2 fertilizer plants to become operational after November
July 7, 2009 ISLAMABAD (APP) - Two fertilizer plants M/s Fatima Fertilizer Plant Rahim Yar Khan and M/s Engro Chemicals Plants at Dharki are near to completion and expected to be operational by November 2009 and October 2010 respectively.
These plants will produce more than one million tonne fertilizer annually which will be enough to meet the farmers demand locally according to the Ministry of Industries and Production.
According to a senior official of the Ministry of Industries and Production, at present ten large scale fertilizer plants in private sector are operational but there was a huge demand of fertilizer in the country so far.
All the fertilizer plants are producing at about 100 per cent installed capacity of utilization but it was not enough to meet the demand of fertilizer which is being increased by the farmers even by every season.
The government is giving incentives under Fertilizer Policy 2001 i.e. supply of feed gas at concessionary rates for establishment of fertilizer plants viz-a-viz fertilizer plants in the pipeline.
The government is working hard to solve the power and gas problems as this is also essential for the running and development of industries besides the usage of labour.
Ministry of Industry and Production is monitoring the implementation of the project in national interest, the official said.
These plants should be completed on schedule time as country is needed fertilizer for development of agriculture of the country for which government will provide full assistance to them. The project of M/s Fatima Fertilizer is situated around 47 kilometers form Mari gas field. A 47 kilometers long gas pipeline shall be required to ensure uninterrupted supply of gas to the Project. For that purpose, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited “SNGPL” has been awarded an EPC contract for the construction of 20 inch diameter, 47 kilometer long high pressure gas transmission pipeline from the downstream flange of the Mari gas field to boundary wall of Fatima Fertilizer.