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The land of plenty
Nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium are key agro-nutrients for
crops. In India Tata Chemicals is present in all three crop
nutrition groups through its fertiliser product base that spans:
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Urea (a nitrogenous fertiliser)
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DAP (contains both nitrogen and phosphorus)
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NPK complexes (contains all three nutrients)
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SSP (phosphorus based).
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TCL is the market leader in the urea and phosphatic fertiliser
segments. Additionally, the company imports and sells MOP
and DAP and supplies organic materials and other specialty
fertilisers such as calcium nitrate and zinc sulphate.
Urea
Urea is an important nitrogenous fertiliser. The nature of
the soil in many Indian regions is such that nitrogenous fertilisers
are an important input for most crops. Tata Chemicals is a
major manufacturer of the product in India.
The company makes urea at its fertiliser complex in Babrala.
The complex has an installed capacity of 8,64,000 tonnes per
year, which constitutes nearly 12 per cent of the total urea
produced by India's private sector.
The Babrala facility, among the best of its kind in India
and comparable to the best in the world, has set new standards
in technology, energy conservation, productivity and safety.
It is the only fertiliser plant in the country to use dual
feedstock: natural gas or naphtha, or a combination of both.
TCL has an established presence in the states of Uttar Pradesh,
Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and Uttaranchal, which account for
48 per cent of the total domestic demand for urea. These states
account for over 85 per cent of TCL's urea sales.
Phosphatic fertilisers
Tata Chemicals manufactures several key phosphatic fertilisers
that are leading brands in the Indian market. The company
makes and sells sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP), di-ammonium
phosphate (DAP), NPK complexes and single super phosphate
(SSP) fertilisers at its Haldia complex in West Bengal.
TCL's phosphatic fertilisers, sold under the brand name 'Paras',
lead the market in West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand. The Haldia
facility now has production volumes exceeding 1.2 million
tonnes per annum.
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