Albaugh, LLC

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.

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

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

• Crop protection products
• Post-patent herbicides
• Agricultural chemicals
• Fungicides and insecticides
• Turf and ornamental

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankeny, IA

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 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

Core 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

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• North Carolina State University - Plant Sciences Initiative (N.C. PSI) Innovation HubminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2025Albaugh 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 or Co-development Partner · 16 May 2022Strategic 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)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 16 May 2022Sipcam 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

Direct 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

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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