Sumitomo Chemical India · tone and specificity signals across the available quarters.
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The first 18 days of July went absolutely dry and then from 19th July the rain started but it never stopped till September end. This made it very difficult for farmers to go into the field for spraying operations. It was a very disappointed quarter for us.
Dealing with Japan as a country... the speed can be lesser than what we expected to be. But having said that, once they decide, there's no going back. We have a very clear guideline from Japan that Sumitomo Chemical India will be the manufacturing hub for Sumitomo Chemical Japan.
Whatever growth we will get in terms of volume demand in the market, we have the ability to source this product in a fairly short period of time from the market either through China or through India and other suppliers. We do not see that as going to be a bottleneck for our growth for future.
This was one of the most challenging years in the Indian agrochemical industry that I have personally seen... And yet in that environment, Sumitomo Chemical India delivered its highest ever profitability.
The headline revenue growth of 3% for FY26 understates the underlying momentum of the core crop production business... the domestic franchise demonstrating genuine resilience.
We are not taking a one-shot decision and trying to recover everything. We are taking a calculated decision based on the product, based on the brand, based on the popularity of the brand.