Area served India Website www.kribhco.net Founded 1980 | Products Fertilizers Headquarters Noida Type Cooperative | |
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Key people Chandra Pal Singh, Chairman
Vaghjibhai Rugnathbhai Patel, Vice-Chairman Net income 57.49 billion INR (US$850 million, 2014–2015) Subsidiaries KRIBHCO Shyam Fertilizers Limited | ||
Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO) is an Indian cooperative society that manufactures fertilizer, mainly urea. It is registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act 2002, and The Government of India through the Department of Fertilizers was a member of KRIBHCO but its equity holding was reduced to NIL on 4 July 2013 under the provisions of the MSCS Act 2002. KRIBHCO is not owned nor controlled nor financed by the Government of India / Any State Governments.Its main plant is located in Surat, Gujarat.
Oil & gas findings in Bombay High and South Basin triggered the birth of eight new generation fertilizer plants to fulfill the ever-growing food needs of the country. KRIBHCO was among the first two projects in the first phase.
KRIBHCO manufactures urea, ammonia Argon, bio-fertilizers, hybrid seeds & heavy water at Hazira in the State of Gujarat, on the bank of the Tapti River near Kawas village, 15 km from Surat and 20 km from the Surat Railway Station, on the Surat-Hazira State Highway.
Hazira Fertiliser Complex has 2 Streams of Ammonia Plant and 4 Streams of Urea Plant. Annual re-assessed capacity for Urea and Ammonia is 1.729 million MT and 1.003 million MT respectively.
Production of Biofertilizer plant commenced plant of 100 MT per year capacity was commissioned at Hazira in 1995. An additional capacity of 150 MT was added to that plant in 1998. Subsequently, two more Bio-fertilizer plants, each of 100 MT capacity, were installed at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh and Lanja, Maharashtra in 2003 and 2004 respectively.
The Hazira Fertilizer Complex was subsequently revamped in 2013 to increase its production capacity by 4.65 LMTPA of Urea. After the revamp, the rated capacity has been enhanced to 2x3325 MTPD Urea (21.95 LMTPA) and 2 x 1890 MTPD Ammonia (12.47 LMTPA). With this, the Hazira fertilizer complex has become largest single location urea plant in India.
Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav has been chairman of KRIBHCO since 1996 under his leadership KRIBHCO achieved the turnover of ₹2400 crores in the financial year 2007-08. Shri Vaghjibhai Rugnathbhai Patel took charge as Chairman of KRIBHCO and Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav is acting as Vice-Chairman. At present Shri N.S.Rao is the Managing Director.