National Fertilizers
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| Public Sector Undertaking | |
| Traded as | : : NFL |
| Industry | Fertilizers & Chemicals |
| Founded | 23 August 1974 |
| Headquarters | Noida, India |
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Key people
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Mr. Manoj Mishra (Chairman & MD) |
| Products |
Urea Ammonia Organic fertilisers Industrial chemicals |
| Revenue |
 ₹76.63 billion (US$1.2 billion) (2016–17)
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| ₹2.08 billion (US$32 million) (2016–17) |
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| Owners | Government of India |
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Number of employees
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3464 (2017) |
| Website | www |
National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) – Miniratna (Cat-1) company is a major Indian producer of chemical fertilizers, organic fertilizers and industrial chemicals. NFL, incorporated in 1974 is India's largest Central Public Sector Enterprise (Government of India Undertaking) in Fertilizer Sector with a turnover of over Rs. 75 billion. Coming under the administrative control of Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, it is the second largest producer of the key fertiliser Urea in India.NFL has five gas based Ammonia-Urea plants viz Nangal & Bathinda in Punjab,Panipat in Haryana and two at Vijaipur (Madhya Pradesh).
NFL was established in 1974, as a public-sector undertaking of the Government of India.
NFL initially operated two plants in Bathinda and Panipat. In 1978, the ownership and operations of the Nangal plant of FCI was transferred to NFL.
The Govt. of India, in 1984, entrusted the Company to execute the country's first inland gas based fertiliser project of 726,000 tonnes Urea capacity in District Guna of Madhya Pradesh and commercial production started rom 1 July 1988.The company built and commissioned its Vijaipur plant in Guna district of Madhyacapacity was doubled to 1.45 million tonnes in 1997.
NFL was granted the Mini-Navratna status with additional autonomy due to its profitable operations.
In 2001, the company went public company, with listings on the and the .
NFL has five gas based Urea plants viz Nangal & Bathinda in Punjab,Panipat in Haryana and two at Vijaipur (Madhya Pradesh). The plants at Panipat, Bathinda & Nangal have recently been converted from fuel oil feedstock to natural gas. Vijaipur plants have also been revamped for energy saving & capacity enhancement.
NFL is engaged in manufacturing and marketing of Urea, Neem Coated Urea, Bio-Fertilizers (solid & liquid) and other allied Industrial products like Ammonia, Nitric Acid, Ammonium Nitrate, Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Nitrate etc.
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