Factory Act in Karnataka

The Factory Act, 1948  Karnataka Factories rules,1956

1.                 Competent person: A person recognized such by the chief inspector of factories for the purposes of carrying out tests, examinations and inspections required to be done in a factory.

2.                 Hazardous process: Any process or activity in relation to an industry specified in the first schedule where unless special care is taken raw material used there cause material impairment used there causes material impairment to the health of the person engaged or result in pollution of the general environment.

3.                 Manufacturing process: Any process of making altering repairing ornamenting finishing packing act is called manufacturing process.

4.                 Worker: employed directly or indirectly or by an agency with or without the knowledge of the principal employer weather for remuneration or not in a manufacturing process but does not include any member of the armed forces of the union.

5.                 Factory: any premises including the precincts there of where in 10 or more workers are working or were working on any day of the preceding 12 months or in any part of which a manufacturing or in any part which a manufacturing process is being carried with the aid of power or is ordinarily carried  on. Where 20 or more persons are working or were working on any day of  the preceding 12 months without the aid of power.

6.                 Occupier : Occupier of a factory means a person who has an ultimate control over the affairs of the factory. In case of a company any one of the director shall be deemed to be an occupier.

7.                 General duties  of  occupier : Every occupier shall ensure so far as reasonably practicable, the health safety and welfare of all the workers while they are at work  in the factory. However occupier shall prepare a general policy with respect to health safety of the workers in the factory.

8.                 General duties of manufacturers : Every person who designs manufactures imports or supplies any article for use in any factory shall.

a)                 Ensure safety of the article so produced

b)                 Carry out test and examinations

c)                  Ensure adequate information for the use of the article

d)                 Ensure that the article so produced conforms to the standards 

9.       The lifting tools and tackles to be examined periodically and registered maintained the registers to be maintained and submitted to be inspector of  factories under the Act is provided under From 31, Hoists or lifting tools are mainly used for raising materials for changing blast. Furnaces of lime kilns, Hoists not connected with mechanical power and which are not used for carrying persons.

10.     Examinations to be done on ‘pressure vessels or plant: pressure vessels to be used in a factory. Has to be hydraulically tested by a competent person at a pressure at least 1.3 times the design pressure and no pressure vessel or plant which has been previously used of as remained isolated or idle for a period exceeding two months or which undergone alterations has to be tested externally and internally.

11.     Medical tests of workers to be performed: Examination of eye test of workers employed to operate crane, locomotive lift, employed in hazardous process shall be medically examined by a qualified medical officer once before appointment and once in every six months occupational health centers, ambulance van decontamination facilities like first aid box and providing health records to the workers.

12.     The precautions to be observed to railway in factory: Gate way through a railway track passes, a barrier of about one meter height shall be fixed parallel to and about 60 cm away from the building or wall.

13.     The duties of safety officers:

a)                 Advice and assist the factory manager in compliance of its obligations, statutory or otherwise,

b)                 Planning and organizing measures necessary for the control and personal injuries.

c)                  Advice safety aspects.

d)                 Action to prevent personal injuries.

e)                 Advice in the matter carrying plant safety inspections.

f)                   Investigate in selected accidents

g)                 To design and conduct independently in collaboration with training department for prevention of personal injuries.

14.     Safety committee: Safety committee consists of

a)                 One senior official of the management who can effectively look into the functions of the committee.

b)                 Factory medical office.

c)                  Three representatives one equal number of representative from the workers. The tenure of the committee shall be for a period of 3 years and the committee shall meet of ten but at least once in three month

15.     Dangerous manufacturing process or operations: If the state government is of the opinion that any manufacturing process in a factory exposes a serious risk to be the bodily injury, poisoning or disease it may make rules applicable to any factory where such manufacturing process is carried out. The rule 129 specifics the factories where the operations are carried to be dangerous viz….., manufacture of aerated water, electricity plating containing acids, etc manufacture and repair of  electric accumulators ,glass manufactures etc. 

16.     The procedure for approval of plans: Manufacturing process cannot be carried out any building without the written permission of chief inspector of factories application for permission shall be made in form no-1 along with a fee of Rs. 100 enclosed with documents.

17.     Notices of accidents, dangerous occurrence diseases: Where any accidents occurs in factory which cause death or causes bodily injury by reason of which the person injured is prevented from working for a period of 48 hours, or more immediately after accident. The manager of the factory shall send a notice to the authorities.

ORGANISATION  STRUCTURE:

The frame of an organisation structure is most important aspect which serves as a road map & people's location in hierarchical way within the organisation. It also helps to fix the responsibilities of different sections of people in the organisation in order to achieve the organisational goal in a systematic and scientific manner.

       

Organisation structure clearly depicts the picture of different levels of management & their responsibilities in achieving the organisational goals. Thus every organisation designs 'The Organisation Structure' depending on the convenience of their organisational needs.

         

In the light of the above has framed a scientific organisation structure. Duties & responsibilities of each head of departments up to the supervisor level are clearly defined. Hence there is no scope for overlapping or confusing in discharging their duties & responsibilities.

NARANJA SAHAKARI SAKKARE KARKHANE Ltd

Industry and Company profiles

INDUSTRY PROFILE

INTRODUCTION TO SUGAR INDUSTRY:

The sugar industry is basically an agro based industry playing an important role in achieving socio- economic development of the rural community in  particular  and  of  the  region  in  general. It not only occupies a prominent role in  the economy  of  the  rural  but  at  the same  time  it  contributes  to   the   economic   development   of   the  nation. Sugar industry holds second rank next to cotton textiles in the country and it shows its importance.

It generates  employment  nearly  to  5  lakhs  of  people  directly  and indirectly. India produces crystal white sugar, khandasari and jaggery. There are about 450 sugar industries working in the country. Among them 120 are in private sector, 235 in   cooperative sector and 95 are in public sector respectively. In Karnataka state there are about 40 sugar industries are existing and out of 40, 20 are  in  private  sector, 18 are in cooperative sector and remaining  2  are  in  public  sector. The sugar industries  are  located  in  rural  areas  and  have  an  intrinsic symbiotic  relationship with rural mass. Some sugar industries are having its own cogen units which are supplying their surplus power to state grids or to private parties.

SUGAR IN INDIA:

Sugar is a controlled commodity in India under the essential commodities Act, 1955.  The government controls sugar capacity additions through industrial licensing determines the price of the major input sugarcane, decides the quantity that can be sold in open market, fixes the prices of the levy quota sugar and determines maximum stock levels for wholesalers, etc.

India is the largest consumer and second largest producer of sugar in the world. With over 450 sugar factories located throughout the country, the sugar industry is amongst the largest agro-processing industries in India, with an annual turnover of Rs150 billion.

India has been known as the original home of sugarcane and sugar. Indians knew the art of making sugar since the fourth century. However the advent of modern sugar industry in India dates back to mid 1930’s when a few vacuum pan units were established in the sub-tropical belts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Until the mid 50s, the sugar industry was almost wholly confined to the states of  Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. After late fifties or early sixties the industry dispersed into Southern India, Western India and other parts of Northern India.

India is the largest consumer and second largest producer of sugar in the world. The sufficient and well-distributed monsoon rains; rapid population growth and substantial increases in sugar production capacity have combined to make India the largest consumer and second largest producer of sugar in world.

It generates employment nearly to 5 lacks of people directly and indirectly India produces crystal white sugar, khandasari and jaggery.  There are about 450 industries working throughout the country.  Among them 120 are in private sector, 120 in corporative sector and remaining 95 are in public sector.  The sugar industries are located in rural areas and have an intrinsic symbiotic relationship with rural mass.  Some units are also in position to supply surplus power to get the grid through biogases based co-generation system.

Type of sectors	In India	In Karnataka
Cooperative sector	120	18
Private sector	120	20
Public sector	95	02
Total	450	40

COMPANY PROFILE:

a)      Introduction

b)      Background and inception of the company.

c)      Nature of business carried.

d)     Vision, mission and company policy.

e)      Infrastructural Facilities.

f)       Management pattern.

INTRODUCTION:

Sugar industry is one of the few industries which have contributed much to the growth of rural economy.  Further interestingly, the sugar industries are utilizing the rural resourced and struggled hard to meet the large demand of sugar within and to meet the increasing energy needs of the country.

         

Sugar industry is considered as Agro-based industry hence the location of such industries is always at rural areas.  The sugar industry supports 50 million farmers and their families besides direct employment to the tune of millions of people.

         

In earlier days the manufacturing process of sugar unit are considered as ‘Part time’ industries and not given much importance to this industry as comparing to others.  But at the present scenario of sugar industry have been changed.  It recognize as one of the most important media in uplifting the socio-economic structure of rural economy.  Now sugar industries are contributing to the nation monthly by catering the needs of sugar demand but its contributions in the field of manufacturing electricity by biogases based Co-gen unit, Distilleries, ethanol and Bio-fertilizers units by using its by-products.

         

In the light of above, the study of organisation structure of sugar industry with special reference to Naranja Sahakari Sakkare Karkhane has been taken up for In-plant Training.

Background and inception of the company:

The Naranja  Sahakari  sakkare karkhane Ltd is a co-operative venture registered on  27th April 1982 under the Karnataka co-operative society’s act 1959 vide Reg.No.DSK:REG-5/82c-83 with an objective to facilitate farmers to improve their socio-economic conditions. The Govt. of India have issued Letter of Intent vide No. Li: 193(1989) dated 20^th march 1989. The crushing capacity of the sugar plant is 2500 TCD & co-generation unit of 14 Mw. The plant is located at G.N. Nagar Imampur village, 14 km away from Bidar town.

The location of the factory is very ideal in terms of the following:

An availability of sufficient raw material: the area of operation of the factory covers the entire Bidar district. The cane availability within the radius of 15-20 km is much and saves transportation cost of cane from field to factory besides saves the time.

·                     Water Sources: River Manjra, canals, tanks, wells & borewells are providing required quantum of water for growing cane in the reserved area of the factory which ensures the availability of the cane without any interruption.

·                     The required quantum of water to run the factory and for local consumption for employee’s colonies is met by river Manjra and bore wells.

The activities of the factory were confined  only to the development of civil works, landscaping and building etc since 1982 to 2000.The project was slatted for 18 years due to want of leadership. The license of the factory was in the verge of cancellation. In such crucial juncture, honourable Sri Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli, a bold leader and a progressive farmer and the leader of the mass took the management of the company into his hands. With the association of like minded people he has mobilized required resources like money, material and man power within a short span of 18 months and started the commercial production in 2002.

Shri.Gurupadappa Nagmarpalli is a veteran co-operator, social worker & a progressive farmer. Served as a Minister of Forest twice in Govt.of Karnataka, serving as a Chairman, District Central Co-operative Bank Bidar, Director Karnataka State Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd. Bangalore and KSCMF Ltd, Bangalore, IFFCO-TOKIYO New Delhi. Presently he is the chairperson of the society since its inception.

Nature of business carried:

§                     SUGAR PRODUCTION:

The crushing capacity of the sugar plant is 2500 Tones Crushed per day (T.C.D) and producing export quality white crystal sugar using the latest technology in the country. The factory is one of the most advanced plants by its modern technicalities. Robust and reliable equipment of latest design, high efficiency, and low power consumption have been installed. Factory runs continuously for 6-7 months in a year.

Due to abundant cane availability in the area of operation, a minimum duration of season of 6 to 7 months is assured i.e., to say about 6 lakh tones of sugarcane will be crushed during the season and sugar production will be around 7 lakh quintals. When this is done, the turnover of the company right from beginning would be Rs.120 crores and after meeting all the obligations, there will be sizable surplus per year.

v                 POWER  GENERATION:

The company has established 14 MW co-gen project to generate power using non conventional energy fuel i.e., biogases which is a by-product coming out of sugarcane and available in plenty at the location with the help of high pressure boilers and turbines. At present 8 MW electricity is being generated. Out of 8 MW, 4.5 MW will be used for captive consumption and balance of 3.5 MW will be exported to K.P.T.C.L at fixed rates as per P.P.A. The additional revenue of Rs. 4 crores will be generated by power export.

Vision Mission and Company policy

VISION:     

The N.S.S.K LTD. has created around 600 direct employment to local rural folk & created employment opportunities indirectly to the backward section of the community besides providing an excellent market for the cane grower.

MISSION:

          1. Production of white crystal sugar of international standard.

          2. Expanding 2500 TCD sugar plant to 5000 TCD.

          3. Expanding co-gen plant to 21 MW

COMPANY POLICY

1.                 Latest technologies have been adopted to maintain high standard of quality with minimum maintenance cost.

2.                 Automatic belt conveyers have been employed which helps to save time, cost & man power.

3.                 Imparting training to the farmers in the field of use of rich quality seeds, economic utilization  of water, use of fertilizers and period of cultivation & harvesting methods, etc  in order to grow quality cane of rich variety which yields more sugar recovery percentage.

4.                 Continues improvement in quality, health, safety, and environment performance.

5.                 Compliance of all applicable legal and other requirements.

We will achieve by this:

1.                 Improvement in quality of raw material input

2.                 technological innovations

3.                 prevention of pollution incidental to plant operation

4.                 conservation of natural resources

5.                 reduction of man days lost due to accidents

6.                 Reduction of level of risk by improving working condition.

7.                 Total involvement of employees through participative management activities and training to create awareness and upgrade skill.

          The policy is adopted as an integral part of business performance and we ensure to provide adequate and appropriate resources to manage the system efficiency

INFRASTRUCTURAL   FACILITIES:

INFRASTRUCTURAL  DEVELOPMENT:-

The factory on an ongoing, continuous manner provides infrastructure development support to the employee’s and the villagers through initiatives like…

·                     Developing concrete roads

·                     Giving quarters to employees

·                     Providing hospital facilities

·                     Erecting street lights

·                     Well organized machineries

·                     Transportation facilities

·                     Canteen facilities

·                     Godown facility of storing capacity of 10 lacks quintals

MANAGEMENT   PATTERN:

The management of the society is vested in Board of directors elected by their share members on democratic principles. The elected directors will elect the position of chairman & vice chairman as per KCS Act 1959.The managing director of the factory  is nominated by Govt. of Karnataka.

PRODUCT PROFILE:

PROCESS

Brief Description of Manufacturing Process of Sugar:

Cane from the fields is weighed and put into trucks after grading the cane by manually. Then the graded cane is dumped by tilting mechanism into cane carrier. Cane is passed through various preparatory devices like leveler, cutter, and shedder for preparation of cane.

The prepared cane is fed onto milling tandem in which juice is extracted and biogases is sent as fuel for boiler.  The juice is screened and weighed then heated in juice heaters up to 65 degrees Celsius. Then to the juice, milk of lime and SO2 gas is added and again heated in juice heaters up to 105 degree Celsius.  Then the juice is fed to clarifier where juice and mud thus separated is sent to filter station for separation of mud.

The separated mud is sent to bio earth yard for the manufacture of bio-fertilizer. The supernatant clear juice is fed to Evaporators for concentration.

The concentrated juice is known as syrup which is clarified in syrup clarification system and is then sent to suspiration. The sulphited syrup is sent to Pan Floor for crystallization process.

The N.S.S.K Ltd. is following three and half massecuite boiling system in pan boiling for crystallization stage. The massecuites are cured in high-speed centrifugals. Sugar and molasses are separated.

Sugar is dried and weighed and sent to godown for storage. Molasses is sent to storage tanks.

MANGALORE FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS LTD.

Company Profile

Godavari Fertilisers And Chemicals Limited (GFCL), incorporated in 1981, has completed 25 years of its existence. GFCL became a Murugappa Group company in July 2003 when Coromandel Fertilisers Limited (CFL) acquired the stake of Government of Andhra Pradesh in the process of disinvestment. With a view to foster business relations, Foskor of South Africa and GCT of Tunisia - the two major raw material suppliers have been made shareholders with 5% each in the equity of the Company. IFFCO, the other major shareholder and co-promoter of the Company, has also divested its shareholding in favour of CFL on 12th April 2007. Consequent to this, the Company has become a subsidiary of CFL. Presently, CFL holds 74.92% of the capital of the Company and the remaining is held by public.

The Company’s approximately 1.2 Million MT manufacturing facility is located at Kakinada, very close to the sea port and has excellent infrastructure. The plant is strategically located to derive advantages of logistics- inbound and outbound. The company has superior product and process technology and the production efficiencies are comparable to the best in the world. The plant with 8.32 lac MT name plate capacity in 2003, when it was acquired by Murugappa Group, is now tuned to produce more than 1.15 million MT per annum with minimum additional investment in capital assets. The company is one of the low cost producers of DAP and complex fertilizers using imported phosphoric acid and has built in flexibility to change the product mix with ease - both in terms of production and marketing. The Company mainly markets its products through 9 regional marketing offices in 6 States besides directly selling from the Plant. The Company has a network of more than 8000 dealers. The demand for Godavari brand products is quite strong and realizing this potential, the company has embarked upon an expansion project to add 4.25 lac MT of additional capacity by June 2009. Raw material availability is one of the major factors in the successful operation of a fertiliser company. GFCL has strong raw material supply linkages through long term supply agreements with major international suppliers.

Management:  The following are the Board of Directors of the Company.

Sl. No.	Name	Position held in Board	Committee Membership
1.	Dr.Vijaya Mallya	Chairman	-
2.	Shrikant.G.Lupovel	Director	Audit Committee R & N Committee Shareholders Grievance Committee
3.	Pratap Narayan	Director	Audit Committee R & N Committee Shareholders Grievance Committee
4.	N.Sunder Ranjan	Director	Audit Committee R & N Committee
5.	B.S.Patil, IAS	Director	-
6.	Deepika Anand	Managing Director	Shareholders Grievance Committee
7.	K.Prabhakar Rao	Director Workers

Information about Plant and Infrastructure

I) Plant

A.    Manufacturing Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP)(18:46:0) and flexibility for production of 20:20:00:15 & NPK Grades like 17:17:17;19:19:19;14:35:14;12:32:16.

B.     Pesticide formulations unit for manufacturing 1200 KL per annum.

      C.    Eco-friendly Bio-fertiliser Unit.

II) Infrastructure at Kakinada

            The DAP plant is located in 730 acers of land at Kakinada with extensive Green Belt all around plant. The offsite facilities are indicated below:

Production

            GFCL Production Performance over the Years

Year	Production
	DAP (MT)	20:20:0 (MT)	17:17:17 (MT)	14:35:14 (MT)	10:26:26 (MT)	12:32:16 (MT)	Total (MT)
1998-99	340171	-	-	-	-		340171
1999-00	337299	3037	-	-	-		340336
2000-01	367941	17164	-	-	-		385105
2001-02	531796	1901	-	-	-		533697
2002-03	613409	26761	-	-	-		640170
2003-04	628969	72151	-	-	-		701120
2004-05	666845	102655	-	-	-		769500
2005-06	557797	145334	-	-	-		703131
2006-07	504191	164024	29227	37922	7347		742711
2007-08	740613	5735	2258	14109	10587	33505	806807
2008-09	615729			166680	41218	64820	888447

Financial Highlights

Statement Indicating Year-wise Production, Turnover & Profitability

Year	Production (in MT)	Sales (in MT)	Turnover (Rs. in Cr.)	Profit/Loss (Rs. in Cr.)
1999-00	3,85,105	4,14,100	462.65	14.52
2000-01	5,33,697	6,29,803	740.53	30.16
2001-02	6,40,170	7,37,052	905.46	31.79
2002-03	7,01,120	8,85,264	1041.25	7.99
2003-04	7,69,500	8,90,226	1056.24	(-) 11.85
2004-05	7,03,131	9,46,240	980.74	1.95
2005-06	7,42,711	7,50,000	730.01	(-)13.62)
2006-07	8,06,807	7,80,583	887.21	7.15
2007-08	8,88,447	8,94,391	1193.63	17.09
2008-09	10,24,307	10,31,931	1518.48	26.10

Regional Marketing Offices

Andhra Pradesh: Kakinada, Vijayawada, Kurnool, Hyderabad

Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow

Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal

Maharashtra: Nagpur

Karnataka: Raichur

Chattisgarh: Raipur

West Bengal: Kolkata

Tamil Nadu: Chennai

   The Company started Marketing operations from kharif 1985. Company popularised the product by the brand name of "Godavari DAP" and "Godavari 20:20:0".

The company manufactures the following products:

• DAP 
• 14:35:14
• 12:32:16
• 10:26:26

The company also markets other Nitrogenous & NPK grades.

·         Urea

·         Imported MOP

·         Zinc Sulphate

·         20:20:0 etc.

The company is the DAP Market Leader in A.P. State of India with a Market share exceeding 68%. The company enjoys an All India DAP Market share of 11% in 2006-2007.

Production and Sales

Year	DAP(MTs)		20:20:0 (MTs)		17:17:17 (MTs)		14:35:14 (MTs)		10:26:26 (MTs)		12:32:16
	Prod	Sales	Prod	Sales	Prod	Sales	Prod	Sales	Prod	Sales	Prod	Sales
1997-98	340171	304769	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998-99	337299	319123	3073	3037	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	367941	380441	17164	17124	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	531796	608981	1901	22101	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	613409	693994	26761	55560	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002-03	628969	567983	72151	63485	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	769500	790253	102655	107290	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	557797	7711640	145334	151249	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	504191	465828	164024	164752	29227	22296	37922	19291	7347	158	-	-
2006-07	740613	595495	5735	7855	2258	5912	14109	28729	10587	7329	33505	29992
2007-08	615729	625220					166680	131203	41218	47501	64820	66310

Coromandala Fertilizeres

Company History

1959

Independent India realised that its largely agrarian economy needed a thrust in the right direction for its people to benefit and prosper. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru invited the Ford Foundation to carry out a comprehensive study of Indian agriculture and give its recommendations. The study revealed a crucial need to produce indigenous chemical fertilisers to increase agricultural output to meet the country’s ever-increasing food demand.

1961

An industrial licence was granted to three companies – IMC (the world’s largest producer of fertilisers then), Chevron Chemical Company (a major American player in fertilisers / industrial chemicals) and E.I.D.Parry (India) Limited (India’s largest private fertiliser producer with 60 years’ standing) – to set up a giant chemical fertiliser complex.

The first Board of Directors was constituted on October 16, with H V R Iengar as its Chairman. Others on the Board included J Q Cope, Charles Dennison, J K John, Dr L Bharat Ram, A W Horton, J T Gibson, S C Dholakia, V K Rao and Raja Rameswar Rao. L L Powell and P J Davies were the first Managing Director and Dy. Managing Direct respectively. Donald I Meikle was the first Company Secretary.

1962

Market development commence in the form of a “seeding programme”. E.I.D. Parry was appointed CFL’s principal sales agent in India for our product aptly name “GROMOR” epitomising the idea of GROwing MORe food for the nation.

A 483.5 acres site was identified at Visakhapatnam along the “Coromandel” coast (India’s east coast), from where the Company derived its name. The land, taken under a 50-year lease from Visakhapatnam Port Trust, has a private jetty just 5 km from the plant site. With a capital investment of Rs.50 crores, Lumus Company undertook construction of the plant.

1964

On March 2, Dr Bharat Ram was elected Chairman of CFL’s Board of Directors. He was the longest-servicing Chairman, with an innings of 37 years. Addressing the AGM as Chairman on July 15, 2004, he nostalgically commented, “In my long innings in public life, business and industry, I have had varied experience. But I would like to affirm today, the last occasion when I shall address you as the Chairman of CFL, that no assignment has given me such pleasure and a sense of fulfillment as working with you all. FCFL has been a role model, a commonwealth, in co-operative effort to build a great company, anchored in values and every aspect of what is commonly known today as “corporate governance”. You have indeed won my prizes; but your most precious treasure is the loyalty and sense of belonging of the men and women who were with you earlier, and who are happily still with you.”

1967

On December 10, Mr. Morarji Desai, the then Deputy Prime Minister of India, dedicated the fertiliser plant to the nation, in the presence of Mr. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Grandhi Ramamurthy, a local farmer, was given the honour of cutting the ribbon!

The 245 ft high Urea prill tower was one of the tallest industrial structures in India then. Though not operational today, it still presents a formidable sight, towering against the skyline, recalling old memories for those who were associated with its operation.

1970
The “GROMOR farmer” was developed as a marketing symbol and introduced on our bags to spread the message of “higher yields, bigger profits”. Today, farmer house holds across our addressable markets identify CFL’s brand by this symbol.

1971
The “Coromandel Lecture” was instituted to provide a forum for thinkers, economists, social and agricultural research scientists around the world to share their thoughts on issues of global concern such as food security, environment and extension activity.

The “Borlaug Award”, instituted in honour of Nobel Laureate Dr Norman Borlaug (father of the wheat revolution), honours eminent men of science and industry for their distinctive contribution to the cause of agriculture. This reflects CFL’s concern to develop a symbiotic interaction between agriculture, industry and academia.

1976
Our fertiliser retail outlet at Secunderabad got a boost with garden lovers fervently seeking small quantities of fertilisers for bigger and richer blooms and fruit.

1977
CFL completed a decade of participation in augmenting agricultural production for the nation. Its vital role covered soil nourishment, sharing agronomic expertise, supporting agricultural education and rewarding research – all of which had progressively grown in width and depth during the decade.

1980-90
Plans to diversify were afoot. A “groundbreaking” ceremony was performed in November 1980 at Chilamkur (Andhra Pradesh), which is rich in limestone deposits, to set up a one million tonne cement plant. The fully computerised plant (designed by world-renowned cement manufacturer Krupp Polysius of West Germany) was commissioned in 1984. It was later sold to India Cements in 19903

1995-99
Chevron Chemical Company divested its stake in favour of E.I.D.Parry (I) Limited in 1995, followed by IMC in 1999. E.I.D. Parry (I) Limited acquired majority shareholding in CFL, making it a part of the Murugappa Group, a highly reputed industrial conglomerate.

2000
CFL’s growth over the years has been punctuated with several path-breaking modernisation / upgradation programmes. Begun in 1975, the programme gathered momentum in 1992-95, when the Sulphuric Acid, Phosphoric Acid and Complex Granulation plants were debottlenecked. Production capacity wend up from the original 247,000 MT to 400,000 MT. On September 29, Mr. N Chandrababu Naidu, the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, inaugurated a new complex granulation train. This further augmented capacity to 600,000 MT, a boon to the entire farming community.

2003
On July 12, CFL consolidated its business by acquiring controlling stake in Godavari Fertilisers & Chemicals Limited (GFCL). To optimise synergy of operations in the Group, the Farm Inputs Division of E.I.D Parry (I) Limited was merged with CFL on December 1.

2004
Mr. V Ravichandran took over as President & WTD on January 22.  Mr. A Vellayan took over as Chairman on September 1. Other Directors on the Board are Mr J Jayaraman, Mr.M M Murugappan, Mr. T M M Nambiar , Mr. M K Tandon, Mr. D E Udwadia, Mr. S Viswanathan and Mr. K A Nair. The first post-merger AGM of the Company was held on July 15.

2005
CFL signs a Business Assistance Agreement with Foskor Limited, South Africa.

Locations

CFL's has fertiliser plants in Visakhapatnam, Ennore and Ranipet and Plant Protection Chemicals plant at Navi Mumbai, Ranipet and Jammu. It also has marketing branches in the following states:

·         Madhya Pradesh

·         Chattisgarh

·         Orissa

·         Andhra Pradesh

·         Karnataka

·         Tamilnadu

·         Punjab

·         Haryana

·         Rajasthan

·         Gujarat

·         Maharashtra

·         Kerala

·         Tamilnadu

Safety & Environment

Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) are inviolable ingredients of our corporate alues. We treat the neighbourhood as an important stakeholder, and constantly hold ourselves accountable to them. Our facilities ensure utmost safety to the plant personnel, and our workplaces are ergonomically designed to reduce fatigue, create a cheerful ambience, and minimise exposure to the operating personnel. We treat pollution at source, and have several safety procedures dovetailed in our manufacturing processes. Our endeavour is to avoid generation of waste (through better processes), minimise the impact on the environment (through process modifications) and treat the residual impact.

Pro-actively implemented the Process Safety Management System (PSMS), which helps avoid incidents and accidents where hazardous chemicals are handled. Going beyond mandatory health and safety norms applicable to the industry, we have developed safety standards that have become veritable benchmarks for others.

Committed to adopting the best available techniques to reduce emission levels, and continuously re-engineer our facilities to minimise the discharge impact.

Visakhapatnam Plant has achieved ‘1 million safe man-hours’ for the 36th time, that included 3 million consecutive safe man-hours for the fifth time. The company’s Visakhapatnam and Ranipet facilities achieved perfect 4-4 scores in recent compliance audits for implementation of the Process Safety Management System (PSMS). The Visakhapatnam facility is also certified for OHSAS 18001:1999, an international standard for occupational health and safety.

Environment:

CFL diligently discharges its responsibility towards the environment and the neighborhood:

·         The DCDA technology at the sulphuric acid plant reduces sulphur oxide emission considerably.

·         To avoid sulphur dust emission, India’s first-ever liquid sulphur terminal has been installed at the jetty, which also conserves energy by avoiding burning of fossil fuel.

Effluent treatment plants in our facilities totally recycle effluents; and bag filters ensure effective recovery of rock dust.

·         The Fluorine recovery plant converts fluorine in effluents to hydrofluosilicic acid (a value-added product), a classic example of our ‘wealth from waste’ approach.

·         Rainwater-harvesting schemes have been implemented to improve ground water availability in the plant premises.

·         As part of an extensive afforestation drive, lakhs of trees have been planted around our facilities.

The ultimate accolade for our environment consciousness comes from the greatest auditor of them all - Mother Nature herself - in the form of scores of species of migratory birds regularly flocking to the ‘green belts’ that encircle our plants.

Mission & Vision

Vision

To be the leader in the phosphatic fertiliser industry, producing high quality fertilisers at low cost and giving satisfaction to all stake holders.

Purpose & Mission

To enhance the prosperity of farmer through the supply of quality farm inputs and related services to ensure value for money.

Values & Beliefs

• Adhere to ethical norms in all dealings with shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers, financial institutions and government
• Provide value for money to customers through quality products and services
• Treat our people with respect and concern; provide opportunities to learn, contribute and advance; recognize and reward initiatives, innovativeness and creativity.
• Maintain- an organisation climate conducive to trust, open communication and team spirit - a style of operation befitting our size, but reflecting moderation and humility.
• Manage environment effectively for harnessing opportunities
• Discharge responsibilities to various sections of society and preserve environment.
• Grow in an accelerated manner, consistent with values and beliefs, by continuous organisation renewal.

Products and Services

Gromor 14-35-14:

• Contains nitrogen phosphate and potash.
• Highest total nutrients content (63%)
• N&P ratio same as DAP. But 14-35-14 has extra 14% potash.
• Highest in phosphate (35%)
• Best for cotton, groundnut, chilly, soyabeans, potato, etc.
• Not suitable for tobacco and grapes.

Gromor 28-28-0 :

• Complex with highest N&P in 1:1 ratio
• Unique granulation by coating prilled urea with ammonium phosphate layer.
• Such granule configuration ensures efficient utilisation of nutrients.
• Highly suitable for paddy, wheat.

Gromor 20-20-0-13 :

• A high analysis complex Fertiliser containing all the three major nutrients - Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potash, was launched by CFL in March 2003.
• This complex contains Phosphate and Potash in the ratio of 1:1, the highest among the NPK Fertilisers. Its unique features being :

Paramfos 16-20-0-13

• Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate containing Nitrogen, Phosphate and Sulphur.
• It is the most preferred Fertiliser in drill-sown areas.

Parrygold

• Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate Containing Nitrogen and Phosphate in 1:1 ratio.
• It is an ideal Fertiliser for all crops grown in Sulphur deficient soils.

Parry super (Single Super Phosphete)

• First chemical Fertiliser to be manufactured in India.
• Favoured Fertiliser for dry land areas.
• Controls acidity in soil and increase productivity.