The land of plenty

	Urea (a nitrogenous fertiliser)
	DAP (contains both nitrogen and phosphorus)
	NPK complexes (contains all three nutrients)
	SSP (phosphorus based).

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.