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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
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{{Infobox company
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| name             = Madras Fertilizers Limited
| name = Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL)
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| type = [[Public sector undertakings in India|Public Sector Undertaking]]
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
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| traded_as = {{BSE|590134}} <br /> {{NSE|MADRASFERT}}
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| foundation       = {{Start date|1966}}
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| location_city   = [[Chennai]]
| location_city = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| location_country = India
| location         = Manali
| location = Manali
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| key_people       = U Saravanan, [[Chairman]] and [[Managing Director|MD]]
| key_people = Manoj Kumar Jain ([[Chairman]] and [[Managing Director|MD]])
| industry         = Fertilizer
| industry = Fertilizer
| products         = [[Fertilizers]] <br /> [[Agrochemical]]  
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| owner           = Government of india
| owner = [[Government of India]] (59.5%) <br> [[Naftiran Intertrade]] (25.77%)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Narasimhan |first1=T. E. |title=Madras Fert co-promoter objects to GoI's proposal |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/madras-fert-co-promoter-objects-to-goi-s-proposal-112090600041_1.html |access-date=23 January 2023 |work=Business Standard India |date=6 September 2012}}</ref>
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'''Madras Fertilizers Limited''' is a [[Public Sector Undertaking]] company in [[India]] under administrative control of the Department of Fertilizers, [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India)|Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madrasfert.nic.in/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041108022311/http://madrasfert.nic.in/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-11-08 |title=Madras Fertilizers Limited – Home Page |publisher=Madrasfert.nic.in |accessdate=2012-11-11 }}</ref>
'''Madras Fertilizers Limited''' (MFL) is an Indian [[Public sector undertakings in India|public sector undertaking]] engaged in the manufacture of [[ammonia]], [[urea]] and [[Fertilizer|complex fertilizers]] in [[Manali, Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madrasfert.nic.in/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041108022311/http://madrasfert.nic.in/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-11-08 |title=Madras Fertilizers Limited – Home Page |publisher=Madrasfert.nic.in |accessdate=2012-11-11 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Modi govt set to divest top fertiliser companies next fiscal: Report |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/modi-govt-set-to-divest-top-fertiliser-companies-next-fiscal-report-12806694.html#google_vignette |website=www.moneycontrol.com}}</ref>


==History==
== History ==
Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL) was incorporated in December 1966 as a joint venture between GOI and AMOCO India Incorporation of USA (AMOCO) with GOI holding 51% of the equity share capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fert.nic.in/page/madras-fertilizers-limited-mfl |title=Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL) &#124; Government of India, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |publisher=Fert.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref> The company is engaged in the manufacture of ammonia, urea and complex fertilizers at [[Manali, Tamil Nadu|Manali]], [[Chennai]]. The company is the first [[Public Sector Undertaking]] in the Fertilizer industry to get the ISO 9002 certification.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/madras-fertilizers-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-4801.cms |title=Madras FertilizersHistory &#124; Madras Fertilizers Ltd Company History & Profile |newspaper=The Economic Times |date= |accessdate=29 October 2018}}</ref>
Madras Fertilizers was incorporated in December 1966 as a [[joint venture]] between the [[Government of India]] (GOI) and [[Amoco]], with the GOI holding 51% of the equity share capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fert.nic.in/page/madras-fertilizers-limited-mfl |title=Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL) &#124; Government of India, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |publisher=Fert.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref> The company is the first public sector undertaking in the fertilizer industry to receive [[ISO 9000 family|ISO 9002]] certification.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/madras-fertilizers-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-4801.cms |title=Madras FertilizersHistory &#124; Madras Fertilizers Ltd Company History & Profile |newspaper=The Economic Times |date= |accessdate=29 October 2018}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:09, 30 January 2026

Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL)
Traded asBSE: 590134
NSE: MADRASFERT
IndustryFertilizer
Founded1966 (1966)
HeadquartersManali,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
,
India
Key people
Manoj Kumar Jain (Chairman and MD)
ProductsFertilizers, agrochemical
OwnerGovernment of India (59.5%)
Naftiran Intertrade (25.77%)[1]
Websitewww.madrasfert.co.in

Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL) is an Indian public sector undertaking engaged in the manufacture of ammonia, urea and complex fertilizers in Manali, Chennai.[2][3]

History[edit | edit source]

Madras Fertilizers was incorporated in December 1966 as a joint venture between the Government of India (GOI) and Amoco, with the GOI holding 51% of the equity share capital.[4] The company is the first public sector undertaking in the fertilizer industry to receive ISO 9002 certification.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Narasimhan, T. E. (6 September 2012). "Madras Fert co-promoter objects to GoI's proposal". Business Standard India. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Madras Fertilizers Limited – Home Page". Madrasfert.nic.in. Archived from the original on 8 November 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Modi govt set to divest top fertiliser companies next fiscal: Report". www.moneycontrol.com.
  4. ↑ "Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL) | Government of India, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers". Fert.nic.in. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Madras FertilizersHistory | Madras Fertilizers Ltd Company History & Profile". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 October 2018.


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