Urea manufacturing facility - Kakinada

One of the largest Urea complexes in India, the plant is spread over 1130 acres. It is strategically located at Kakinada, a seaport on the east coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The company enjoys close proximity to raw materials and a ready market at its doorstep.

The Natural gas based plants operate with one of the lowest energy consumption rates in the world.

Charting out an ambitious future, the plant has expanded its operating capacity from the current 1.4 Million Tonnes to about 1.5 Million Tonnes per annum after completing the de-bottlenecking and the revamp of the project. The expansion has been planned keeping in mind the availability of additional Natural gas from huge Natural gas reserves in the nearby Krishna- Godavari basin.

We strive to adopt the global best practices in all areas of operations. The world class operations have resulted in long uninterrupted runs of plants for over 365 days with maximum availability of plant on-stream days. Minimum possible human interference and best maintenance practices keep equipment and facilities fit for intended use under safe working conditions. Process simulation software like ASPEN PLUS and drafting software like AUTOCADD are being used for plant simulations / modifications and in turn to minimise energy consumption, maximise production and maximise asset utilisation.

The plant also has an exhaustive documentation section and technical library with over 1300 Technical books and journals. The library also houses more than 1250 national and international standards.

 

Best maintenance practices like predictive / proactive maintenance and reliability centred maintenance are adopted in the plant to have zero equipment breakdown and zero accidents due to equipment failure.

Quality Control

Strict adherence to quality in every aspect of production. Laying stress on technology, the plant maintains strict quality control of products with online product sampling and product quality monitoring. This has resulted in minimal fines and biuret in the product.

Certifications & Recognitions:

NFCL has been awarded with Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Award by the FAI for the best article in Production and Technology.	2007
NFCL has won the Best Technical Innovation Award from Fertilizer Association of India for performance excellence in the field of production technology.	2006
Golden Peacock National Quality Award for 1995 by Institute of Directors, New Delhi	1996
ISO 9002 Certification from BVQI, Netherlands	1995

Technical Services

To consistently achieve Global Manufacturing Excellence and to meet world benchmarks in product quality, energy efficiency, production maximisation, environment control and plant safety, the plant has adopted the best practices like Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Process Safety Management (PSM) and has also undertaken several other initiatives.

To achieve all these we have specialised and dedicated teams like Process Engineering, General Engineering, Total Productive maintenance, Quality Control, Occupational Health & Safety.

 

Culture

We believe in creating a culture that encourages values, teamwork, innovation, leadership and performance.

The plant site at Kakinada provides several employee friendly facilities like well managed canteen, club house with most modern recreational facilities including indoor games, swimming pool, theater etc. Several programs are regularly organised for employees and their families like sports and cultural events. A school with most modern facilities is being run for the children of employees.

Recognitions:

NFCL has been awarded with prestigious National Award for Excellence in Water Management by CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Hyderabad.	2006
Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited has been awarded with 'Best Management' by Labour Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of May Day.	2006
“Best Workers Welfare (Including Family Planning) effort by an Industrial or Commercial Unit in the State” for 1997-98 from A.P. Chamber of Commerce and Industry	1998
Good Housekeeping for 1994 by National Safety Council, AP Chapter, Hyderabad	1995
Best Industrial Canteen for 1994 by National Safety Council, AP Chapter, Hyderabad	1995

 

Talent

The company has a pool of immensely talented people with wide experience in the industry. Specialising in Operation and Maintenance, Project Management, Technical Services, E H & S, the team has experience in large modern integrated process plants across the globe.

Training & Development

The company has recognised well in advance the need for training and development of its human resources, to help them develop their skills to adapt to the changing world business and technological scenario.

The plant has world class training infrastructure facilities. Spacious classrooms congenial for learning sessions are well equipped with the latest and modern gadgets.

Environment, Health & Safety

Laying utmost importance to Environment, Health and Safety standards, we have been proactively adopting systems, implementing and effectively maintaining them. Click here to know more.