Tag: Fertiliser

Denying farmers subsidy: Manufacturers, dealers hoard fertiliser right under Punjab govt’s...

Fertiliser manufacturing companies getting payments in drafts to be cut after July 1 when subsidised rates are in place The budget 2016-17 has brought huge...

Kissan package case: SC directs local fertiliser company to provide subsidy

  Announcing the verdict on the Kissan Package case, the Supreme Court on Monday directed a local fertiliser company to provide subsidy and ordered the...

‘Middlemen to take benefit if private sector allowed to import urea’

  Former FPCCI Standing Committee chairman Ahmad Jawad has emphasised that the decision to allow the import of urea by the private sector would open...

Fertiliser sector most affected by gas curtailment in 2011

The year 2011 was the worst period for domestic fertiliser plants as they could hardly produce 4.9 million tonnes of urea against the installed...

Fauji fertiliser maintains urea share at 41 per cent

Fauji Fertiliser Company (FFC) maintained its urea market share at 41 per cent during CY11 by selling 2.4 million tonnes, marginally lower than CY10...

Fertilisers and crops

The fertiliser manufacturing industry has been cut short of the gas supply, therefore leaving the farmers with a dearth. Farmers claim that their land...

Price of fertiliser on the rise

The price of fertiliser has increased in Punjab after hike in the price of gas and petrol, the dealers have said. The fertiliser price...

Govt’s unfair distribution of fertiliser and seeds worsening matters

Last year’s monsoon rains deprived many in Sindh of their lives, houses and livelihoods, but now the government’s unfair distribution of agriculture inputs among...

Mr Khurram Sayeed hails issuance of SRO 1119(1)/2011

Mr Khurram Sayeed, Executive Committee Member, India-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Chief Executive Planet Petrochemical, has hailed the inclusion of polymers in the road...

Apprehensions persist over fertiliser sector

Given recent gas supply situation in the country, the fertiliser sector has proven to be the most volatile sector at KSE. Despite gas curtailment,...

Gas supply extended till Dec 31

Pakistan is facing severe urea shortage, that may affect sowing of the country’s main staple food; wheat. This has forced the government to extend...

Govt working towards equalisation of tax on fertiliser plants

Advisor on Petroleum and Natural Resources has said government is studying a proposal to slap an equalisation tax on fertiliser plants running on gas...

Biogas, an answer to Pakistan’s energy crisis

Pakistan is spending almost 20 per cent of its foreign exchange on fossil fuels imports. Annually $7 billion is being eaten away in import...

Fertiliser sector leads bulls with 82 point gain

Massive stock swapping in fertiliser stocks allowed the sector to lead the turnover, which has been on decline mainly due to low interest ahead...

Destroying agrarian economy

Price of urea fertiliser has once again been increased by Rs 450 per bag. The last increase of Rs 202 was only two weeks...

Action against fertiliser companies on the cards

Action is being taken against fertiliser manufacturing companies for unilateral increase in urea prices. The case is being sent to the Competition commission of...

NFDC announces fertiliser production figures for 9MCY11

The NFDC has released the fertiliser production and off-take figures for September 2011. The key statistics for Urea and DAP are as follows Urea: Urea...