Your reliable CDMO partner for Crop Science development and manufacturing

Innovation continues to drive the agrochemical industry, with the regular launch of new crop protection products helping farmers to feed the world more efficiently.

Axplora is a reliable and experienced CDMO, supporting the world’s leading innovative agrochemical companies with their active ingredients and intermediates for established and novel fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides, from R&D to field trials, 5-batch analysis and commercial manufacturing, in a safe & sustainable way.

With decades of experience in the manufacturing of agrochemical actives and intermediates in dedicated facilities, Axplora is well positioned to serve the specific needs of agrochemical companies. We work in exclusivity with our customers, offer the flexibility to work under challenging timelines and in full transparency as a long-term partner.

Our ability handling highly energetic compounds, and in the production of nitrogen rich intermediates and heterocycles is recognized worldwide.

We are focused on addressing your development and manufacturing needs and requirements with the support of an experienced project team and a wide range of flexible assets.

Axplora can support you throughout the entire value-chain. We operate multipurpose production workshops from bench to large-scale manufacturing (from kilograms to thousands of tons per year) with dedicated facilities.

Our tailored services comprise:

We help our customers to simplify their supply chain: our sourcing experts manage our network of approved suppliers for optimum reliability and cost.

Our customized contract manufacturing solutions for agrochemicals active ingredients or intermediates comprise a broad range of assets, with a global reactor capacity of 450 m³, and enabling technologies, e.g., for chiral molecules, and include the management of processes requiring sophisticated safety precautions.

As a world leader in azide chemistry, and other hazardous reactions, we can help you develop and launch your next crop protection Project.

Our sustainable approach is embodied by an efficient waste handling strategy, thanks to on-site incinerators for off gas and liquid waste treatment, and a responsible and cost-effective waste treatment ensures via local chemical platforms.

Our operations fully comply with European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines to prevent cross contamination.

The development and industrialization of your agrochemical intermediate or active represents a complex workflow. Our project managers are at your side, keeping the focus on deliverables through every step of your project in terms of quantity, quality, timelines, and cost, and ensure a transparent communication and reporting on all aspects of the project.

Our purpose-built manufacturing facility is located in Leverkusen , on the eastern bank of the Rhine, halfway between Cologne and Düsseldorf, west of Germany.