Pusri not to raise npk fertilizers price...

wishnessyly — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:28:44 +0200

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State fertilizer maker PT Pusri gave theassurance Friday there will no increase in the upper retail pricesof subsidized fertilizers despite the government`s decision toraise fuel oil prices last week. It was the government which had the authority to raise the pricesof subsidized fertilizers, PT Pusri President Director Dadang HKodri said. "So, there will not be an increase in the prices of subsidizedfertilizers, except non-subsidized fertilizers," he said afterattending a workshop themed "Corporate Business Ethics". The government has set the upper retail prices of subsidizedurea-based fertilizers at Rp1,200 per kg or Rp60,000 per 50-kgsack, subsidized NPK fertilizers at Rp1,750 per kg or Rp35,000 per20-kg sack, subsidized ZA fertilizers at Rp1,050 per kg or Rp52,500per 50-kg sack and subsidized SP-36 fertilizers at Rp1,550 per kgor Rp77,500 per 50-kg sack. In budget year 2008, the government has allocated a subsidy of morethan Rp7.51 trillion for the procurement of 7 million tons ofsubsidized fertilizers, including 4.3 million tons of urea-basedfertilizers, 800,000 tons of SP-36 fertilizers, 700,000 tons of ZAfertilizers, 900,000 tons of NPK fertilizers and 345,000 tons oforganic fertilizers.

FICCI’s fillip to NCL scientist’s innova...

wishnessyly — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:26:47 +0200

silica fertilizer It was in 2003 that National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) scientistMohan Dongare developed a solid catalyst to be used in analternative process to make nitro benzene. By virtue of being amore environment-friendly and less expensive process he haddeclared that companies could save at least Rs 40 crore annually,using this method. Five years down the line, recognition through FICCI Lockheed MartinInnovation Award 2008, that gave him a silver medal in May thisyear, has helped boost the visibility of his product and rekindledinterest in the chemical industry.We certainly hope this award will help us in transferring thisprocess to the industry. Some companies like Hindustan OrganicChemical Limited (HOCL) and Chematur Engineering Company, Swedenhave expressed interest in knowing more about the process, saidDongare. In 2003, the Narmada Chematur Fertilizer Company in Gujarat hadbegun talks with NCL about Dongares green process that makes nitrobenzene. At that time, we were short of funds. Now, we have mergedwith Gujarat Narmada Fertilizer Company (GNFC) and can invest inR&D, said N B Patel, chief manager, GNFC. A senior HOCL manager said that they would have to examine thecommercial viability of the process. While Dongare is sure that hisprocess would save these chemical companies a lot of money, companyofficers have said that potential pitfalls in industry transferwould revolve around the money they would have to pay to NCL astechnology transfer fee, royalty for seven years thereafter, costsfor setting up a new plant infrastructure and so on. Dongare is aware that the royalty and technology transfer fee couldprove to be a dampener. However, he said the economics favour hisproduct in the present-day market. In 2003, the liquid catalystused sulphuric acid was not very expensive at Rs 4 per kg.Against that, sulphuric acid costs Rs 12 per kg today while dilutedsulphuric acid waste after the reaction would sell at Rs two perkg. Companies should be able to save Rs 40 crore per year at aconservative estimate, Dongare said. Further, this process eliminates the effluents, which in turn doesaway with the effluent treatment costs. Nitrobenzene is used inmajor chemical processes from making the foam of car seats tomaking of rubber, dyes, herbicides, explosives and fibres. Dongarehas removed the liquid catalyst sulphuric acid required to helpthe reaction from the equation and introduced a solid catalyst that leaves no waste and is reusable for at least six months. This kind of research is going on everywhere in the world. Solidcatalysts are known to be environment-friendly and economical.Other researchers have been using amino-based solid catalysts,which sparks off a reaction in itself, rendering itself inactive.Our silica-based catalyst is more effective. Lab tests have shownthat it remains active for at least 1,000 hours, Dongare said. Dongare believes that the money it saves will eventually do thetalking. Nitrobenzene sells like hot cakes in the chemicalindustry. The turnover of the industry in the US is at least 30million pounds, he said. In India, the major companies puttogether would produce up to 1,50,000 tonnes of nitro benzene everyyear.

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Pusri not to raise npk fertilizers price...

FICCI’s fillip to NCL scientist’s innova...