Fungicides: Production
How China, India and Europe split fungicide making
What this tab covers Who makes it and how much: world capacity and output, utilisation, the top producing countries and companies globally and in India, concentration, new capacity coming, and each region's position.| Measure | Figure | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| World capacity | not published | no public total | |
| World output | about 0.8-1.0 Mt a.i. used a year including copper and sulphur (indicative) | FAOSTAT (indicative) | |
| Capacity utilisation | not published | Indian mancozeb capacity lost EU demand from 2022; export growth to Brazil and Africa absorbed part of it (indicative). | indicative |
| Concentration | innovator fungicides concentrated in Bayer, BASF, Syngenta and Corteva; generics in China and India (indicative) | Syngenta (azoxystrobin, benzovindiflupyr), Bayer (prothioconazole, bixafen, fluopyram), BASF (pyraclostrobin, fluxapyroxad, Revysol) and Corteva (picoxystrobin, Inatreq) lead patented fungicides. | indicative; AgroPages via AgriMarketing (Mar 2025) |
| New capacity | not published | New single-site fungicides (Revysol, Inatreq, isoflucypram) and biofungicides are the pipeline; Indian makers are adding generic SDHI and triazole capacity (indicative). | indicative |
Top producing countries
China 45% · most generic triazoles, strobilurins and SDHI intermediates (indicative) India 15% · mancozeb (UPL, Indofil), copper fungicides, generic triazoles and strobilurins (indicative) European Union 15% · BASF, Bayer and Syngenta fungicide plants; copper fungicide makers in Spain and Italy (indicative) United States 8% · Corteva, Syngenta and copper producers (indicative) Latin America 7% · mancozeb and formulation plants in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico (indicative) Japan and others 10% · Sumitomo, Nippon Soda, Kumiai, Ishihara (indicative) indicativeLargest producers: global
| Company | Country | Volume | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Crop Science prothioconazole, fluopyram | Germany | 12 $ billion crop protection sales (all classes) | 2024 | AgroPages via AgriMarketing (Mar 2025) |
| Syngenta Group azoxystrobin (Amistar), chlorothalonil, benzovindiflupyr | China/Switzerland | 13.6 $ billion crop protection sales | 2024 | AgroPages via AgriMarketing (Mar 2025) |
| BASF Agricultural Solutions pyraclostrobin, fluxapyroxad, mefentrifluconazole | Germany | 9 $ billion crop protection sales | 2024 | AgroPages via AgriMarketing (Mar 2025) |
| Corteva Agriscience Inatreq (fenpicoxamid) and mancozeb (from Dow) | US | 7.3 $ billion crop protection sales | 2024 | AgroPages via AgriMarketing (Mar 2025) |
| UPL one of the largest mancozeb producers worldwide; multisite fungicide mixtures for soybean rust in Brazil (indicative) | India | not published | 2025 | UPL (indicative) |
| ADAMA generic fungicides; part of Syngenta Group | Israel/China | not published | 2025 | HNY Research company list (2026) |
| Sumitomo Chemical fungicides and Nufarm stake | Japan | not published | 2025 | HNY Research company list (2026) |
Largest producers: India
| Company | Country | Volume | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPL mancozeb, copper and mixtures; group revenue about Rs 46,637 crore FY2025 (indicative) | India | not published | FY2025 | UPL annual reports (indicative) |
| Indofil Industries private; large mancozeb exporter from Thane and Dahej (indicative) | India | not published | 2025 | company (indicative) |
| Rallis India generic fungicide technicals and formulations | India | not published | FY2026 | HNY Research company list (2026) |
| Dhanuka Agritech fungicide formulations with in-licensed molecules (indicative) | India | not published | FY2026 | Rubix via Global Agriculture (2025) |
| Sharda Cropchem fungicide registrations in Europe and Latin America; sources technicals (indicative) | India | not published | 2025 | company |
India is a leading mancozeb and copper fungicide maker and exporter, and also makes generic triazoles and strobilurins. Intermediates for SDHIs and many triazoles come from China (indicative).
Position by region
| Region | Position |
|---|---|
| US | Fungicide demand concentrated in fruit, vegetables, potatoes and maize; copper and mancozeb still allowed. |
| EU | Mancozeb ended 2022 and chlorothalonil 2020; several triazoles face endocrine cut-offs; copper capped at 28 kg/ha over 7 years. |
| India | Large mancozeb and copper producer and exporter; domestic use in potatoes, grapes, rice and vegetables (indicative). |
| China | Main generic supplier of single-site fungicides and SDHI intermediates. |
| Japan | Innovators in rice fungicides; strict residue rules. |
| Middle East | Small market; no major producers. |