Stahler Suisse Sa

What Stahler Suisse Sa does

Stähler Suisse SA is a privately held Swiss agricultural input company headquartered in Zofingen that develops, registers, and markets a comprehensive range of plant protection products for Swiss agriculture. Its portfolio spans herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, biostimulants, rodenticides, and adjuvants, with branded sub-lines including CheckMate (pheromone-based mating disruption for viticulture and arboriculture, supplied through Suterra), Vitex (a newer plant-protection category), and the Biostimulants Stähler line. The company's core technical capability is the in-house registration of phytosanitary products for the Swiss market under OFAG regulations, backed by GEP-certified field trials conducted across Switzerland at scale of more than 150 trials per year, with development stations in Zofingen, Hessigkofen, and Forel. The company holds ISO 9001 quality management certification.

Stähler operates a sales-led go-to-market model with 29 regional sales advisors deployed across Switzerland, supported by 23 external sales staff in the field-sales service. Products are distributed exclusively through specialized agricultural trade (Fachhandel) partners, with pricing publicly disclosed on per-unit basis (e.g., 5L herbicide packs at CHF 78.50–198.50 depending on product). Products are acquired worldwide from international agrochemical partners and are specifically authorized for the Swiss market, with formulation and packaging handled at partner production units. The company does not offer an API, SDK, or digital platform product.

The customer base is exclusively Swiss and SMB-oriented, segmented across field crops (cereals, rapeseed, potatoes, sugar beets), viticulture, arboriculture (stone fruits, pome fruits, berries), vegetable cultivation, and forestry. Marketing is conducted through trade shows (Agrovina, Fruchtwelt Bodensee), annual field days (Feldtage), the company website, and direct advisory via the regional sales force. The company originated in 1873 as a chemical/pharmaceutical firm founded by Samuel Siegfried, entered phytosanitary products in 1893 with the insecticide Knodalin, was restructured as Siegfried Agro SA in 1991, acquired by German Stähler Agrochimique in 2001, taken over by Danish Cheminova in 2011, and returned to Swiss private ownership in 2013.

Name

Stahler Suisse Sa

Legal name

Stähler Suisse SA

Website

https://staehler.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1873

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stähler Suisse SA is a Swiss agricultural input company that develops, registers, and markets a full range of plant protection products—herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, biostimulants, rodenticides, and adjuvants—exclusively for Swiss farmers, distributed through specialized agricultural trade partners and supported by 29 regional sales advisors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Plant Protection Products

NAICS

Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532), Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870), Biological Products, (No Disgnostic Substances) (2836)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Biologicals Regulatory, Testing & Quality Assurance Services (AFABAEAO)

Keywords

• Plant protection products
• Agricultural chemicals
• Crop protection solutions
• Biostimulant products
• Agricultural advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zofingen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Plant Protection Products: Sale of comprehensive range of phytosanitary products including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides, and optimizers for Swiss agriculture. Products developed, registered, and marketed to help farmers increase crop yield and quality.
2. Biostimulants: Sale of biostimulant products for crop optimization and stress resistance, including products for cereals, potatoes, rapeseed, vineyards, and sugar beets.
3. Advisory Services: Comprehensive consulting and advisory services for plant protection, included as part of product offering through 29 regional sales advisors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stähler Suisse SA develops, registers, and markets a comprehensive range of plant protection products for Swiss agriculture, including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides, biostimulants, and adjuvants. The company offers advisory services through 29 regional sales advisors and operates a field trial network conducting 150+ trials annually. Products are distributed exclusively through specialized agricultural trade (Fachhandel) partners across Switzerland.

Product overview

Stähler Suisse SA is a marketing and sales company offering a comprehensive range of plant protection products for Swiss agriculture. The product portfolio includes herbicides (Garlon® 2000, Ally® Tabs, Harmony® SX®), biological insecticides (Oleate 20), rodenticides (Surux® flocons, Surux® granulés), adjuvants (Zofal® R, Lufix®, All Clear® Extra), and biostimulants (Vitaly®, Iodus® 40, Sulfo S). Products are distributed exclusively through specialized trade partners. The company also offers the Vitex sub-brand product line and CheckMate® Puffer for sexual confusion technique in viticulture and arboriculture. Field trial services and product development/testing are conducted across Switzerland to develop innovative solutions and strategies for agricultural challenges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Biostimulants Stähler: Product line including biostimulants for various crops including cereals, potatoes, rapeseed, vineyards, and beets
• CheckMate
• puffer CheckMate

Products and services

• Zofal® R
• Garlon® 2000
• Ally® Tabs
• Harmony® SX®
• Oleate 20
• Vitaly®
• Iodus® 40
• Sulfo S
• Lufix®
• Surux® flocons
• Surux® granulés
• All Clear® Extra
• Vitex Product Line
• CheckMate® Puffer

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150 field trials annually to develop and test innovative solutions for agricultural challenges

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SuterracoreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of CheckMate puffer products for mating confusion technique in viticulture and arboriculture. CheckMate uses pheromones to prevent mating of insect pests, providing sustainable pest control. Company produces promotional video 'Gardiens de la Nature' featuring Château d'Auvernier as reference customer.
• Agrochemical Industry PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommercial partner for international agrochemical industry. Acquires products worldwide specifically authorized for Swiss market. Products formulated and packaged in ultramodern production units of partner companies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Syngenta: Global crop-protection leader headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Comparable because it sells overlapping herbicide, fungicide, and insecticide categories into the Swiss market through its own Swiss subsidiary, but at vastly greater scale and with proprietary manufacturing.
• UPL Limited: Large global crop-protection and seed company with a strong European footprint. Comparable in supplying a broad range of herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides through country-level distribution and farmer advisory services.
• BASF Agricultural Solutions: Major global ag-chemical producer with overlapping fungicide, herbicide, and insecticide offerings. Comparable because it competes in the same Swiss specialty crop segments (viticulture, arboriculture) and field crops.
• Corteva Agriscience: Global crop-protection and seed company with Swiss presence. Competes in similar herbicide and insecticide categories targeting cereals, oilseeds, and specialty crops that Stähler serves.
• ADAMA Agricultural Solutions: Israel-based global off-patent crop-protection company with a similar portfolio strategy of post-patent herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. Comparable go-to-market and pricing model to Stähler's distribution-led approach.
• Nufarm: Australian-headquartered crop-protection specialist with a similar mid-sized, portfolio-of-generics positioning. Comparable in business model focus on off-patent chemistry and multi-channel distribution.
• Bayer Crop Science (Schweiz) AG: Monsanto/Bayer's crop-protection arm with a Swiss country organization. Comparable product categories (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, seed treatments) and serves the same Swiss farmer base, though via a much broader global portfolio.

Direct peers

• Sipcam Oxon: Italy-based mid-tier crop-protection company of similar size and go-to-market model. Comparable in offering off-patent and proprietary ag-chemical products through local distribution and advisory networks across European markets.
• Leu + Gygax AG: Swiss agricultural inputs distributor and adviser offering plant protection, fertilizers, and seeds to Swiss farmers. Closely comparable in size, Swiss-only geographic focus, and advisory-led distribution model.

Regional players

• Fenaco Genossenschaft (LANDI / UFA Samen): Swiss farmer-owned cooperative that distributes crop-protection products and inputs to Swiss farmers through the LANDI retail network. Comparable as a Swiss-only distribution and advisory competitor overlapping with Stähler's Fachhandel channel.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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