Company Profile

About R.C.F. Ltd.

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited, a Government undertaking is one of

the largest integrated Fertilizer and Industrial chemicals complex in our country. It was
incorporated on 6th March 1978 on reorganization of the erstwhile Fertilizer Corp. of
India (F.C.I. Ltd.) and National Fertilizer Ltd.(N.F.L. Ltd.).
R.C.F. has always chosen the best available technology at the time of inception of every
plant and followed it up with up gradation from time to time to improve energy efficiency
and make the plants eco friendly.
The first phase plants of Trombay unit, Ammonia, Urea, Complex fertilizer,
Suphala(15:15:15), Sulfuric Acid and Nitric acid were commissioned in October
November,1965 .In the second phase, Methanol Plant was put up in 1966 which was
known as Trombay II diversification. This included addition of various chemical plants
like ammonium Bicarbonate plant, Sodium Nitrate/ite Plant, Methylamines Plant,
Concentrated Nitric Acid plant and Phosphoric acid plant. Further expansion in terms of
Nitric Acid Plant, Complex Fertilizer Ammonium Nitrate Phosphate, additional Steam
generation plants and a Water treatment Plant, Bagging Plant and an Effluent treatment
plant was commissioned in 1979.This was termed as the Trombay IV expansion. In 1977
another expansion V was planned which had one Ammonia and one Urea Plant with
Associated Gas Compressor, steam Generation, Water Treatment and Bagging Plant.This
project was commissioned in 1981.
R.C.F.’s Thal Plant is located about 100 kms from Mumbai. It boasts of the
worlds largest Ammonia Plant in a single unit and also the Asia’s largest Urea plant.The
Plant capacity for Urea is 1.5 million Tons per year. Spread over an area of 600 acres, it
has an investment of 890 crores which amounts to investments of over 5000 crores as per
today’s valuation. The Thal Plant was started on 17th Oct 1984.

ISO Certification

• ISO 9001:2000
• ISO 14001:1996
• OHSAS 18001

Thal Plant

R.C.F. THAL AT A GLANCE

LOCATION: 5 km away from Alibaug, Dist Raigad, Maharashtra.

ANNUAL PRODUTION CAPACITY
• Ammonia : 9,90,000 MT per year
• Urea : 17,07,750 MT per year
• Nitrogen :7,94,104 MT per year
• DMF : 2500 MT per year
• DMAC :5000 MT per year
• MAP total:11,400 MT per year
• CO :1200 Nm³ per hour
• Formic A :10000 MT per year

MAIN PLANTS

Plant Unit Capacity/unit

Ammonia 2 X 1550 tons per day

Urea 3 X 1725 tons per day
Steam Generation Plant 3 X 275 tons per hour
Turbo generator set 2 X 15 MW
D.M.F 1 X 2500 tons per year
D.M.A.C. 1 X 5000 tons per year
M.A. old 1 X 5000 tons per year
M.A.new 1 X 6400 tons per year
Carbon Monoxide 1 X 1200Nm3 tons per hr
Formic Acid 1 X 10000 tons per year
Product Handling & Bagging Plant 6000 tons per day
Silos For Urea storage 2 X 45000 MT
Tanks for Ammonia Storage Two Tanks 25000 MT Total
Effluent Treatment Plant 1500 m3 per hour max.

Other components of the plant include

• Administration Section.
• Pollution Monitoring and Control facilities
• Ammonia Dispatch facilities
• Agricultural Research center
• Industrial Chemicals dispatch center

Infrastructure
• Workshops
• Laboratories
• Townships
• Railway Sidings
• Water, Gas and Power Supply Lines
Utilities Requirements

• Gas Requirements :Total 4.15 million mscd /day from GAIL

• Power requirement :25 MW from MSEB
• Water requirement :6 crore liters/day fro MIDC

Land required for setup:

• For Plants :820 acres
• For Townships:300 acres
• For railway sidings:250 acres