About Agrichem

The company was founded in 1976 with the aim of promoting crop protection products.

Agrichem (International) Limited is part of a privately owned group of companies with a wide diversification of business interests including Hygeia Chemicals Limited who have been manufacturing and distributing crop protection products for over 60 years.

Hygeia Chemicals Limited established in Galway in 1939, and is the principal manufacturer of agrochemicals in Ireland. Its founder, Dr Donny Coyle together with his dedicated team guided and developed the company in the initial challenging years. Through innovation and the development of products best suited to the Irish markets, Hygeia has established itself quickly as a respected, profitable company.

Over the years Agrichem has expanded its business to provide a comprehensive range of products to Agricultural Merchants, and Seed Treatment Companies, both in the United Kingdom and overseas. These include Seed Treatments, Polymer Coatings, Herbicides, Storage Products including Organic and Other Products including Rat Baits.

A balance of innovation and stability has been the essence of the company's success.

With the instigation of its own research and development programme, Agrichem have become acknowledged as leaders in the field of seed treatment technology. Our seed treatments are used on a wide range of crops, from peas, beans, sugar beet, grass seed, brassicae and oilseed rape.

The Group also has considerable expertise in manufacturing a wide range of different formulations including dusts, wettable powders, granules, water dispersible granules, solutions and suspension concentrates.