Fertiliser firms eye supplies on hope govt would allow imports

PUNE/BARAMATI: Fertiliser companies are talking with global urea suppliers, anticipating that the government would allow urea import in the next few months. “We have started talks with suppliers to import two million tonne urea hoping that government would allow us to import it in another four to six months. We will be able to sell three million tonne as against two million tonne we sold last year,” said HS Bawa, executive vice chairman, Zuari Industries, Goa.

Zuari is part of the KK Birla group that has Chambal Fertilisers and Paradeep Phosphates in its stable. He was speaking after inaugurating the Zuari Rotem Speciality Fertiliser Plant in Baramati near Pune.