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| name = The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT)
| name             = The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT)
| logo = https://www.ajce.in/me/images/fact-logo.png
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| type = [[Public sector undertakings in India|Public Sector Undertaking]]
| type             = [[Public sector undertakings in India|PSU]]
| traded_as =  {{BSE|590024}} <br />{{NSE|FACT}}
| traded_as       =  {{BSE|590024}} <br />{{NSE|FACT}}
| industry = Fertiliser and Chemical manufacturing
| industry         = [[Agrochemical]]
| foundation = 1943
| foundation       = {{Start date and age|1943}}
| founder = [[Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]]
| founder         = [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]]
| location_city = [[Kochi, India|Kochi]]
| location_city   = [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]
| area_served = India
| location_country = India
| key_people = Kishor Rungta (CMD)
| area_served     = [[India]]
| products = [[Ammonia]], [[Sulphuric Acid]], Ammonium Phosphate-Sulphate (FACTAMFOS), [[Ammonium Sulphate]], Zincated Ammonium Phosphate, [[Caprolactam]]
| key_people       = Kishor Rungta<br>{{small|([[Chairperson]] & [[Managing director|MD]])}}
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| products         = {{Bulleted_list|[[Ammonia]]|[[Sulphuric Acid]]|Ammonium Phosphate-Sulphate (FACTAMFOS)|[[Ammonium Sulphate]]|Zincated Ammonium Phosphate|[[Caprolactam]]}}
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| owner = [[Govt. of India]]
| owner           = [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India)|Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers]], [[Government of India]]
| divisions = Udyogamandal Complex (UC) <br /> Cochin Division (CD)
| divisions       = {{Unbulleted_list|Udyogamandal Complex (UC)|Cochin Division (CD)}}
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'''The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited''' or '''FACT''' is a [[fertiliser]] and [[chemical]] manufacturing company headquartered in [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The company was incorporated in 1943, by Maharajah Sree [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]] of [[Travancore Kingdom]]<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://fert.nic.in/page/fertilizers-and-chemicals-travancore-limited-fact |title=The Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) &#124; Government of India, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |publisher=Fert.nic.in |access-date=2012-11-01}}</ref> It is the first fertiliser manufacturing company in independent India and also the largest Central public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) in the State of [[Kerala]].


The company has 2 production units - Udyogamandal Complex (UC) at [[Eloor]], Udyogamandal, and Cochin Division (CD)at [[Ambalamedu]]. In 1947 FACT started production of ammonium sulphate with an installed capacity of 50,000 MT per annum at Udyogamandal near Cochin. The Caprolactam plant in Udyogamandal was commissioned in 1990. Main products of the company include [[Ammonia]], [[Sulphuric Acid]], Ammonium Phosphate-Sulphate (FACTAMFOS), [[Ammonium Sulphate]], Zincated Ammonium Phosphate, [[Caprolactam]], and also complex fertilizers. [[Gypsum]], [[Nitric acid]], [[Soda Ash]] and coloured Ammonium Sulphate are major by-products.
'''The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited''', abbreviated as '''FACT''', is a [[Government of India|government-owned-fertiliser and chemical manufacturer]] under the [[ownership]] of [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India)|Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers]], [[Government of India]] headquartered in [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. The [[Government of India|government corporation]] was incorporated in 1943, by Maharajah Sree [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]] of the [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://fert.nic.in/page/fertilizers-and-chemicals-travancore-limited-fact |title=The Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) &#124; Government of India, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |publisher=Fert.nic.in |access-date=2012-11-01}}</ref> It is the first fertiliser manufacturing company in independent [[India]] and also the largest [[Public sector undertakings in India|Central Public Sector Undertaking]] (CPSU) in [[Kerala]].
 
The [[Government of India|government corporation]] has 2 production units - Udyogamandal Complex (UC) at [[Eloor]], Udyogamandal, and Cochin Division (CD) at [[Ambalamedu]]. In 1947, FACT started production of ammonium sulphate with an installed capacity of 50,000 MT per annum at Udyogamandal near [[Kochi]]. The Caprolactam plant in Udyogamandal was commissioned in 1990. Main products of this [[Government of India|government corporation]] include [[Ammonia]], [[Sulphuric Acid]], Ammonium Phosphate-Sulphate (FACTAMFOS), [[Ammonium Sulphate]], Zincated Ammonium Phosphate, [[Caprolactam]], and also complex fertilizers. [[Gypsum]], [[Nitric acid]], [[Soda Ash]] and coloured Ammonium Sulphate are major by-products.
[[File:FACT_Cochin_Division.jpg|thumb|263x263px|FACT Cochin Division]]
[[File:FACT_Cochin_Division.jpg|thumb|263x263px|FACT Cochin Division]]
[[File:Panaromic_view_of_FACT_Cochin_Division.jpg|thumb|1281x1281px|Panoramic view of FACT Cochin Division]]
[[File:Panaromic_view_of_FACT_Cochin_Division.jpg|thumb|1281x1281px|Panoramic view of FACT Cochin Division]]


==History==
==History==
The factory commenced production of ammonium sulphate in 1947 at the dawn of Indian independence using wood as the raw material for production of ammonia. With the effect of time, wood [[gasification]] became uneconomic and was replaced with naphtha reforming process. Through a series of expansion programmes, FACT soon became the producer of a wide range of fertilizers   for all crops and all soil types in India. It became a Kerala State public sector enterprise in 1960 and in 1962, it came under the Government of India. Diversification to full-fledged engineering services(FEW)in the fertilizer field and allied areas followed. The next major step towards diversification was into petrochemicals.
The factory commenced production of [[Ammonium sulfate|ammonium sulphate]] in 1947, at the dawn of [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]] using wood as the raw material for production of ammonia. With the effect of time, wood [[gasification]] became uneconomic and was replaced with naphtha reforming process. Through a series of expansion programmes, FACT soon became the producer of a wide range of fertilizers for all crops and all soil types in [[India]]. It became a Kerala State public sector enterprise in 1960 and in 1962, it came under the [[Government of India]]. Diversification to full-fledged engineering services (FEW) in the fertilizer field and allied areas followed. The next major step towards diversification was into petrochemicals.


FACT has formed a joint venture company with Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited, named FRBL (FACT RCF Building Products Ltd) for manufacturing load-bearing panels and other building products using [[phosphogypsum]].  .<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
FACT has formed a joint venture company with [[Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers|Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited]], named FRBL (FACT RCF Building Products Ltd) for manufacturing load-bearing panels and other building products using [[phosphogypsum]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 13:08, 23 May 2022

The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT)
Traded asBSE: 590024
NSE: FACT
IndustryAgrochemical
Founded1943; 82 years ago (1943)
Founder(s)Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma
Headquarters
Kochi, Kerala
,
India
Area served
India
Key people
Kishor Rungta
(Chairperson & MD)
Products
OwnerMinistry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India
Divisions
  • Udyogamandal Complex (UC)
  • Cochin Division (CD)
Websitewww.fact.co.in

The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited, abbreviated as FACT, is a government-owned-fertiliser and chemical manufacturer under the ownership of Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India headquartered in Kochi, Kerala. The government corporation was incorporated in 1943, by Maharajah Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma of the Kingdom of Travancore.[1] It is the first fertiliser manufacturing company in independent India and also the largest Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) in Kerala.

The government corporation has 2 production units - Udyogamandal Complex (UC) at Eloor, Udyogamandal, and Cochin Division (CD) at Ambalamedu. In 1947, FACT started production of ammonium sulphate with an installed capacity of 50,000 MT per annum at Udyogamandal near Kochi. The Caprolactam plant in Udyogamandal was commissioned in 1990. Main products of this government corporation include Ammonia, Sulphuric Acid, Ammonium Phosphate-Sulphate (FACTAMFOS), Ammonium Sulphate, Zincated Ammonium Phosphate, Caprolactam, and also complex fertilizers. Gypsum, Nitric acid, Soda Ash and coloured Ammonium Sulphate are major by-products.

FACT Cochin Division
Panoramic view of FACT Cochin Division

History[edit]

The factory commenced production of ammonium sulphate in 1947, at the dawn of Indian independence using wood as the raw material for production of ammonia. With the effect of time, wood gasification became uneconomic and was replaced with naphtha reforming process. Through a series of expansion programmes, FACT soon became the producer of a wide range of fertilizers for all crops and all soil types in India. It became a Kerala State public sector enterprise in 1960 and in 1962, it came under the Government of India. Diversification to full-fledged engineering services (FEW) in the fertilizer field and allied areas followed. The next major step towards diversification was into petrochemicals.

FACT has formed a joint venture company with Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited, named FRBL (FACT RCF Building Products Ltd) for manufacturing load-bearing panels and other building products using phosphogypsum.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) | Government of India, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers". Fert.nic.in. Retrieved 1 November 2012.

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