Coromandel International Limited is an Indian agri-solutions company headquartered in Secunderabad, Telangana. It is part of the Murugappa Group, one of India's largest diversified business conglomerates. The company is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of fertilisers, crop protection chemicals, specialty nutrients, organic fertilisers and retail agri-services, and is among the leading phosphatic fertiliser producers in India.
| Name | Coromandel International Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agricultural inputs (fertilisers and crop protection) |
| Headquarters | Secunderabad, Telangana, India |
| Parent group | Murugappa Group |
| Country | India |
| Listings | BSE, NSE |
The company traces its origins to Coromandel Fertilisers Limited, which was established in the 1960s as a joint venture to produce complex fertilisers in southern India. The Chennai-based Murugappa Group later took over management of the company, and it was subsequently renamed Coromandel International Limited to reflect its broader portfolio beyond fertilisers.
Coromandel operates manufacturing facilities at multiple locations in India, including Visakhapatnam and Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, where its principal phosphatic complexes are based, along with crop protection plants at sites in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Jammu & Kashmir. Its retail footprint is concentrated in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka, serving farmer customers across crops such as paddy, cotton, sugarcane, chillies and pulses.
Coromandel International is one of the principal suppliers of phosphatic fertilisers to Indian agriculture and a notable contributor to the country's crop protection industry. Through its retail centres it provides direct advisory and input services to farmers, complementing its role as an upstream manufacturer. The company is regarded as a flagship agri-business of the Murugappa Group, alongside group entities in engineering, financial services and abrasives.