UPL LIMITED

01 COMPANY AND PRODUCT PROFILE

02 MARKET STATISTICS
International Market| National Market

COMMERCIAL ASPECTS
03 Acquisition of Arysta | Important Aspects for UPL| Strong Backward and Forward Integration

04 CARBON DI-SULFIDE PLANT

05 PENDIMETHALIN PLANT
 Manufacturing and
supplying crop protection
and specialty chemicals
worldwide, by providing
solutions to optimize farm

Mission
productivity for the farmer
through innovative and cost-
effective products, to
provide the customer with
better value for money.
UPL LIMITED : COMPANY PROFILE

Started as manufacturing red phosphorus

Established in 1969 at Vapi, India
35 Manufacturing facilities with 7500+ employee globally
8 Technical Plant : 5 Gujarat
Exports to over 130 countries
Revenue of 2017-18 : 2.7 bn USD , 82% International revenues
5th Largest Agrochemical + 2nd Largest post-patent agrochemicals company globally
UPL INDIA
Factory/Plant Location

Jhagadia Gujarat

Vapi
Gujarat

Haldia
West Bengal

Ankleshwar Gujarat

Halol Gujarat

Jammu
Jammu & Kashmir
MARKET STATISTICS
 Major Compotators : Syngenta, BASF SE (Germany), Dow Chemical Limited (U.S.), Bayer AG
 Together account for 70% of the global agrochemical market
 Total Revenue for the year ended March 31, 2018 : 2.7 bn USD
ACQUISITION OF ARYSTA
ACQUISITION OF ARYSTA
UPL Arysta
Strong geographies – India, Americas, Strong geographies – Africa, Russia,
Western Europe Eastern Europe
Differentiated formulations, mixtures and Strong R&D platform that supports
combination products growth activities
160 FTEs in global product development
Accelerated product development and
and formulation research teams and 150
launch capabilities
Regulatory FTEs
6,850+ registrations
6,150+ registrations
IMPORTANT ASPECTS FOR UPL

Sustainability
.

Safety
.

Self-Dependent

Adopting new better

technology

Quality
Carbon Disulfide plant

 UPL Jhagadia unit, functioning since 2010

 Technology provider: Akzonobel, Netherland
 Capacity: 133 TPD – 150 TPD
 Used in production of Mankozeb, WDG and Antrocol
 Raw materials used: Sulfur and Methane (Green Field Project)
 By product: H2S used for NaHS production and Sulphur recovery
Safety measures

 Boiling Point of CS2: 46°C

 Auto Ignition temperature: 90 – 95°C
 By product is H2S. 1000ppm will cause instant death
 H2S is Heavier than air
 Foam is used for sealing leakages
Flowchart of the plant
Furnace
Reaction involved
CH4 + 4S CS2 + 2H2S

 The reaction takes place in a furnace (95%)

 Fuel used: CH4
 Vapour phase reaction at 650°C at 4-7 bar pressure
 Sulphur fed at 130°C
 Rest 5% reaction in reactors (ceramic random packing)
 Final product has 99.9% purity
Sulphur Separation

 Sulphur separation
 Condenser
 Scrubber
H2S Separation
 H2S separation
 Separation using specific
gravity difference
Pendimethalin Plant

 A herbicide available in concentrate and granule formulations

 2 plants in UPL Jhagadia
 Cumulative production capacity: 7850 MTA
 Semi batch process (7 days required for final product formation)
 UPL is India’s largest Pendimethalin suppliers
 Competitors: Rallis India Limited (TATA Chemicals subsidiary) and Meghmani
Organics Limited
Production

The major chemicals used are:

 4-nitro ortho xylene (4-NOX)
 Diethyl ketone
 Hydrogen (from Caustic Chlorine plant)
 HNO3, H2SO4 and HCl
 Acetone
Production

The major chemicals used are:

 4-nitro ortho xylene
 Diethyl ketone
 Hydrogen
 HNO3, H2SO4 and HCl
 Acetone
Processes involved

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Flowchart of the plant
Processes involved

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Flowchart of the plant
Processes involved

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