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- The Fertilisers And Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) manufactures and markets fertilizers and petrochemicals in India. Incorporated in 1943 and headquartered in Kochi, Kerala, the company operates through two main production units, Udyogamandal Complex and Cochin Division, supplying products primarily to South India with expanding pan-India marketing operations; it falls under the administrative control of the Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India. Core products include complex fertilizers such as FACTAMFOS (ammonium phosphate sulphate, 20:20:0:13) and zincated FACTAMFOS; straight fertilizers including ammonium sulphate (20.6% nitrogen, 24% sulphur); organic fertilizers under FACT Organic (city compost) and FACT Organic Plus (poultry-based manure) brands; bio-fertilizers under the BIOFACT brand comprising azospirillum, rhizobium, and phosphate solubilising bacteria; bagged gypsum under FACT Gypsum; and petrochemicals such as caprolactam used in nylon production; annual installed capacities stand at 6.33 lakh MT for complex fertilizers, 2.25 lakh MT for ammonium sulphate, and 0.5 lakh MT for caprolactam. Recent developments encompass long-term supply agreements with Indian Oil Corporation Limited for RLNG, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited for 60% of sulphur needs, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited for additional sulphur, and SNPT Togo for three-year rock phosphate supply to reduce import dependence; caprolactam production restarted in 2021 after nine years; a new 1,650 TPD complex NP plant and ammonia storage tank at Cochin Division advance toward commissioning by 2024-25, boosting fertilizer capacity by 5.45 lakh MT; implementation of distributed control systems at Udyogamandal; and achievement of over 9.6 lakh MT fertilizer production alongside 1 million MT sales in recent years. FACT also maintains engineering and consultancy services through FACT Engineering and Design Organisation and fabrication via FACT Engineering Works, with a joint venture alongside Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited for phosphogypsum-based building products.