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Private Sector | Multi State - India | PID: 203014
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Coromandel International has unveiled a nano fertiliser plant at its Kakinada complex in Andhra Pradesh on 09 June, 2024. The plant was inaugurated by Executive Director, Nutrient Business, Mr Sankarasubramanian S in the presence of the company’s senior leadership team and channel partners.
With the commissioning of the new facility at its Kakinada complex, Coromandel has forayed into new generation fertilisers, which could potentially revolutionise Indian agriculture. The unit produces NPK grades with annual capacity of two million MT of fertilisers and caters to the needs of farming community across India. The new nano fertilizer plant has fully automated production line including robotic arm for bottling operations. It has the capacity to produce one crore bottles of Nano fertilisers per annum and can be scaled up for higher volumes besides producing multiple range of nano fertilisers.
Coromandel has developed Nano fertilisers like Nano DAP and Nano Urea through its in-house Research and Development (R&D) center at IIT Bombay-Monash Research Academy. The nano-sized fertiliser particles have the potential to replace the conventional fertilisers and increase the crop yield. The company markets Nano fertilisers under the brand name of 'Gromor Nano DAP' and 'Gromor Nano Urea'. Coromandel International had also set up a Nano Technology Center at Coimbatore to focus on Nano application in agriculture and ensure quality for Nano range of products.
This environment-friendly fertiliser at the comprehensive Nano fertiliser facility at Kakinada will serve pan-India requirements, and has undergone extensive farmer field trials for product efficacy.
| Updated on: 15 - Jun - 2024
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