A leading fertiliser company: Incorporated in 1981, Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL) is a joint venture of Adventz Group. The Group has established a formidable pan-India presence as one of the country’s largest fertiliser conglomerates.

PPL manufactures and markets complex phosphatic fertilisers and intermediary products like Phosphoric Acid and Sulphuric Acid, crucial in the manufacture of phosphatic fertilisers. All the products are marketed under the popular ‘Navratna’ brand. PPL’s range caters to almost all agricultural applications.

The plant, located in the port town of Paradeep in Orissa, with an installed annual capacity of 7,20,000 metric tonnes of DAP and other phosphatic fertilisers, was commissioned in 1986. The off-site facilities comprise of a 3.4 km closed conveyor from port to plant site, a railway siding, raw material storage yards and a 3.1 km long pipe rack.

In 1992, a Sulphuric Acid Plant with an annual capacity of 6,60,000 metric tonnes and a Phosphoric Acid Plant with an annual capacity of 2,25,000 metric tonnes were installed.

Major raw materials like phosphoric acid, ammonia, rock phosphates, sulphur and MOP are imported from Morocco, Tunisia, Indonesia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and CIS countries. PPL has a captive berth at Paradeep Port with facilities to unload solid and liquid cargo.

PPL’s products are well established and are sold through private and institutional channels throughout the country. Aggressive marketing initiatives have been introduced to increase market share of these specially formulated fertilisers throughout the marketing territory. Besides manufactured products, PPL also markets its by-product Phospho-Gypsum which is used for soil conditioning in alkaline soils.

PPL products are distributed across 16 states.