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INDIAN FERTILIZER INDUSTRY

Size of the 57 large fertilizers plants and 57 large-sized and 64 medium- and small-sized chemical fertilizer production units in India
INDUSTRY producing urea, DAP, Complex fertilizer, Ammonium Sulphate (AS) and Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN)
Geographical
Cochin, Chennai, Kerala
distribution
Output per 121.10 lakh MT a year

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Percentage in
It ranks third in the world of Fertilizer production
world market
Market
25% to the GDP
capitalization

History
Fertilizer is defined as any substance which is organic or inorganic, natural or artificial, supplies one or more of the chemical elements
required for plant growth. Carbon, oxygen and hydrogen are directly supplied by air and water and therefore not treated as nutrients by the
fertilizer industry. One of the vital industries for the Indian economy is the Indian Fertilizer Industry as it manufactures a very critical raw
material for agriculture which is the major occupation of the country. The fertilizers especially like the ammonia urea plants are energy
demanding in their operation.

Indian fertilizer industry's main objective is to ensure the supply of primary and secondary nutrients in
the required quantities. The Indian Fertilizer Industry is the most energy intensive sectors according to
the context of environmental discussions. As there is increasing productivity through the
implementation of competent and pollution free technologies in the manufacturing sector it would be
desirable in combining economic, environmental and social development objectives. Today the Indian
fertilizer industry in the past 50 years has grown in size and stature as it ranks third in the world.

Brief Introduction
In 1950-51 in India the per hectare consumption of fertilizer was less than 1/4th of the global average.
During this particular period the production was by and large in the purview of public sector and co operative sector. Government
introduced the Retention Price Scheme (RPS) in the year 1977 with the goals of providing fertilizers to farmers at reasonable rates without
affecting the profitability of the manufacturers.

The government under this policy would pay the manufacturers, the difference between the administered
price (sale price) and the retention price (cost of production).Over and above the retention price subsidy, the
equated freight subsidy was introduced to enable the manufacturers to cover the cost of transportation.
Economic liberalization Policy had its effect on the fertilizer industry too. Where the government had the
move to aim at reducing subsidy and decontrolled all the phosphatic and potassic fertilizers in 1992 the
ratio of fertilizer utilization was strained.

The government strategized a long term fertilizer policy to be completed in three different phase, beginning
in 2000-01 and ending in 2006-2007.

Phase 1: 2000-01 and 2001-02

Evaluate the possibility of a coal based expertise.

Promote joint ventures.
Finalize policy on fertilizer pricing and capacity enhancement.
Eliminate distribution controls on urea and augment concession scheme to biofertilizers.
Evaluate existing capacity.
Increase in urea prices from time to time.

Phase II (2002-03-2003-04)

Finalize decision on feedback.

Eliminate MRP and encourage productive investment.
Reorganize the association between the industry and farmers.
Long term strategy of increased capacity.
Decide on extent of protection to local industry.
Judicious utilization of fertilizer and greater emphasis on eco friendly fertilizer.
Establish Fertilizer Policy Planning Board.

Phase III (2004-05-2006-07)

Define government's role in decontrol setup and with respect to policy relating to LNG.
Removal of MRP

Size of the industry

Indian Fertilizer industry today has succeeded in meeting the demand of all chemical fertilizers over the years. The first manufacturing unit
was started by the Indian Fertilizer Industry which was of Single Super Phosphate (SSP) in Ranipet near Chennai with a capacity of 6000
MT a year. India's green revolution in 60's gave a positive boost to this particular sector. The industry of Fertilizer experienced a faster
growth rate and presently India is the third largest fertilizer producer in the world. According to Statistics, total capacity of the industry as in
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121.10 lakh MT of nitrogen (inclusive of an installed capacity of 208.42 lakh MT of urea after reassessment of
capacity) and 53.60 lakh MT of phosphatic nutrient.

In India, presently there are 57 large fertilizers plants producing urea, DAP, Complex fertilizer, Ammonium
Sulphate (AS) and Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN). There are others also boosting the Industry like the
Tranvancore of India Ltd. (FACT) in Cochin, Kerala, and the another one Fertilizers Corporation of India (FCI) in
Sindri, Bihar.Both of these were established as pedestal fertilizer units to have self sufficiency in the production of
foodgrains. Later the industry gained impetus in its growth due to green revolution. Then followed by seventies and
eighties when fertilizer industry witnessed an incredible boom in the fertilizer production.
Year of manufacture Fertilizer product Total number of units
1906 SSP 65
1933 AS 10
1959 Ammonium sulphate nitrate No longer manufactured
1959 Urea 29
1959 Ammonium chloride 1
1960 Ammonium phosphate 3
1961 CAN 3
1965 Nitro phosphate 3
1967 DAP 11
1968 TSP No longer manufactured
1968 Urea ammonium phosphate 2
1968 NPK complex fertilizers 6

The total indigenous capacity of N and P2O5 increased from 17 000 and 21 000 tonnes in 1950/51 to 12 276 million and 5 547
million tonnes in 2004/05.

Total contribution to the economy/ sales

Fertilizer (NPK) consumption
Year
(million tonnes) (kg/ha)
1969/70 1.98 11.04
1979/80 5.26 30.99
1989/90 11.57 63.47
1999/2000 18.07 94.90
2000/01 16.70 89.30
2001/02 17.36 92.80
2002/03 16.09 86.01
2003/04 16.80 89.80

Top leading Companies

National Fertilizers Limited

Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore Limited
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited
Madras Fertilizers Limited
Steel Authority Of India Limited
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited
Paradeep Phosphates Limited
Pyrites, Phosphates & Chemicals Limited
Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited

Some of the private sector companies in Indian fertilizer industry:

Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited

Ajay Farm-Chem Private Limited
Balaji Fertilizers Private Limited
Deepak Fertilizer and Petrochemicals Corporation Limited
Bharat Fertilizer Industries Limited
Coromandal Fertilizers Limited
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizer Co. Limited
Meerut Agro Chemicals Private Limited
Duncans Industries Limited
Karnataka Agro Chemicals
Godavari Fertilizers & Chemical Limited
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Tuticorin Alkali Chemi & Fertilizer Limited
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
Indo-Gulf Fertilizers & Chemicals Corporation Limited
Southern PetroChemical Industries Corporation Limited
Maharashtra Agro Industrial Development Corporation
Zuari Industries Limited- Fertilizer Limited
Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited

Employment opportunities
Fertilizer Industry consists all the opportunities for the person who has graduated in the filed of science and specialised in the areas of
agriculture. Job opportunities available in the fertilizers industry can easily be know in the several placement and employment websites
which are available online by the job seekers. Accounting, marketing, manufacturing, sales, etc. are the various jobs available in this field in
India. The fertilizers industry and related jobs offer opportunities are available in different areas of the field. Several jobs are available in
this area and one can study about fertilizers and build a career in fertilizers industry or related fields.

Pollution
The classification of the Indian Fertilizer Industry as "Red" represents it as a highly polluting industry.

Latest developments

Indian Fertilizer demand in 2007-08 was 26 MM tons, which went up to 29 MM tons in 2008-09 against a supply of 20 MM tons in
2008-2009.
It is forecasted that the demand for fertilizers in 2011-12 is going to be around 35.5 MM tons.
The leading role is to be played by Gujarat in fertilizer production.
There is a lot of development going on to meet the demand of fertilizers in the country through indigenous production, self-reliance in
design engineering and execution of fertilizer projects is very crucial. There are consultancies which organize themselves to undertake
execution of fertilizer projects starting from concept/designing to commissioning of fertilizer plants in India and abroad.
Many concepts have been developed to carry out research and development / basic research work by mutual understanding between
industry and academic institutions, and even there is support from the Department of Fertilizers to sponsor research and development
projects through the Indian Institutes of Technology, Delhi and Kharagpur under the Science and even other major institutions in the
country
The fertilizer plant operators are now in the position to absorb and assimilate the latest technological developments, incorporating
environmental friendly process technologies, and are in a position to operate and maintain the plants at their optimum levels without
any foreign assistance and on international standards in terms of capacity utilization, specific energy consumption & pollution
standards.
Indian fertilizer industry is carrying out de-bottlenecking and energy saving schemes for the existing plants to enhance the capacity
and reduce the specific energy consumption per ton of product.
Today India has developed expertise for fabrication and supply of major and critical equipment such as high-pressure vessels, static
and rotating equipment, Distributed Control System (DCS), heat exchangers and hydrolyser for fertilizer projects.
The most significant development/advancement made by the Industry is in the field of manufacturing of catalysts of various ranges by
catalyst-manufacturing Organisations like PDIL. PDIL helps in implementing the schemes for enhancement of capacity and
technological upgradation in their existing catalyst plant and other utilities at Sindri to compete in the International market.
Fertilizer serves as the key ingredient for the food security of the country, by increasing the production and productivity of the soil.
The Industry has set the domestic food grain production target at 320 million tones by 2011-12 from the present production of 210
million tones. This target would only be achieved by higher productivity through improved farming practices, expansion of irrigation,
better seeds and extensive and balanced use of fertilizers.

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