Basant Joshi

Founded in 1946, PI Industries Ltd. (BSE: 523642, NSE: PIIND, ISIN ID: INE603J01030) is one of India’s leading Agrisciences and Fine Chemical companies with a unique business model of providing innovative farm solutions to farmers. Simultaneously, we partner with global innovator companies across the value chain - Custom Synthesis to manufacturing to co-marketing & distribution of their products. Powered by deep R&D expertise, PI has a significant footprint in the Indian crop protection market and a strong legacy of leading brands that bring value-added offerings to over 3 million farmers and retailers in India and globally. With a strong belief in technology and IP protection as the key pillar, PI has been investing ahead of time and has established a large-scale manufacturing infrastructure focused on Industry 4.0 standards. We have built robust capabilities in each part of the value chain - process synthesis, scaling up, and commercialisation. With strength of over 3,000 employees, the Company currently operates five formulation facilities and 15 multipurpose plants under its four manufacturing locations. These state-of-art facilities have integrated process development teams with in-house engineering capabilities. PI’s world-class R&D facility at Udaipur has a dedicated team of 400+ scientists and researchers and includes advanced research and development labs, kilo plants, and pilot plants with NABL certification. Founded on seven decades of trust and customer-centricity, our teams have a proven track record of delivering transformative solutions, timely product supplies, and cost efficiencies and have established deep symbiotic relationships with over 20 global innovators. PI Industries is broadening its horizons across chemistry platforms to address the challenges of food security, nutrition, and latent health needs of the planet to create shared value for all and reimagine a healthier planet. To know more about PI, log on to www.piindustries.com