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Supreme Surfactants Private Limited Wins Double Recognition at FICCI Chemicals & Petrochemicals Awards 2025 (MSME Category)

Supreme Surfactants Private Limited (SSPL) is honoured to announce a significant milestone in its growth journey, receiving two national recognitions at the FICCI Chemicals & Petrochemicals Awards 2025 (MSME Category):

o Product Innovator of the Year – MSME

o Company of the Year – MSME

These recognitions reflect SSPL’s continued focus on building high-performance agrochemical surfactants and adjuvants that combine scientific innovation, sustainability, and real on-ground value for farmers.

Product Innovator of the Year – A Green Solvent Approach to HPPD Herbicide Adjuvants

o Topramezone

o Tembotrione

o Tolpyralate

o Mesotrione

As herbicide technologies evolve, formulation challenges such as hard-water deactivation, soil antagonism, and inconsistent field performance have become increasingly critical. SSPL’s innovation focused on solving these real agronomic problems through a sustainable chemistry approach.

Key Highlights of the Innovation

o India’s first indigenous alternative to imported adjuvant systems

o Methyl ester–based green solvent technology, reducing dependence on petroleum solvents

o Enhanced hard-water stability and improved spray performance

o Proven field efficacy across multiple agro-climatic zones

o Significant cost reduction for farmers, improving accessibility and adoption

Rather than developing a product solely in the laboratory, the innovation was shaped through extensive collaboration with field teams, formulation partners, and farmer feedback ensuring that performance translated beyond controlled environments.

Company of the Year – Recognising Sustainable Growth and Technical Depth

Alongside product innovation, SSPL was also recognised as Company of the Year (MSME), an award that acknowledges organisational excellence across innovation, governance, manufacturing growth, and sustainability initiatives.

Over the past few years, SSPL has focused on building a strong technical foundation while expanding responsibly:

o Consistent revenue growth with strong profitability

o Nearly 40% of revenue driven by new product introductions in recent years

o Expansion of multi-location manufacturing capabilities

o Transition from petroleum-heavy systems toward green chemistry platforms

o Strong emphasis on quality systems, employee safety, and retention

This recognition reflects a philosophy that technical depth and responsible manufacturing can scale together, enabling Indian specialty chemical companies to compete globally while remaining farmer-centric.

From Lab Science to Field Impact

The development journey behind SSPL’s award-winning adjuvant platform began with a simple question: How can formulation chemistry solve real agricultural constraints without increasing complexity or cost for farmers?

Field observations highlighted recurring issues:

o Reduced herbicide performance in hard-water regions

o Variability caused by soil interactions

o Increasing demand for environmentally responsible solutions

o Heavy dependence on imported adjuvants in India

Addressing these challenges required rethinking traditional solvent systems and investing in greener alternatives, even when the chemistry was more complex to develop.

The result was a platform that demonstrated not only strong technical performance but also tangible economic and environmental benefits.

Recognition That Belongs to the Ecosystem

SSPL received the awards from Smt. Anupriya Patel, Hon’ble Minister of State, Government of India, with Smt. Nivedita Shukla Verma as Guest of Honour, a moment that symbolised the growing role of Indian innovation in the global agrochemical value chain

The company acknowledges that this achievement reflects the collective efforts of:

o R&D teams committed to continuous experimentation and improvement

o Customers, formulators, and field partners who provided practical feedback

o Farmers whose insights shaped product performance expectations

o The employees and leadership teams driving quality and sustainability initiatives

Building the Future of Green Agrochemical Surfactants

As agriculture continues to move toward performance-driven and environmentally responsible solutions, SSPL remains focused on developing surfactants and adjuvant systems that balance science, sustainability, and scalability.

The FICCI awards reinforce the company’s long-term belief:

Innovation in specialty chemicals must stay close to the end user, delivering measurable value while advancing sustainable chemistry.

With ongoing investments in research, manufacturing capacity, and green solvent technologies, SSPL aims to expand its global footprint while continuing to support the evolving needs of modern crop protection formulations.