Paradeep Phospates Limited Revenue and Competitors

Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (PPL) is a leading fertilizer company with an annual turnover close to Rs. 5,000 crores. PPL is part of Adventz Group of Companies led by the group Chairman Mr. Saroj Kumar Poddar. Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL) is a subsidiary of Zuari Maroc Phosphates Private Limited (ZMPPL), a joint venture between the Adventz group company, Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited, and Maroc Phosphore S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of OCP, Morocco (Office Cherifien des Phosphates). The Government of India holds 19.55% of shares while 80.45 % shares are held by Zuari Maroc Phosphates Pvt Ltd. The Plant with an installed annual capacity of 12, 00, 000 metric tonnes of DAP and other phosphatic fertilizers was commissioned in 1986 along with off-site facilities with a 3.4 km closed conveyor from port to plant site as well as a railway siding, raw material storage yards and a 3.1 km long pipe rack. In 1992 a Sulphuric Acid Plant having an annual capacity of 6,60,000 metric tonnes and a Phosphoric Acid Plant having an annual capacity of 2,25,000 metric tonnes, designed to meet 50% of the total requirement were installed. The Plant also has two captive power units of 16 MW each, designed to run on excess steam generated by the Sulphuric Acid Plant. Major raw materials like phosphoric acid, ammonia, rock phosphates, sulphur and MOP are imported from Morocco, Tunisia, Indonesia, Gulf countries, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and CIS countries. PPL has a captive Berth at Paradeep Port with facilities to unload solid & liquid cargo. PPL's primary focus is the production and marketing of complex phosphatic fertilizers. PPL is committed to improving agricultural productivity and for the betterment of the farming community.