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1969
Started Red Phosphorus
1972
President's Gold seal for Research and Development
1976
Entry into Agchem
First Exports
1980
Started production of Yellow Phosphorus, Ankleshwar.
1984
Listed on India's Stock Exchanges
1994
Acquisition of MTM Agrochemical, UK - First international acquisition Operations commenced in Jhagadia
Operations commenced in Jhagadia
1996
Devrinol- USA
Started Caustic Chlorine Plant
1997
Devrinol - ROW
2000
Product acquisition of Devrinol Japan, by UPL
2004
Establishment of Ag Value Inc., USA, as a subsidiary of UPL
Product acquisition of Surflan, USA, by UPL
Product acquisition of Ultra Blazer, Worldwide, by UPL
Product acquisition of Lenacil, Chloridazon, Europe, by UPL
2005
Cequisa, Europe
SWAL acquisition
Reposo, Argentina
First EMR registered (SAAF)
2006
Cerexagri
Advanta
CropServe
2007
National Award in the year 2007 for Outstanding Research & Development on Pollution Control & Environmental Protection
Evofarm, Colombia
Icona
2008
Rolta Corporate Award 2008
Evofarm, Group
2010
ICC LIFE-TIME ACHIEVEMENT Award for the Entrepreneur for the year 2010
Rice Co
Manzate Global Business
2011
DVA Agro, with 51% stake
2012
Agriculture Leadership Award 2012 being received by Mr. Rajju Shroff and Vikram Shroff for UPL
SDAgrichem, Netherlands
2013
Ernst & Young Enterpreneur of the year 2013
Neo-Fog, SA & JPB Courtage, France
2014
Increase in stake - UPL Brazil (73%)
Crossed INR 100 Bn mark in revenues
Optima Farm Solution Ltd, India
2015
Shri. Rajju Shroff, Chairman and MD of UPL was bestowed with the LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD in the year 2015 by AGROW
Increase in stake - UPL Brazil (100%)
Sinagro stake - 40%
Close to US $2 Bn in revenue
2016
UPL won the Friendly Green Factory for Year 2016 (7) at Vietnam ‘s ‘BRANDS FOR ENVIRONMENT’
Mr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Power felicitates UPL Jhagadia Site, the winner of ‘Golden Peacock Awards 2016’
India Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2016
UPL won the first position in the Agrochemical Sector awarded by Dun & Bradstreet India's Top 500 Companies in 2016. Mr. Rajju Shroff, CMD-UPL received the Award
Crossed US $2 Bn in revenue
Crossed 5000 mark in registration
Merger with former associate, Advanta Seeds.
2017
UPL India, Brazil & Mexico are awarded 'Great Place to Work' certificate by GPW, India.
UPL Jhagadia won the silver ‘EKDKN Exceed Award 2017’
NECA Award 2017
US $2.5 Bn in revenue
2018
UPL announces the acquisition of Arysta
Mr. Rajnikant Shroff honored with the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle
Advanta is 4th on the Access to Seeds Index 2019 South and Southeast Asia
UPL announces acquisition of Costa Rica's Bioquim Group
'New UPL' is here
2019
UPL’s Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) rating up 60.6 % from last year
UPL receives FTSE4Good logo recertification
UPL Celebrating 50 years of Excellence
Acquisition of Laoting Yoloo Bio-technology Co.Ltd
2020
UPL Ranked No. 1 Globally in Agro-Chemical Sector by Sustainalytics
Awarded- Best Company from an Emerging Region
FIFA Foundation and UPL sign MoU to promote sustainable development and Education
Agrospec acquisition in Chile
DECCO Worldwide acquisition of IngeAgro, SA – Growing Our Post-Harvest Business Footprint
OpenAg® Center Press Release - Introduction of our OpenAg® Center, a new, state-of-the-art R&D hub
2021
UPL Ranked No.1 for Sustainability Performance Amongst its Peers for Second Year Running
UPL ltd announced as Regional Supporter for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM
UPL announces long term collaboration with Chr. Hansen to develop and commercialize microbial solutions for sustainable agriculture
UPL Launches ‘The Gigaton Challenge’ – Reducing Atmospheric CO2 By 1 Gigaton And Creating A New Carbon Market For Agriculture
UPL ltd joins The Climate Pledge, furthering a commitment to reshape the role of global agriculture in the fight against climate change
The Heart Fund, in partnership with UPL, announces successful implementation of second cardiac mobile clinic and scaling of 5-Year medical program in Côte d’Ivoire.
The Radicle Carbon and Soil Challenge by UPL – the search is on for the Ag and Food Tech start-ups changing the game for carbon reduction & soil health
2022
UPL announces launch of Flupyrimin insecticides to protect rice yields
UPL publishes inaugural ‘Africa Sustainability Report’ showcasing commitment to the sustainable transformation of Africa’s food systems
UPL Broadens Biocontrol Portfolio With Acquisition Of New Naturally-Derived Fungicide, Optichos
UPL’s excellence in corporate sustainability recognised for second consecutive year by S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook
