioning, and distributor-led GTM.
- ADAMA: One of the world's largest post-patent crop protection companies, offering herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides globally. Highly comparable to Albaugh on business model (off-patent/generic), global footprint, and customer base of farmers and distributors.
- Sipcam Oxon: Italy-based crop protection company with strong presence in Europe and LATAM, and a co-partner with Albaugh on the CoAXium Production System in Australia. Comparable on post-patent positioning and EMEA/LATAM distribution model.
Broad incumbents
- Syngenta Group: One of the largest global crop protection and seed companies with a broad proprietary and post-patent portfolio. Overlaps Albaugh in product categories and customer base but operates at much greater scale and with proprietary R&D.
- Bayer Crop Science: Global crop protection giant and the originator of glyphosate, with deep proprietary chemistry portfolios. Comparable to Albaugh on herbicides/insecticides/fungicides categories though materially larger and more R&D-intensive.
- Corteva Agriscience: Major global seed and crop protection company from which Albaugh acquired the straight-goods glyphosate business in 2023. Comparable as a crop protection incumbent though Corteva is far larger and more R&D/proprietary focused.
- BASF Agricultural Solutions: Major global crop protection and agricultural solutions provider with proprietary and post-patent offerings. Overlaps Albaugh in core crop chemistry categories but serves customers as part of a much broader industrial and chemical portfolio.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Albaugh, LLC social profiles
Digital presenceAlbaugh, LLC financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Albaugh, LLC leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles17 records
Albaugh, LLC subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
Albaugh, LLC funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Albaugh, LLC M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Albaugh, LLC
What does Albaugh, LLC do?
Albaugh, LLC manufactures and sells post-patent crop protection products globally, including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, and seed treatment solutions. The company operates state-of-the-art formulation and manufacturing facilities across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, with backwards integration into active ingredient production for products such as 2,4-D. Its portfolio targets row crops, specialty crops, cereals, and the turf/ornamental green industry.
Is Albaugh, LLC a public or private company?
Albaugh, LLC is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Albaugh, LLC founded?
Albaugh, LLC was founded in 1979. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Albaugh, LLC based?
Albaugh, LLC is headquartered in Ankeny, IA, United States, in the North America region.
How does Albaugh, LLC make money?
One revenue line is on record: crop Protection Product Sales.
Who are Albaugh, LLC's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Nufarm, UPL Limited, FMC Corporation, AMVAC Chemical Corporation, ADAMA and Sipcam Oxon. Broad incumbents are Syngenta Group, Bayer Crop Science, Corteva Agriscience and BASF Agricultural Solutions.
Does Albaugh, LLC have an API?
No public API is recorded for Albaugh, LLC.
What industry is Albaugh, LLC in?
Albaugh, LLC's product category is Crop Protection Chemicals. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAEAEAI, Crop Protection Chemicals (Herbicides/Insecticides/Fungicides). Its NAICS code is 3253 and its SIC code is 2870.