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- Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited (MCF), a leading manufacturer of nitrogenous and phosphatic fertilizers in India, produces urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP), ammonium bicarbonate (ABC), NP 20:20:00:13, sulphuric acid, and sulphonated naphthalene formaldehyde (SNF); markets imported muriate of potash (MOP), granulated mixed fertilizers, liquid fertilizers, specialty fertilizers including water-soluble and crop-specific products (Mangala Bio20, Mangala 3X, Mangala Calmax), soil conditioners (Mangala Setright), organic products (Mangala Bio Gold, Mangala Neem Organic Manure), micronutrients, and plant protection chemicals such as insecticides (Mangala Mahakill, Mangala Mahacardo), fungicides (Mangala COC, Mangala Surakshit), and herbicides (Mangala Samhar, Mangala Pardic) under the Mangala brand. Incorporated in 1966 as Malabar Chemicals & Fertilisers Pvt Ltd and headquartered in Bengaluru with its primary manufacturing facility in Panambur near Mangalore, Karnataka, the company operates marketing offices across southern and western India, including Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra, serving farmers through a network focused on crop nutrition and protection. MCF, previously a subsidiary of Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited (an Adventz Group company), completed its merger with Paradeep Phosphates Limited in October 2025, enhancing production capacity, supply chain efficiency, and pan-India market reach while integrating into a larger phosphatic fertilizer platform with over 3.7 million metric tonnes annual capacity.