NSE:COROMANDEL management interview: Powering India’s Fertiliser Resilience | Arun Alagappan On Agri Strategy & Growth
Business Today, 2026-03-28. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1adgagjmIoA
- Backward integration strategy: Coromandel acquired a mine in Senegal and expanded domestic production of phosphoric and sulfuric acid, generating internal steam power to eliminate LNG reliance at major plants like Kakinada.
- Sowing season supply: The company and industry hold sufficient raw materials, finished goods, and imported urea to ensure the upcoming first-quarter sowing season faces no supply disruptions or severe price spikes.
- Crop protection growth: Coromandel established itself as India's third-largest crop protection company following the acquisition of Nagarjuna Agrochemicals (NACL), furthering its multi-product farm-input strategy.
- Drone service expansion: The company aims to spray 1 million acres across its drone network this year, rising from 40,000 acres two years ago, supported by rapid farmer adoption and nano fertilizer applications.