India fertilizer news
Fact awards ammonia tender to Muntajat
Fact requested 4000 t of ammonia for delivery to Kochi, India, on 6 – 10 December.
Russia's chemical company PhosAgro to supply 2 million t of fertilizer to India
An agreement between Russia's PhosArgo and India's Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) along with RDIF, will see the supply of 2 million t of fertilizer to India.
MMCT excludes Iranian urea from its tender
Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India (MMCT) has excluded the use of Iranian urea from its tender due to its status as a sanctioned country.
Indorama raises MRP of DAP fertilizers
Indorama, an Indian fertilizer importer, has raised its retail price in the domestic market from Rs28 000/t to Rs29 000/t.
Indian fertilizer importers raise the maximum retail price of MOP fertilizers
Indian fertilizer importers Zuari and MCFL have both raised the maximum retail price of MOP fertilizers to Rs18 980/t (US$262/t).
Haldor Topsoe invests in Indian fertilizer plant
Topsoe has signed a shareholder agreement for a 11.7% stake in the Ramagundam fertilizer plant in Telangana, India, together with the Danish government-owned fund IFU and The Danish Agribusiness Fund (DAF).
India is gaining on China's public spending on agriculture R&D
Participating in a panel discussion, Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand, stated that India's public spending on agriculture R&D is starting to rival that of China.
Topsoe awarded contract for two ammonia plants in India
Haldor Topsoe has announced that it has been awarded a contract by TechnipFMC for the license and engineering of two 2200 tpd ammonia plants.
Looking East
Priyanka Khemka, USA, and Thomas Heinrich, Bahrain, Nexant, provide a detailed look at changes in India's natural gas market and implications for the fertilizer industry.
India fertilizer handling facility approved
Total external cost of the facility at Deendayal port in Gujarat is estimated at Rs1.38 billion (US$21 million), with the port also expected to invest a further Rs3.4 billion into the project.