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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (10102)12/19/1999 1:08:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 12475
 
IFFCO becomes world's largest cooperative fertiliser producer

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Dec.19,1999 (Narad-Bizline)

KANDLA : Indian Farmers Fertilisers Cooperative (IFFCO) has attained the status of world's largest cooperative fertiliser company with the commissioning of its Kandla expansion project, dedicated by Home Minister L K Advani to the nation here today. With this the cooperative giant's production capacity has touched a mammoth total of 47 lakh tonnes (4,700,000 tonnes) of fertilisers, contributing about 18 per cent of the total urea production and 16 per cent of phosphate in the country.

The Rs 212 crore expansion project for enhancing the production capacity of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and complex fertilisers to 15 lakh tonnes of bulk phosphatic fertilisers, was completed with a cost saving of Rs seven crore and two and a half months ahead of schedule, top company officials said. With the expansion, the plant now has six streams of production lines, all working at a capacity of over 150 per cent, officials said adding the new production lines which started commercial production in August, was also operating at over 150 per cent.