 FACT Cochin Division | |
| Company type | Public |
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| BSE: 590024 NSE: FACT | |
| Industry | Agrochemical |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Founder | Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma |
| Headquarters | , India |
Area served | India |
Key people | Kishor Rungta (Chairperson & MD) |
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| Owner | Government of India (90%) |
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| Website | www |
The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited, abbreviated as FACT, is an Indian central public sector undertaking headquartered in Kochi, Kerala. It was incorporated in 1943, by Maharajah Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma of the Kingdom of Travancore.[1] It was the first fertiliser manufacturing company in independent India and also the largest Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) in Kerala. The company is under the ownership of Government of India and administrative control of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
It has 2 production units - Udyogamandal Complex (UC) at Eloor, Udyogamandal, and Cochin Division (CD) at Ambalamedu. In 1947, FACT started production of ammonium sulfate 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 include ammonia, sulfuric acid, ammonium phosphate-sulfate (FACTAMFOS), ammonium sulfate, zincated ammonium phosphate, caprolactam, and also complex fertilisers. gypsum, nitric acid, soda ash and coloured ammonium sulfate are major by-products.
- ^ "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.