Summary
PI Industries Limited manufactures and distributes agro chemicals in India, rest of Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers agrochemicals, including insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides; specialty products; and generic molecules, such as profenofos, ethion, and phorate primarily under the Nominee Gold, Osheen, Biovita, Cosko, Roket, Keefun, Elite, Humesol, and Awkira brands, as well as chemical and active intermediates. It also provides research and development (R&D) services comprising target discovery, molecule design, library synthesis, lead optimization, biological evaluation, and route synthesis services; and custom synthesis and manufacturing solutions consisting of process R&D, analytical method development, synthesis of reference standards, structure elucidation and synthesis of impurities, physio-chemical studies and 5-batch analysis under GLP conditions, scale-up studies, safety data generation, waste categorization and treatability studies, process/plant engineering, and large-scale commercial production. It sells its products through distributors/dealers and retailers. The company was formerly known as Mewar Oil & General Mills Ltd. PI Industries Limited was incorporated in 1946 and is based in Gurugram, India.
History
PI Industries commenced its operations in 1947 at Mundhwa, a village near Pune, as a service organization. Started in Pune as a repacker, PI Industries has evolved as an integrated ‘Crop Solutions Company’ providing a wide range of products and services to the global agrochemical industry. PI Industries is now a publicly owned company, with a consolidated turnover of Rs 11554 Cr (as of March 2018).
Mission
Our mission is to be the most admired global agrochemicals manufacturer, predominantly in the specialty products and crop solutions segment, leveraging our research capabilities and our commitment to sustainability.
Vision
Our vision is to unlock possibilities and potential of people, products and processes in the agrochemical industry and build a sustainable future.
Key Team
Mr. Manikantan Viswanathan (Chief Financial Officer)
Mr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (Head of Operations)
Mr. Umesh Mehta B.Sc., PGLSCM (Chief Information Officer)
Dr. Alexander Klausener (Chief Scientific Officer)
Ms. Amrita Leekha (Interim Compliance Officer)
Mr. Vijay Kumar Naidu (Deputy Gen. Mang. of Bus. Devel.)
Mr. Chandrajit Pati (Chief People Officer)
Recognition and Awards
PI Industries has won numerous awards and recognition, most notably an ‘IPR Excellence Award’ from the Indian Patent Office in 2014, ‘Innovator of the Year’ award from Bio-Spectrum Asia in 2015 and ‘India’s Most Innovative Company’ award from Dun & Bradstreet in 2017.
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