About Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF)

 

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF) is a Government of India company engaged in manufacturing and marketing fertilisers and industrial chemicals. As on March 31, 2024, the President of India (GOI) held 75% of the equity share capital, with the balance held by public shareholders and institutions. The company operates units at Trombay (Mumbai) and Thal, producing Urea, and at Trombay it also manufactures 15:15:15 NPK (branded “Suphala”), bio-fertilisers (Biola), micronutrients (Microla) and water-soluble fertiliser (Sujala). 

 

RCF’s industrial products portfolio includes, among others, Ammonium Nitrate Melt, Ammonia, Nitric Acid (various concentrations), Sulphuric Acid, Methylamines, Di‑Methyl Acetamide, Argon and Nitrogen . The company serves farmers nationwide through a wide marketing network, including 12,071 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samrudhi Kendra (PMKSK) outlets across India. RCF’s consolidated financial statements include only its joint ventures (FACT‑RCF Building Products Ltd., Urvarak Videsh Ltd. and Talcher Fertilizers Ltd.).

 

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF) Milestone 

 

Key milestones during the year included “ever highest” sales of non‑Urea traded products, record sales in several imported fertiliser grades, and market share gains across key categories.

 

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF) Key Management

 

• Shri S. C. Mudgerikar – Chairman & Managing Director
• Ms. Nazhat J. Shaikh – Director (Finance) and CFO
• Ms. Ritu Goswami – Director (Technical) (from January 17, 2024)
• Shri Jai Bhagwan Sharma – Company Secretary

 

Latest Updates on Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF)

 

• Strategic role in national supply: RCF continued as the State Trading Enterprise for import of Urea on Government account. In 2023‑24, it imported approximately 10.06 Lakh MT via two global tenders. Under a Long Term Agreement between OQ Trading and the Government of India, 14 shipments totalling about 6.79 Lakh MT were executed during the year. Additionally, RCF, nominated as the executing agency under a Government‑to‑Government arrangement, delivered Urea and DAP to Nepal under the existing MoU framework.
• New products and launches: RCF developed indigenous technology for Sulphur Coated Urea (“Urea Gold”). Production began on October 17, 2023; the first rake was flagged off on January 25, 2024. Urea Gold contains Nitrogen 37% and Sulphur 17% .
• Capacity and project initiatives: The company is setting up a 425 MTPD AN Melt plant at Trombay; a 75 KL/day Liquid Nano Urea plant at Trombay based on IFFCO technology (estimated cost Rs 238 crore); and a briquette‑fired boiler at Thal (project cost Rs 26.75 crore). It is also exploring a new NPK plant (1,200 MTPD, in terms of DAP) at Thal, with environmental clearance received and contractor selection underway.
• Performance highlights: RCF achieved record sales of several products, including AN Melt (1,77,086 MT), Trimethyl Amine (2,916 MT) and Liquid Nitrogen (1,578 MT), alongside notable market share gains in DAP and NPK. It also sold Nano Urea (500 ml bottles) under a marketing tie‑up for the first time.
• Recognitions: RCF was honoured as “Best Navratna” at the Dun & Bradstreet PSU and Government Summit. It also received the “Greentech Pollution Control Waste Management & Recycling Award 2024” for innovative waste management technology, and a SCOPE award (1st runner‑up) for best woman employee (non‑executive) in 2023‑24.