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Mr. Sunil Gupta elected as Chairman of Fertiliser Association of India Eastern Region

Mr Sunil Gupta, Vice President (Marketing) of Paradeep Phosphates Limited, Mr Sunil Gupta, Vice President (Marketing) of Paradeep Phosphates Limited, has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) Eastern Region in a meeting organized by Fertiliser Association of India on 27th April, 2012, which was attended by senior officials of all fertilizer companies operating in Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam and other Eastern States. Mr. Gupta expressed his gratitude to all members companies for electing him as the Chairman. In his welcome address he stated that although India has been recognized as a fertilizer giant in the world, Eastern Region of India has its own problems. Against all India average fertiliser consumption of 144 kgs per hectare, the average consumption of Eastern Region is 114kgs and per hectare consumption of State like Odisha is 60kgs only. Therefore, all companies should jointly work together for bringing Eastern zone to touch national level. He also mentioned that in the current years budget 1000 cr. has been sanctioned for ushering in second green revolution in eastern zone for which we should be geared up. He emphasized the role of fertilizer industry for supplying right fertilizer at right time and right price. He also touched upon important key issues like balanced fertilization prompt release of subsidy amount, smooth operation of mobile fertilizer monitoring system, farmer’s education and restoration of soil health. He cited the example of Paradeep Phosphates Limited where a Farmers Training School and 6 soil testing vans are operating in PPP mode for the benefit of farmers. Mr. Y S N Murthy proposed a vote of thanks seeking the cooperation of all fertilizer companies.

PPL launches a unique new product

Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (PPL) has launched a unique fertiliser in Orissa under it's popular NAVRATNA brand name. The new fertilizer 15:15:15:09 introduced by PPL is produced at it's Paradeep plant along with other 4 types of complex fertilizers; it contains all major nutrients of NPK at a balanced ratio of 15% with the most essential element sulphur at 9%. With addition of this grade, PPL now has 5 indigenous complex grades, apart from trading of Imported DAP and MOP.

This product will be a boon to the farmers & would be widely accepted by farmers since it is recommended for all crops such as paddy, vegetables and oilseeds etc. Its Sulphur content will also help in supplementing the sulphur deficient soil of Orissa.

The first consignment of this product was received by Mr. Sidhartha Das, RM of Orissa at Dhanmandal rake point on 27th February '11 and materials are now being sent to Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Jajpur districts initially. Materials to other districts are being planned shortly.

Award for Excellence in Supply Chain Management

PPL has been awarded for excellence in supply chain management and has been rated as a supply chain leader in chemicals. This analysis and ranking of 2000+ Indian manufacturing companies has been done by 9.9 Media’s publication - Logistics 2.0.

Logistics 2.0 is a magazine for senior executives and professional managers involved in the management of logistics, transportation and supply chains. The publication covers issues, trends, technologies and business practices in supply chain management. By providing a comprehensive view of the industry, Logistics 2.0 bridges the information gap between service providers and users, and delivers the information needed by decision-makers to improve cycle times, reduce inventories, and work more efficiently. The award was presented at a glittering function on 3rd March 2010 at Taj Lands End, Bandstand, Mumbai

Public Hearing on PPL expansion held

A public hearing for environment clearance was held at PPL Township, Paradeep on 14th February 2010. PPL has proposed the De-bottlenecking, Retrofitting Sulphuric Acid and DAP Expansion Projects - related matters were discussed in the meeting.

The meeting was conducted by State Pollution Control Board in the presence of district administration officials representing the State Government. Representatives of local self Government, local residents and community members representing the cause of general public attended the meeting.

The meeting ended cordially with cooperation extended by all.

 
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