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Krishak Bharati Cooperative Ltd (KRIBHCO) is a Multi-State Cooperative

Society deemed to be registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS)
Act, 2002. The Government of India through the Department of Fertilizers was a
member of KRIBHCO but its equity holding was reduced to NIL on 4th July 2013
under the provisions of the MSCS Act 2002. KRIBHCO is not owned nor controlled
nor financed by the Government of India / Any State Governments.
KRIBHCO was incorporated on 17th April 1980 as a national level Multi State
Cooperative Society to implement first gas based state-of-the-art high
capacity Fertilizer Complex consisting of 2 x 1350 MTPD Ammonia plants and 4 x
1100 MTPD Urea plants each with annual installed capacity of 8.91 Lakh MT
Ammonia and 14.52 lakh MT of Urea at Hazira District-Surat, Gujarat, Indiabased on
natural gas from Bombay High/ South Bassein. Hazira fertilizer complex was
commissioned in 1985 in record time with saving of Rs. 90 crore in project cost.
In an endeavor to make constant improvements, KRIBHCO implemented various
schemes to enhance its capacity and improve the energy consumption. Capacities of
ammonia & urea plants were reassessed to 2x1520 MTPD Ammonia and 4x 1310
MTPD Urea with annual installed capacity of 10.03 Lakh MT ammonia and 17.29
lakh MT of urea.

The Hazira Fertilizer Complex was subsequently revamped in 2013 to increase its
production capacity by 4.65 LMTPA of Urea. After the revamp, the rated capacity has
been enhanced to 2x3325 MTPD Urea (21.95 LMTPA) and 2 x 1890 MTPD
Ammonia (12.47 LMTPA). With this, the Hazira fertilizer complex has became
largest single location urea plant in India.

( Corporate Office of KRIBHCO - Noida)

Expansion & Diversifications:
KRIBHCO has also made realignment in its corporate strategy and internal operations
revamping to meet the challenges in the liberalized/globalized economy. As a part of
above initiative, KRIBHCO entered into overseas Joint Ventures, diversification into
Power Sector, Logistics Business, etc:

In 2005, KRIBHCOs Joint Venture project with Oman Oil Company came on
stream in Sultanate of Oman. KRIBHCO holds 25% equity in OMIFCO.

In 2006, KRIBHCO acquired Sahajanpur Fertiliser Complex through its joint

venture company KSFL. KRIBHCO holds 85% of the share in the JV. KRIBHCO
has management control and marketing rights of total production.

KRIBHCO has diversified into power sector by investing in Gujarat State

Energy Generation (GSEG).

KRIBHCO incorporated Kribhco Infrastructure Limited, a 100% subsidiary to

venture into logistics business.

KRIBHCO holds 2.34% equity in Nagarjuna Oil Refinery Limited and 1.84%
in Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.

KRIBHCO holds 5% equity in Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX).

New Products and Marketing Initiatives:

KRIBHCO has been promoting the use of Bio-Fertilisers since many years.
The society has three units to manufacture Bio-Fertilisers at Hazira (Gujarat),
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and Lanjha (Maharashtra).

Keeping in view importance of the Quality Seeds in enhancing the agricultural

production, KRIBHCO initiated Seed Multiplication Programme in the year 1990-91
to provide quality certified seeds of the crops.

KRIBHCO is also marketing high yield Hybrid seeds of various crops like Bt
Cotton.

KRIBHCO imports and markets other fertiliser like DAP, DAP-Lite and MOP
etc from time to time.

Organic Agriculture has emerged as a feasible option to address concerns

relating to land degradations. KRIBHCO regularly undertakes marketing of compost
made from city waste.

In a nut shell KRIBHCO, Worlds Premier Fertilizer producing Cooperative has an

outstanding track record to its credit in all spheres of its activities. KRIBHCO has
fully imbibed the cooperative philosophy and has made sustained efforts towards

promoting the cause of modern agriculture and cooperatives in the country.

KRIBHCO stands for commitment, sincerity and high standards of excellence. In our
endeavor towards achieving our goals we are impelled by the ideals set by our
predecessors and the devotion and dedication of our employees. We are ISO 9001,
ISO 9002, and ISO 14001 certified organization.

KRIBHCO'S MISSION, VISION AND OBJECTIVES

Mission:
To act as a catalyst to agricultural and rural development by selecting, financing and
managing projects that are both socially desirable and commercially profitable.
Vision:
To become a world class organization that represents the farmer community and
maximizes their returns through specialization in agricultural inputs, rural need
based products and other diversified businesses that maximize stakeholders value.
Objectives:
To strengthen cooperative system
To enhance the urea installed capacity and increasing its market share
To ensure optimum utilization of existing plant and machinery
To diversify into other core sectors like Power, Port, Infrastructure, Rural Retail, etc
Transfer of technology for modern farming and improving farmers livelihood
To educate and train farmers, provide free testing facilities for soil nutrients and
irrigation water
oard of Directors

Dr. Chandra Pal Singh, Chairman

Mr. Vaghjibhai Rugnathbhai Patel, Vice-Chairman
Dr. Bijender Singh, Director
Mr. V Sudhakar Chowdary, Director
Mr. Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat,Director
Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh, Director
Mrs. Shailajadevi D Nikam, Director
Mr. Pareshbhai R. Patel, Director
Mr. N. Sambasiva Rao, Managing Director
Mr. RK Aggarwal, Operations Director
Mr. Rajan Chowdhry, Finance Director
Mr. V.S.Sirohi, Marketing Director

Hazira Plant

KRIBHCO has

setup

Fertilizer Complex to manufacture Urea, Ammonia & Bio-fertilizers at Hazira in the

State of Gujarat, on the bank of river Tapti, 15 Kms from Surat city on Surat Hazira
State Highway.

Late Smt. Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India laid the Foundation Stone on
February 5, 1982.
Hazira Fertiliser Complex consists of 2 x 1350 MTPD Ammonia Plants and 4 x 1100
MTPD Urea Plants each with annual installed capacity of 8.91 Lakh MT Ammonia
and 14.52 Lakh MT of Urea.
In an endeavor to make constant improvements, KRIBHCO implemented various
schemes to enhance its capacity and improve the energy consumption. Capacities of
Ammonia & Urea plants were reassessed to 2x1520 MTPD Ammonia and 4x1310
MTPD Urea with annual installed capacity of 10.03 Lakh MT Ammonia and 17.29
Lakh MT of Urea.
The Hazira Fertilizer Complex was subsequently revamped in 2013 to increase its
capacity by 4.65 LMTPA Urea as well as to infuse new life. After the revamp, the
rated capacity has been enhanced to 2x3325 MTPD Urea (21.95 LMTPA) and 2x1890
MTPD Ammonia (12.47 LMTPA). With this, the Hazira Fertilizer Complex has
become the largest Single Location Urea Plant in India.
Production at Hazira
1. Urea
Urea is a white crystalline substance with the chemical formula NH2-CO-NH2; it is
highly water soluble and contains 46% nitrogen. It is used extensively as chemical
fertilizer as well as for industrial uses. Urea is produced in Prilled as well as in
Granular forms. KRIBHCOs Hazira Complex produces Prilled urea using the
technology supplied by M/s Snamprogetti (now Saipem) of Italy.
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2. Ammonia

Ammonia is a gas which is used in manufacturing of urea and complex fertilizers.

Ammonia is produced using Natural gas as the main feedstock using steam reforming
process. The other inputs required are Steam and Air. The technology for Hazira
Complex has been supplied by Kelloggs (now KBR) of USA. KRIBHCOs ammonia
plants have been revamped from 10.02 Lakh MTPA to increase to 12.47 Lakh MTPA.
Carbon Dioxide is the by- product of ammonia plant which is used for Urea
production in Urea plant.
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3. Liquid Argon Gas
Argon is an inert gas which is used in critical industrial processes such as the
manufacturing of high quality stainless steels and production of impurity-free silicon
crystals for semi-conductors as well inert filler for light bulbs. KRIBHCO has Argon
plants of capacity 750 nm3/hour based on cryogenic Linde process.
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4. Bio-Fertilizers
In order to provide eco-friendly and cost-effective fertilisers, KRIBHCO has
established three Bio-Fertiliser plants at Hazira (Gujarat), Lanja (Maharashtra) and
Varanasi (UP). These plants produce solids as well as liquid bio fertilizers. KRIBHCO
is gradually shifting from solid bio fertilizers to liquid bio fertilizers.
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Marketing Performance
1)Urea Sales:

KRIBHCO markets the urea produce by the Hazira Fertilizer Complex, urea produced
from KSFLs Shahajahanpur complex as well as 50% of the urea produced from Oman
India Fertilizer Complex. For the FY 2013-14, KRIBHCO sold 43.03 LMT Urea
which included 22.00 LMT own urea + 10.65 LMT OMIFCO urea plus 10.38 LMT
KSFLs urea.

2)Sale of Bio-Fertilizers:
KRIBHCO manufactures and markets solid as well as liquid bio fertilizers. Society
produces various strains like Rhizobium, Azotobactor, Acetobacter, Azospirrilum and
Phosphate Solubilising Micro Organism (PSM) for phosphorus rich soils.

Financial Year

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

1001

582

387

28

137

259

Solid Bio Fer

(MT)
Liquid Bio Fert
(KL)
3)Sale of Certified seeds:
KRIBHCO makes available high quality certified seeds to farmers at reasonable
prices. KRIBHCO has established state of art seed lab at Corporate Office at NOIDA.
The volumes of certified seeds sold in the last three FY are as follows (000 Qtls):
Financial Year

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Certified Seeds

272

377

322

HR Overview

Kribhco has been a front

runner in the fertilizer sector which has been possible through the thrust on human
resources development. The Management of KRIBHCO considers its employees as a
valuable resource and asset. Paramount importance is assigned to employees related
matters. Continuous and untiring efforts are made towards maintaining cordial and
harmonious inter-personal relations which have been key factor(s) in achieving all
round improved performance of the Society.
Kribhco offers a host of exciting career opportunities to qualified and dynamic young
individuals in the field of Production / Maintenance/ Technical /Marketing/ Fin & A/c
s /Materials and Human Relations. The developmental needs of the employees are
taken care of by a well laid out training plan for continuous updation of knowledge,
skills, competency and capacity building.
Human resources department in Kribhco plays the role of taking care of this human
capital of the society. It develops the procedures and tools for the Management to
manage as well as for smooth conduct of human resources related issues. This

department also enables the creation of an environment in the organisation wherein

employees feel pride in working and sense of belongingness to the Society.
Through its multifarious activities the HR department in Kribhco also takes care of
employees physical, economical and developmental needs. This concern for its
employees is reflected through the efforts in the area of health, safety and welfare of
its employees. Kribhco not only meets the statutory obligations towards the
employees, but also undertakes voluntary measures beyond the statutory requirement.
It endeavours to provide hospital/medical facilities, canteen, recreation club, housing
facilities, schools and safe working environment to its employees.
HR department facilitates development of an environment whereby employees are
inspired to give their best to the society since the organisation is taking utmost care of
all his and his familys needs. It helps in enabling the maximization of employee
capabilities through its employee oriented policies and practices which in turn gives it
the competitive edge in its trail blazing success in the fertiliser industry as well as in
its efforts towards diversification and expansion ventures.
Employees Relations in the Society have all through remained cordial and peaceful.
An atmosphere of mutual trust, confidence and goodwill has prevailed between the
Management and the employees. Kribhco Management maintains an open-door policy
with fair and transparent approach while dealing with th
AGM

Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO), a premier fertilizer producing

farmers cooperative society has earned a pretax profit of Rs. 182.51 crores during the
financial year 2013-14. The annual accounts have been approved by the Society in its
34th Annual General Body Meeting held on 11th September,2014 which was presided
over by Sh. V. R. Patel, Chairman, KRIBHCO and attended by Directors of
KRIBHCO and 483 delegates of member cooperatives from different parts of the

country at NCUI auditorium, New Delhi. KRIBHCO has declared dividend @ 20%
for Member Cooperatives and Shareholders, consecutively for the 10th year.
KRIBHCOs urea production during the year 2013-14 was 22.10 lakh MT which
corresponds to capacity utilization of 100.72% . This is highest ever annual Urea
production since inception of the plant. Similarly 13.20 lakh MT Ammonia was
produced which corresponds to post revamp capacity utilization of 105.82%.The total
sales of urea by KRIBHCO, including production of its joint venture plants at OMAN
and Shahjahanpur, UP, was to the tune of 43.03 lakh MT, which accounts for 14.12%
of the total urea consumed in the country. The Societys product basket consists of not
only Urea & Neem Coated Urea but also Bio Fertilisers, Compost, Certified Seeds, Bt
Cotton Seeds, Hybrid Seeds, SSP and Imported DAP. KRIBHCO has promoted
KRIBHCO Infrastructure Ltd.,(KRIL) a 100% subsidiary of KRIBHCO, with
authorized share capital of Rs. 500 Crore. KRIL is operating eight container trains
(BLC Flat Rakes) and 1350 containers. The total revenue generated by KRIL during
the financial year is Rs. 95 Crore. KRIL is also exploring possibilities to set up
Logistic Parks/ICDs/PFTs/Container Freight Stations (CFS)/ Domestic Container
Terminals/ warehouses etc at varios strategic locations. The operational performance
of its Subsidiary M/s. KRIBHCO Shyam Fertilisers Ltd was outstanding and the
company achieved production of 10.36 Lakh MT urea(representing 119.80% capacity
utilization).The production of Ammonia was 6.20 lakh MT (representing 123.61%
capacity utilization). Thus, KSFL has achieved maximum capacity utilization in Urea
and Ammonia production. Shri N. Sambasiva Rao, Managing Director, KRIBHCO,
informed the distinguished gathering during the Annual General Meeting that Hazira
Plant has maintained its good performance during the year. On marketing front, the
Society has positioned itself quite strong strategically throughout the country and is
committed to fulfill the aspirations of all stakeholders. On this occasion, KRIBHCO
has also honoured two most eminent cooperators who have made indelible mark on
the society through their dedicated efforts in cooperation. The Sahakarita Shiromani
samman was awarded to Sh. G.T.Devegowda from Karnataka and the Sahakarita
Vibhushan samman was awarded to Shri Parthibhai Galababhai Bhatol from Gujarat.

ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY

A. Environmental Protection
KRIBHCO is committed to minimizing the environmental impact of its operations and
its products through the use of best available technology and adoption of sustainable
practices. We have implemented the Environmental Management System that has
been certified with the International standard ISO 14001 which ensures the continual
improvement of our organization on environmental front. Our actions aim at
improving the efficiency of our operations and to remain compliant at all the time with
the conditions of our environmental consents & other requirement issued by statutory
bodies.
KRIBHCO has implemented various recycle/ re-uses schemes for water conservation.
Tertiary treated water is being reused as cooling tower make up. Deep hydrolyser was
installed in Urea plant to reuse the effluent as boiler feed water after treatment. A
number of energy efficient and pollution abatement projects have recently been
commissioned. An additional steam stripper has also been installed in Urea-1 plant to
treat the ammonia bearing effluent.
Continuous efforts have also been made to check the emission of pollutants in air. Wet
de-dusting system at Prilling tower top has been installed to restrict the Urea dust.
Emissions from all the stacks are well below the prescribed limits. Six ambient air
quality-monitoring stations have been set up within a radius of 10 km from our
complex for periodic monitoring of air quality in surrounding area.
KRIBHCO has undertaken afforestation by planting trees of different species every
year in order to improve the ambient air quality. Lush green lawns are also developed
in an area of 100 acres. More so, a demonstration farm in an area of 41 acres has also
been developed. To create awareness among contract workers an audio-video module
on Environment Protection has been prepared which is shown to all the contract
workers and thereafter, they are allowed to work in the plant premises.

As a part of green initiative, Society has established 80KWp (kilowatt peak) rooftop
photovoltaic solar system for its corporate office in Noida. This solar system has grid
connected MPPT inverters without batteries for captive use. Having 320 solar panels
of capacity 250 W each, the power plant is operational during the day. The project is
expected to generate minimum 1.1 lakh unit per annum. The plant would cater to six
percent of the total power requirement in corporate office.
B. Safety Management
KRIBHCO is fully committed towards continual improvements in the fields of safety,
health and environment (SHE). KRIBHCO has not only incorporated ISO 9001-2008,
and integrated ISO 14001& ISO 18000 Management Systems as an integral part of its
operations, but also improving upon them continuously. KRIBHCO has separate
departments to look into the safety, health and the environment aspects respectively.
The safety setup of KRIBHCO Hazira Plant has been established with a vision to
achieve its slogan of SAFETY FIRST; PRODUCTION MUST. Your Society
follows the following:

Safety awareness through hoardings, pamphlets, Safety Manual, safety related

competitions, screening of safety related films from time to time.

Safety related training for all employees as well as contract workers

Safety inspections, periodic audits by internal/ external auditors and specialized

third party safety audit, risk assessment and HAZOP analysis

State of the art automatic and manual fire and toxic gas alarm system.

Two tier safety committees

Mutual aid scheme has been developed amongst nearby industries like ONGC,
RIL & NTPC to cope with any major emergency

Emergency communication system from all emergency vehicles to fire control

room

Emergency Planning & Preparedness along-with On Site Emergency Plan

(OSEP) along with mock drills

Full fledged Fire Station equipped with three major fire tenders, one DCP
tender, one emergency / rescue tender, speed boats, an ambulance and other auxiliary
vehicles & equipment.

State of art fire suppression system consisting of sprinkler system, CO2

flooding, FM200, FE227 foam systems

Special water diffuser nozzles and water curtains for escaping ammonia vapors
at critical locations
Seed Plant

The seed
multiplication programme was initiated by KRIBHCO in the year 1990-91, which
provides quality seed of the main crops to farmers such as Paddy, Wheat, Barley,
Maize, Gram, Pea, Arhar, Moong, Lentil, Soybean, Mustard, Groundnut, Castor and
Guar.

1)Certified Seed:
In order to provide quality seed, KRIBHCO has set up 15 modern Seed Processing
plants located in Abohar (Punjab), Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), Ara (Bihar), Bulandshahar
(Uttar Pradesh), Dewas (Madhya Pradesh), Gajraula (Uttar Pradesh), Gorakhpur
(Uttar Pradesh), Hanumangarh (Rajasthan), Himatnagar (Gujarat), Hissar (Haryana),
Jangipur (Uttar Pradesh), Ludhiana (Punjab), Moth (Uttar Pradesh), Kota (Rajasthan)
& Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh).
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2)Hybrid Seed:
KRIBHCO has been successfully marketing Hybrid Seeds through its own marketing
network in KRIBHCO's own brand.During the year, KRIBHCO marketed 3.65 Lakh
packets of Bt. Cotton , 111.15 quintals of Paddy Hybrid, 4855.92 quintals of Paddy
Research, 4585.79 quintals of Maize Hybrid and 41.01 quintals of Hybrid Bajra
Seeds.
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