Iffco plant runs at over 100% capacity

The Paradeep unit of Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (Iffco) has achieved over 100 per cent capacity utilization in its Phosphoric acid plant.

Iffco-Paradeep produced 2700 tonnes of phosphoric Acid on last Saturday as against the installed capacity of 2650 tonnes per day.

The plant has a total capacity of 0.874 million tonne per annum of Phosphoric acid. Iffco Paradeep is now the country’s largest phosphatic fertilizer complex with world’s largest single stream phosphoric acid plant.

It may be noted, the basic ingredients for production of phosphoric acid are rock phosphate and sulphur which are being imported.

the last fiscal, Iffco produced 4.62 lakh tonne of Phosphoric acid at its Paradeep unit despite raw material constraints

“We have achieved significant improvement in capacity utilization despite certain constraints, including original design deficiencies. This is the result of systematic and planned logistics management as well as the dedicated efforts of the plant personnel”, said U S Awasthi, managing director, Iffco.

“After acquisition of the Paradeep unit in 2005 from Oswal Chemicals, Iffco has maintained its pace for revamping of the entire complex to make it one of the efficient running units of Iffco. Almost all plants have achieved 100 per cent capacity utilization and efforts are continuing to run the plant on sustained basis.

This will enhance the production of complex fertilizers in India which in return will be beneficial for the Indian farmers”, he added.