Our History

Growth and development. Constantly. Consistently. Our commitment is long-term.

1990
  • Start of business activity.
1991
  • Launch of the Basfoliar® brand in Poland. Signing of licence contract with BASF AG.
2002
  • Purchase of shares in Zakłady Chemiczne ‘Złotniki’. Production of IDHA biodegradable chelates starts. Global ADOB® & Bayer patent.
2003
  • Signing of global distribution agreement with ICL, SQM and YARA concerning magnesium sulphate and magnesium nitrate.
2004
  • Agreement with HYDRO/YARA concerning distribution of calcium nitrate and its derivatives.
2008
  • Global patent obtained for production technology of new chelating agent HBED.
2011
  • Joined the International Zinc Association. Participation in the international ‘Harvest Zinc’ Project. Set up ADOB® Quingdao.
2012
  • New HBED chelates ADOB® Fe HBED and ADOB® Zn HBED introduced to the market.
2013
  • Launch of new generation of fertilisers, ‘2.0’.
2015
  • ADOB®’s 25th anniversary.
2020
  • Two production plants in Poland: Poznań and Wrocław-Złotniki. Over 400 employees. Leading position in the Polish foliar fertiliser market. Exports to over 80 countries.
  • ADOB®’s 30th anniversary.