IFFCO’s strategic acquisition

With its historic acquisition in 2005, Paradeep Production Facility marked the first private sector acquisition by any cooperative in India. Paradeep port’s draft enabled year-round entry of large ships and conveyer belt facility made it easy to transport material, making Paradeep the right strategic investment for IFFCO. Paradeep facility has a production capacity of 23,10,000 MTPA of Sulphuric Acid, 8,75,000 MTPA of Phosphoric Acid and 19,20,000 MTPA of DAP.

IFFCO Paradeep plant acquired from Oswal Chemical and Fertiliser Ltd increasing IFFCO’s complex fertilizer production capacity from 24,15,000MTPA to 43,35,000MTPA.

Year 2005

Heat recovery system installed at Paradeep plant to generate additional 65TPH of steam.

Year 2014

CO2 emissions reduced by 1,31,372 Tonnes per year.

Year 2014

IFFCO Paradeep’s Production Capacity

Plant	Annual Production Capacity	Technology
DAP	19.2 lakh MT	Jacobs Engg.
Sulphuric Acid	23.1 lakh MT	Lurgi GmbH
Phosphoric Acid	8.75 lakh MT	Jacobs Engg.

Production Trends

Plant Head

Mr. Anirudha Vikram Singh Sr. General Manager

Mr. Anirudha Vikram Singh, Sr. General Manager, heads the Complex Fertilizers Production Unit of IFFCO at Paradee Unit, Orissa. A Mechanical Engineering graduate, he began his career with IFFCO as a Graduate Engineer and has been with the organization for around three decades. Mr. Singh brings extensive expertise in projects, plant commissioning, and maintenance of complex fertilizer facilities. Prior to his current role, he served as Head of Plant Maintenance, leading major projects and equipment revamps that significantly enhanced plant performance. He has also contributed as an external expert to other organizations.