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History:
 
HIL, a Govt. of India Enterprise, under the Deptt. of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India, was incorporated in March, 1954 for supplying DDT for National Malaria Eradication Programme launched by the Govt. of India. Subsequently, the company diversified into agro pesticides to meet the requirements of agriculture sector and has grown manifold with a turnover of Rs. 2006.00 million rupees in 2006-07. Company has also entered into the field of safe and eco-friendly botanical and bio-pesticides for public health and plant protection. It has also started marketing of seeds in the northern, central and western parts of the country. The product range includes Insecticides, Herbicides, Weedecides, Fungicides etc. It has a pest control division catering to industry houses and offices.
 
 
With the renewed focus on DDT, as a cost effective and efficient tool to fight Malaria, the company has ventured into export of DDT 75% WDP mainly to African countries. With US re-starting aid for procurement of DDT and WHO strongly endorsing usage of DDT for indoor spraying, the company sees a great scope in emerging as the main DDT supplier to the world as HIL is the world's largest DDT producer. Moreover, the company has more than 50 years of experience and expertise in the manufacture of DDT.
 
The company has been exporting its agro products to a number of countries such as Netherland, UK, Jamaica, UAE, Manila, S.Korea, Belgium, Guatemala, France, Germany, Argentina, Ethiopia, Egypt, Spain, etc. for the last more than a decade and its products are well-accepted in the world market. Company has a wide network of marketing throughout the country through its six Regional Sales Offices and good number of dealers. The company has three manufacturing units located at Udyogamandal, near Kochi (Southern India), Rasayani near Mumbai(Western India) and Bathinda in Punjab (Northern India). The company also has a Research & Development complex including an experimental farm at Gurgaon in Haryana.