THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA)
(a) : The quantity of Ammonia imported during each of the last three years and the
current year alongwith the names of countries is given in the table below.
Year Quantity (Lakh Metric Tons) Name of the Countries
2007-08 16.14 Qatar, Iran, U.A.E, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt, Bangladesh, Bahrain, CIS, Ukraine, Indonesia and Malaysia
2008-09 14.45
2009-10 19.20
2010-11
(Up to August 2010) 7.91
(b) : The annual quantity of Ammonia manufactured in the country
alongwith the names of the manufacturing factories is given in the table below:
Year Quantity (Lakh Metric Tons) Name of the factories
2007-08 122 BVFCL, FACT, NFL, MFL, RCF, SAIL, CFCL, DFPCL, GNVFC, GSFC, NFCL, MCFL, KSFL, SPIC, TCL, ZIL, IFFCO,
2008-09 124
2009-10 132.5
2010-11
(Up to August 2010) Not available
(c) & (d) : Basically, Ammonia is not a fertilizer. It is used as raw material to
produce Urea, DAP and other complex fertilizers containing Nitrogen
nutrient, which is the most essential part of plant nutrition. The yearly
demand of Ammonia as raw material for production of fertilizers is about 140
to 145 Lakh metric tons. As regards supply of Ammonia, the gap between
indigenous production of Ammonia and the demand is met by its import,
which has been in the range of 15-17 Lakh metric tons only. Being it a raw
material and not a fertilizer, the Department of Fertilizers does not monitor
the movement, distribution and utilization of Ammonia.
