UPL Ltd
UPL Ltd Company History
UPL is principally engaged in the agro business of production and sale of agrochemicals, field crops, vegetable seeds and non agro business of production and sale of industrial chemicals, chemical intermediates, speciality chemicals.
2003
Search Chem Industries Ltd. has informed the Exchange that at its meeting held on June 25, 2003 the BOD has resolved to forfeit 4393150 equity shares held by 4642 shareholders for non payment of arrears of allotment money.
Shri Kanti Thacker has resigned as the Secretary of the company and Shri M B Trivedi has been appointed as Company Secretary of the company.
Manufacturing division of United Phosphorus Ltd. was transferred to Search Chem Industries Ltd. and the name of Search Chem Industries Ltd. was changed to United Phosphorus Ltd. after the transfer of manufacturing division. The name of United Phosphorus Ltd. was changed to Uniphos Enterprises Ltd. after the transfer of manufacturing division
1) The following Directors submitted their resignations from the Company : a) Dr. P V Krishna, b) Mr. Kalyan Banerjee, c) Dr. Anil Bhatt, d) Dr. Reena Ramachandran; 2) Shri M B Trivedi resigned as Company Secretary of the company; 3) Shri K M Thacker was appointed as Company Secretary of the Company.
2003
2004
Acquires 20% stake in Cropserve, a company based in South Africa
Signs an agreement to acquire registration for production of Lenacil and Chloridazon from Agricola for UK, France and Italy
United Phosphorus' US subsidiary buys AG Value for $36 m
2004
2005
Delists equity shares of the Company voluntarily from the Madras Stock Exchange Ltd (MSE) with effect from January 19, 2005.
Delists equity shares of the Company voluntarily from the Stock Exchange - Ahmedabad (ASE) with effect from March 31, 2005.
United Phosphorus acquires CEQUISA
Delists equity shares from the Vadodara Stock Exchange Ltd (VSE) with immediate effect.
Nath Biogene (I) Ltd and United Phosphorous Ltd have signed an agreement with Biocentury of China for transfer of technology related to Bt cotton
United Phosphorus acquires REPOSO S.A.I.C., Argentina
United Phosphorus acquires 100% stake in SWAL
Company has splits its Face value of Shares from Rs 10 to Rs 2
2005
2006
United Phosphorus Ltd has informed that the Company has acquired through its subsidiary in Mauritius, Advanta Netherlands Holdings BV, based in Netherlands.
United Phosphorus signs agreement with Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd
United Phosphorus enters into an agreement with DUPONT
United Phosphorus enters into agreement with M/s Bayer CropScience AG Germany
2006
2007
United Phosphorus acquires Argentinian firm
United Phosphorous Limited has informed that Mr. S. Krishnan has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company.
UPL wins Trishul Award for excellence in agrochemical
2007
2008
The Company has issued Bonus Shares in the Ratio of 1:1.
United Phosphorus Ltd (UPL) has announced that the Company has purchased 100% stake through its subsidiary of Evofarms group of Companies (Evofarms), a major Marketing Company of generic products in the crop protection industry headquartered in Bogota, Colombia.
2008
2009
United Phosphorus has recommended dividend @ 75% on the equity shares of Rs 2/- each
2009
2010
United Phosphorus Purchases Mancozeb Business from Dupont
United Phosphorus Limited Acquired Riceco LLC, USA along with its Subsidiaries and certain assets of the International Business of its affiliate Company.
2010
2011
United Phosphorus Purchased 50 percent stake in Sipcam Isagro Brasil SA
Mr. Sagar Kaushik has been appointed as C.O.O - Global Business of the company.
United Phosphorus acquires 51% stake in DVA Agro Brazil
2011
2012
United Phosphorus Acquires 100% Stake in SD Agchem Europe
United Phosphorus has recommended a final dividend @ 25% on equity shares of Rs.2/- each. This is in addition to the interim dividend @ 100% on equity shares of Rs.2/- each (i.e. Rs.2.00 per equity share).
2012
2013
United Phosphorus has informed that the name of United Phosphorous Ltd. shall be changed to UPL Ltd. and the trading symbol of the Company be changed from UNIPHOS to UPL w.e.f. October 23, 2013.
2013
2014
ESR Award for UPL Mexico.
2014
2015
UPL Limited enteres into an agreement to subscribe to 40% Shares in Sinagro Group, a Brazilian Company in the State of Mato Grosso
UPL Ltd, through its subsidiary has completed the transaction to acquire 40 per cent in the Sinagro Group, a Brazilian company.
UPL Ltd have approved amalgamation of Advanta
2015
2016
UPL acquires 26% stake in Weather Risk Management Services
2016
2018
UPL inks pact with Gexcon to work on mitigating industrial accidents.
UPL announces the acquisition of Arysta Creating a global leader in agricultural solutions.
2018
2019
UPL Completes the Acquisition of Arysta LifeScience launches its new purpose Open Agriculture.
UPL approved bonus at the ratio of 1 : 2, i.e 1 Equity Shares for every 2 Equity Shares held.
AGRA, UPL Partnership to increase smallholder farmers access to yield enhancing technologies.
2019
2020
UPL Ranked No. 1 Globally in Agro Chemical Sector by Sustainalytics.
UPL as Awarded an Agrow Award in the category of "Best Company From an Emerging Region" during the 2020 Crop Science Forum & Awards.
2020
2021
UPL wins CII Industrial IP Award 2021 for third consecutive year.
UPL ltd joins The Climate Pledge, furthering a commitment to reshape the role of global agriculture in the fight against climate change.
UPL signs toll manufacturing agreement with FMC Corporation.
UPL wins National IP Award -2020 and WIPO IP Enterprises Trophy.
2021
2022
UPL has been ranked no. 1 globally among 53 agri-chemical companies by Sustainalytics ESG ratings.
UPL admits its GDR programme for trading on the London Stock ExchangeÂs electronic trading platform for GDRÂs.
UPL in association with AIIMS, Hyderabad, Nagpur, and Rajkot along with local Associations of Physicians had organized symposiums to train doctors on Toxicology emergency management.
2022