INDIA'S FERTILIZER PRODUCTION

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• Publication Date: April 17, 1974
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 17 April 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: Donald Born
Economics Officer for India
Room 5253
New State Building
SUF3JECT: India's Fertilizer Production
1. The attached tables are provided in response to
your recently-stated interest in India's fertilizer ind'i -r~.
2. Fertilizer production in 1973-74 (April-March)
is estimated at 1,050,000 tons of nitrogen nutrients (N)
and 350,000 tons of phosphorous nutrients (P205), about the
same level as 1972/73. Production during the first three-
quarters of 1973/74 was down slightly from the same period
of the previous year, 3% for nitrogen and 1% for phosphorous.
Recent reports, however, indicate that production improved
during the last quarter. With approximately the same level
of production in 1973/74 as in 1972/73, capacity utilization
declined due to additions to capacity.
"-Capacity data are average capacity during the fiscal
year. Thus, utilization figures are already adjusted for
changes in capacity.
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CENTRA1. INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
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Table 1
India: Summary Table Fertilizer Production
1971/72 l/
1972/73
Capacity (metric tons)
Total nitrogen (N)
1,382,570
1
471
,
,500
Total phosphorous (P205)
462,010
504,510
Total fertilizer
1,844
580
1
Production (metric tons)
,
,976,010
Totazl nitrogen (N)
949,040
1,054,248
Total phosphorous
Total fertilizer
(P205)
289,809
332,575
Utilization
1,238,849
1,386,823
Nitrogen (N)
Phosphorous (P205)
Total fertilizer
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Pa.=
Lccatjcn
5.fr i
3.i; ar
2- Maya -:ar.yal
F,_njab
3. 1_-a-ray
`a)sarashtra
Nam
Aesam
co:akh
Cttar Pradesh
Alwaye
8erala
Neyvp1i
Tamil Nadu
8. Msfal-i
Tamil Nadu
9. F;ak.U
Orissa
Madhya Pradesh
TOTALS 1971/72
1972/73
Plant
?rcc.::cI_ias c-,- i ty/
Started (metric tcrS) (.metric tcslA (cetric tx3)
1951 90,000 57,222
1961 80,000 56,5-31
1965 81,000 68,353
1968 45,000 29,819
1968 80,000 76,000
75,750 (1971/72)
1960 82,000 (1972/73) 36,364
After
947
82,000 (1971/72) 42,413
164,000 (1972/73)
120,000
5,770
6,720
46,352
1,492
4,698
2,566
740,610 441.561
834,280
55,364
53,981
60,709
33,718
66,733
28,592
20,910
104,832
49,007
x,331
5,812
2,557
1,835
1971/72?j 1972/73.(
(1) (4)
64 62
71 67
84 75
66 75
95 83
48 35
28 30
52
64
39 41
26 40
70 ga
54 59
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Table 3
dia:
Nitrccea ?rcducticn in the Private 9zr_tnr
Present
1
1
Utilization
Plant
Plant Production
L
i
Capacity!/
1971/721
1972/73?/
1971/721 1972
731
ocat
on Started
(metric torus)
(rr
t
i
/
e
r
c tons)
(rrtric tors)
(1) (3)
1. Enrare
Ta^ril ;iadu 1963
2. Elmore
8,240
6,890
6,918
84 84
Tanis Nadu 1968
3. Varanasi
7,950
4,161
4,455
52 56
Uttar Pradesh 1959
4. Barcria
10,000
4,611
3,465
46 35
Gujarat 1967
216,000
185,440
202
603
86
5. Visakhapatnam
,
54
Andhra.Pradesh 1968
80,000
64,595
58,917
81 74
6. Rota
Rajasthan 1969
110
7. PaNci
,000
107,276
127,525
98 1161
Utter Pradesh 1969
8. Bansjora Before
200,000
128,524
160,282
Bihar 1.939
9. Jamshedpur Before
270
1939
10. Fst1rnp 1 -i L1ti After
4,760
2,973
3,053
FTest Bex gal 1947
4,740
3,009
y
63 _1
Zt7MS 1971/72
641,960
507
479
1972/73
637,220
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India: New Nitrogen Plants
Location of Plant
Public Sector
i. Durgapur
2.
9.
West Bengal
Cochin
Kerala
Barauni
Bihar
Namrup expansion
Assam
Gorakhpur expaasion
Uttar Pradesh
Nangal expansion
Punjab
Haidia
West Bengal
Talcher
Orissa
Ramagundam
Andhra Prade
h
s
Cochin expansion
Kerala
11. Korba
Madhya Pradesh
Commercial Production
Scheduled t-, B-, in
October 1973 2/
July 1973.2/
October 1974
December 1974
end 1975
mid 1976
end 1976
end 1976
end 1976
end 1976
1978
(Table r,,,,4.: _..
Capacity 1/
(metric tons)
152,000
152,000
152,00o
152,000
51,000
152,000
152,000
228,000
228,000
40,000
228,000
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India: New Nitrogen Plants
(Continued)
Location of Plant
Commercial Production
Scheduled to Begin
Capa-:ity 1/
(metric tons)
Private Sector
1. San Coale
Goa
2. Kota expansion
May 1973 2/
170,000
Rajasthan
3. Vishaktiapatant expansion
Andhra Pradesh
July 1974
September 1974
42,000
9,000
4. Tuticorin
Tamil Nadu
5. Mangalore
Karnataka
----a,u,Ct 17 / 4
i"'2
258,000
160,000
Cooperative Sector
1.
Kandla
Gujauat
early 1975
215,000
J. In terms of annual product
ion OZ n trogen nutrients N .
2. There is no information available on production at these plants.
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India; Phosphorous Production in the Public Sector
1. Tronnbay
Maharashtra
2. Alwaye
Y,erala
expansion through
3. Alwaye
Kerala
4. Manali
Tamil Nadu
5. Moula Ali
Andhra Pradesh
6. Sindri Inrtituti
Bihar
7. Belagula
Karnataka
8. Debari
Rajasthan
TOTALS 1971/72
1972/73
Output l/
Production Capacity 21 1971/72 f
Started (metric tons) (metric tons)
1965 36,000
1972,73 2/ 1971/72 2/ 1972/73 y
(metric tons) ($) (B)
40,675 36,012
1960 36,200 11,948
1972
1948 7,150
2,604 3,234
19,11 42,500 (1971/72) 12,908
85,000 (1972/73) 53,520
1946 6,700 919 1,171
1958 3,760 1,601 2,368
1941 5,360 1,285 1,343
1967 12,000 7,484 7,572
149,670 79,424
192,170
63
14 17
43 63
24 25
62 63
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India: Phosphorous Production in the Private Sector
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Production
Started
1.
Dehli
1948
.2.
Magarwara
Uttar Pradesh
1962
3.
Udhna
Gujarat
1962
4.
Baroda
Gujarat /
1951
5.
Bhavnagar
Gujarat
1947
6.
Kumhari
Madhya Pradesh
1961
7.
Ambernath
Maharashtra
1924
S.
9.
Bombay
Mahgrashtra
Bombay
N.A.
Mahgrashtra
1948
10.
Loni-Kalbhore
Maharashtra
1967
11.
Chandiapur
Assam
1963
12.
Khardah
West Rengai
1961
13.
Rishra
West Bengal
1950
14.
Tadepalli
Andhra Pradesh
1960
Present Plant
Capacity f
(metri r t' ,el
21,120
9,750
5,360
3,760
5,360
12,000
11,710
890
540
5x360
5,360
5,360
9,760
6,400
Output Utilization
1971/72 1
me t _ -__
( r )
1972/73
(metric tons)
13,320
14,880
5,523
5,217
7,529
6,703
3,098
2,105
2,553
1,535
13,753
11,214
15,036.
19,616
300
364
823
704
--
2.,451
4,047
7,233
5,527
7,540
4,315
4,731
1971/72
1 _
1972/73
2/
(g)
(8)
63
70
57
54
140
125
82
56
47
29
115 y
93 f
163 1
168 y
34
41
i-4
1:;0
75
135
57
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India: Phosphorous Production in the Private Sector
(Continued)
Production
Present Plant
Capacity 1
1971/72 2/
1972/73 2/
1971/72
2/
1972/73
2/
Started
(metric tons)
(metric tons)
(metric tons)
(%)
(%)
15.
Tanuku
Andhra Pradesh
1961
5 360
2,439
1,632
45
30
16.
Nidadavole
Andhra Pradesh
1964
8,130
1,817
788
22
10
17.
Ennore
Tamil Nadu
1962
7,150
4,602
3,298
64
46
18.
Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
1966
6,500
1,695
1,936
26
30
19.
Cuddalore
Tamil Nadu
1963
6,500
48
--
1
--
20.
Avadi
Tamil Nadu
1957
12,180
11,471
11,194
95
92
21.
Ran- i pet
Tamil Nadu
1906
6,400
6,303
5,495
99
86
22.
Munirabad
Karnataka
1963
6,500
23.
Bombay
Maharashtra
1968
3,600
1,549
2,369
43
=66
24.
Ennore
Tamil Nadu
1963
10,300
8,613
8,647
84
84
25.
Ambernath
!.aharashtra
1968
12,150
3,468
2,210
29
18
26.
Baroda
27.
Gujarat
Visaicapatnam
1967
51,840
24,146
31,779
47
61
Andhra Pradesh
'_1968
73,000
64,410
62,335
88
85
TOTALS 1971/72
312,340
210;385
67
1972/73
312,340
216,482
69
Quantities in terms of phosphorous nutrient
India fiscal year 1 April - 31 March.
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India: New Phosphorous Plants
Commercial Production Capacity 1/
Scheduled to Start (metric tons)
Public Sector
1. Sindri
Bihar
mid 1974 156,000
2. Ambelamadu
Kerala
end 1976 115,000
3. IIa].dia
Wts t Bengal
early 1977 75,000
4. Trombay expansion
Maharashtra
1977 110
000
5. Khetri
Rajasthan
,
early 1975 90,000
6. Debari expansion
Rajasthan
end 1974 29,700
Private Sector
1.
R1 ;hra
West Bengal
June 1973
1 11,040
2.
Scan Coale
Goa
May 1973
1 42,000
3.
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
early 1973 V 1
440
4.
iourkela
,
Orissa
Junc 1973
1
7,600
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India: l:ew Phosphorous Plants
(Continued)
Commercial Production Capacity 1/
Plant Location Scheduled to Start (metric tons)
Private Sector
(Continued)
5. Dulsar
Gujuat N.A. 2,800
6. Tuticorin
Tamil Nadu late 1974 53,000
7. Visakapatnani expansion
Andhra Pradesh mid 1974 31,000
8. Panvel
Maharashtra early 1975
Cooperative Sector
1. Kandla
Gujarat
early 1975
7,200
127,000
1. In term:; of annual production of pliosphorous nutrients P2o5 .
2. There is no information available on production at these plants.
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