Training Programme on Challenges and Strategies for Fertilizer Industry

摘要

The Fertiliser Association of India-Northern Region(FAI-NR)organized a training programme on Challenges and Strategies for Fertilizer Industry during January 30-February 2,2019 at Jaisalmer,Rajasthan.Forty-three participants from twelve companies/bank attended the programme.The training programme was inaugurated by Mr.A.K.Jain,Chairman,FAI-NRC and Vice Chairman & CEO,Kanpur Fertilizers and Cement Limited,Noida.Mr.Satish Chander,Director General,FAI,New Delhi gave the keynote address.In his inaugural address,Mr.A.K.Jain mentioned that fertilizer sector is highly regulated and operating under a controlled environment.In his speech,he covered various points relating to challenges being faced by the fertilizer sector.He mentioned that India is heavily import dependent on imports of finished fertilizers,raw materials and intermediates.For potassic fertilizers,we are 100% import dependent as there is no known indigenous source of potash in the country.Even in case of phosphate,the country is dependent on imports by about 90% either in the form of finished fertilizers or raw materials.In case of nitrogen,natural gas is the main feedstock for production of urea.Supply of natural gas from domestic sources has been consistently falling over the years.Shortfall in domestic gas supply is substituted through high cost imported LNG resulting in high pooled gas price and consequent subsidy burden increased on the Government.