Fertilizers And Chemicals Travancore Ltd.

CHAPTER 4 PRODUCT PROFILE

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Fertilizers And Chemicals Travancore Ltd.

4. PRODUCT PROFILE

4.1. PRODUCTS
4.1.1. Finished products

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Fertilizers And Chemicals Travancore Ltd. Ammonium Sulphate - Udyogamandal Division Ammonium Phosphate / Complex fertilizers / Factamfos - Udyogamandal Division & Cochin Division Caprolactum - Petrochemical Division Biofertilizers - Research & Development Division 4.1.2. Exported Products Caprolactum - Petrochemical Division Ammonium Sulphate - Udyogamandal Division 4.1.3. Byproducts Nitric Acid & Soda Ash - Petrochemical Division Gypsum - Udyogamandal Division & Cochin Division Carbon Dioxide Gas - Udyogamandal 4.1.4. Intermediary Products Ammonia - Udyogamandal & Cochin Division Synthesis Gas - Udyogamandal Division Sulphuric Acid - Udyogamandal & Cochin Division Oleum - Udyogamandal Division SO2 Gas - Udyogamandal Division Phosphoric Acid - Udyogamandal & Cochin Division

4.2. PRODUCT MIX

4.2.1. Straight Fertilizers Ammonium Sulphate - Containing 20.6% N in Ammonical form and 24% sulphur, an important secondary nutrient.

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Fertilizers And Chemicals Travancore Ltd. Ultraphos - FACT markets imported Rock Phosphate containing 32% P2O5 under the brand name "Ultraphos". This high analysis fertilizer is found suitable for application especially in Coconut/ Rubber/ Oil Plam/ Tea Plantation. 4.2.2. Complex Fertilizers Factamfos 20:20:0:15 - NPK complex fertilizer - Factamfos or Ammonium Phosphate contains 20% N in ammonical form, 20% P in water soluble form and 15% sulphur; a secondary plant nutrient, which is now attaining great importance in agriculture. Factamfos also can be used for foliar spraying. 4.2.3. NPK Mixtures NPK Mixtures - FACT prepares crop specific standard mixtures for all crops in Kerala and also special NPK mixtures for plantation crops like Tea, Coffee, Cardamom, Rubber etc. Rose Mixture - A fertilizer tonic for Roses. Vegetable Mixture - A special blend exclusively prepared for vegetable. Garden Mixture - A special nutrient combination for both flowering and foliage ornamental plants. 4.2.4. Imported/ Traded products - FACT has entered into direct import of MOP and also trading of Imported Urea. Bio fertilizer - FACT produces and markets 'N' fixing Bio fertilizers - Rhizobium, Azospirillium and 'P' solubilising bio fertilizer - Phosphobactor.

4.3. CHEMICALS
Anhydrous Ammonia - FACT produces Ammonia of over 99.96% purity. Sulphuric Acid - FACT has one of the largest plants in Asia and it manufactures Sulphuric acid of 98% purity.

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Fertilizers And Chemicals Travancore Ltd. Caprolactum - It is the raw material for Nylon-6. The product quality of FACT Caprolactum is among the best available in the world. Nitric Acid and Soda Ash - Small qualities of these are obtained from Caprolactum plant as byproduct

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