Fertilizer Industry

Fertilizers are substances that supply one or more of the chemicals required for plant growth. Fertilizers can be both organic and inorganic. As per industry experts it is said that there are sixteen elements that are absolutely necessary for plant growth. Out of these sixteen 9 elements are required in large quantities while the other seven are needed in smaller amounts.

Indian Fertilizer Industry

Since agriculture is a very important sector it goes without saying that the fertilizer industry is one which the Indian economy cannot do without. The fertilizer industry in India is extremely vital as it manufactures some of the most important raw materials required for crop production. The primary objective of this industry is to ensure the inflow of both primary and secondary elements required for crop production in the desirable quantities.

The success of the agricultural sector in India is largely dependent on the fertilizer industry. The benchmark that the food industry in India has set is mainly due to the many technically competent fertilizer producing companies in the country.

India is home to numerous top class private and government fertilizer companies. Ranging from fertilizers to seeds to fungicides the many fertilizer companies in India are the major reason behind the success story of the sector in India.

Types of Fertilizers

Organic Fertilizers:

These are the most commonly used fertilizers. Organic fertilizers are easily available and extremely safe. Some of the popular organic fertilizers include; manure, peat moss, worm castings, slurry, sewage, seaweed, and guano.

• Advantages of Organic Fertilizers
• Improve the quality of the soil.
• Mobilize the existing soil nutrients.
• Release nitrogen slowly and consistently
• Soil moisture retention
• Do not harm the plants like chemical fertilizers

Inorganic or Chemical Fertilizers:

These fertilizers are usually got from chemical compounds like potassium chloride, ammonium phosphates and ammonium nitrate. Some of the popular Inorganic fertilizers used in India re; limestone, mined rock phosphate and Chilean sodium nitrate

• Advantages of Organic Fertilizers
• The more the amount of nitrogen the healthier are the stems and leaves of the plants.
• Increased levels of phosphorus result in healthier tubers and roots
• The Potassium obtained from potash promotes stems and leaves development.
• Releases nitrogen quickly

Top Fertilizer Companies in India

Fertilizer Companies	Products	Contact Details
Basant Agro Tech India Limited	NPK Fertilizers SSP Fertilizers SSP Single Super Phosphate Seeds	Basant Agro Tech (India) Ltd., Sea Lord A-1/3, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005. India. Basant Agro Tech (I) Ltd. Near S.T.Workshop, Kaulkhed, Akola. 444 044. Phon:0724-2432513. email:customercare@basantagro.com
Bharat Fertilizer Industries Limited	Prilled Urea Ammonia	Namrup, P.O. Parbatpur - 786623 Dist. Dibrugarh (Assam), India Fax:0374-2500317 / 2500524 Tel: See link email: bvfclnam@bsnl.in
Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited	Fertilizers Uttam Veer Urea (Urea) Uttam Neem (Neem Coated Urea) Uttam DAP (Di Ammonium Phosphate) Uttam MOP (Murate of Potesh) Uttam SSP (Single Super Phosphate) Seeds Hy Paddy - Khushi & Barkha Paddy - Uttam Kranti Bt Cotton Dhruv Barley - Uttam Mustard - Uttam Kranti Soybean - Uttam Kranti & Chamtkar Hy Bajra - Albela & Uttam Kranti-2095 Hy Maize - Nandini & Muskan SSG - Manik & Moti Kranti Wheat - Uttam Kranti Insecticides Aceveer Endoveer Alphaveer Acto Lambda veer Chlorveer Monoveer Imidaveer Lambda Double	Corporate Office : Corporate One, First Floor, 5 Commercial Centre, Jasola, New Delhi - 110 025 +91-11-11 41697900 / 46581300
Dharamsi Morarji Chemical Company Limited	Disulphonic Acid p-Chloro Benzene Sulphonyl Chloride Ammonium Sulphamate Special Chemicals Methane Boronated Single Superphosphate (Borophos) Chlorosulphonic Acid Oleums Sulphuric Anhydride Fertilizers and Agri Business Single Superphosphate (Powder & Granule)	Prospect Chambers, 317/21, Dr. Dadabhoy Naoroji Road, Mumbai - 400 001, India. Phone: +91 22 22048881-2-3, Fax : +91 22 22813657 M.G.Road, Ambernath (West), Pin code - 421501, District : Thane, Maharashtra, India. Phone : +91-251-2682241-2-3-4-5 Fax : +91-251-2682769
Gujarat State Fertilizer and Chemical limited, Vadodara	Rock Phosphate Ammonia Sulphur Sulphuric Acid Hydrochloric Acid Liquid Sulphur Methyl Ethyl Ketone Phosphoric Acid Benzene (MEK) Acetone Cyclohexanone Methyl Acrylate Caustic Soda Lye	P.O. Fertilizernagar - 391 750, Dist. Vadodara Gujarat (India) Phone 91-265-2242651, 91-265-2242751, Fax 91-265-2242746(Purchase), 2240966, 22401191/5
Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL), Khetrinagar	Sulphuric Acid Copper Sulphate Anode Slime Copper Cathode	Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata: 7 00019 Tel.No.: +91 (0) 33 2283 2226/2529/2952/2871/2032 Fax no.: +91 (0) 33 2283 2478/2640 hcl_ho@hindustancopper.com 57/190 R V Road, Near Vijaya College, Bangalore: 560004 Tel. No.: +91 (0) 80 2656 3343 Fax No.: +91 (0) 80 2656 4712 email: hcl_bangalore@hindustancopper.com
Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO)	Ammoniam Chloride (ACl) Muriate of Potash (MOP) Ammoniam Sulphate Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) Sulphate of Potash (SOP)	Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) IFFCO Sadan, C-1, District Centre, Saket Place, New Delhi - 110017 Phone: 011-42592626,26542625 Fax: 011-42592650
Zuari Industries Limited	Urea Bio Fertilizers Seeds	Zuari Industries Limited Jai Kisaan Bhawan Zuarinagar - Goa 403 726. Tel No.: 91-832-2592180 Fax No.: 91-832-2555462 E-mail: shares@zuari.co.in investor_redressal@zuari.co.in
United Phosphorous Limited	Caustic Chlorine Industrial Chemicals Speciality Chemicals White Phosphorus	United Phosphorus Limited Uniphos House, Madhu Park Centre, Opp Madhu Park,Chitrakar Dhurandar Marg, Khar (West), Mumbai 400 052 Tel : 2646 8000 (Board) Fax : 26041010 Email : info@uniphos.com

Last Updated on 6/07/2011