Page 214 - January 2022 Issue

The Fertilisers and

Chemicals Travancore

Limited

Kishor Rungta
CMD, FACT

he Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited is a Public Sector
Undertaking under the administrative control of the Department of
TFertilizers (DoF). The authorized and paid up capital of FACT is Rs.1000
Crore and Rs. 647.07 Crore respectively. The company is a major producer
fertiliser, like NP 20:20:0:13, known by the trade name Factamfos, Ammonium
By making suitable Sulphate and a Petrochemical product, Caprolactam. It’s production units are
adaptations in its located at Kochi. Company manufactures & markets about 1 Million MT of
operation schedule, fertilisers in South Indian states.
raw material planning,

logistics, product Other Divisions of FACT include FEDO, the Design & Engineering wing and
despatch and marketing FEW the engineering Fabrication wing. The Company was incorporated in
1943 and started operations in 1947 with firewood as feedstock, switched over
arrangements, FACT
to liquid fuel Naphtha in Sixtees and further upgraded to LNG base in 2013.
could minimise the
impact of COVID-19 Employees Strength
during the last two • Permanent (on roll): 1894 (as on 01-05-2020)
months. • Contractual: 99 Temporary/Contract employees & 301 Casual Labourers

Fighting Payment to Contractual Workers
during Lockdown Period
the Pandemic • All guidelines and instructions issued by Central

and State Governments were implemented in its
Monetary Contribution to PM CARES Fund letter and spirit.

FACT has contributed Rs. 50 Lakh (one day salary • Since fertiliser is an essential commodity,
of employees and balance Company contribution) production was partly maintained and Work
towards PM CARES Fund to support Government from Home given to all non essential staff till
in the fight against COVID-19. April 15 and payment given for that period.
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