NFL's fertiliser sales jump 71 pc to 3.62 lakh tonnes in April
State-owned NFL achieved 71 per cent growth in sales of fertilisers in April 2020 at 3.62 lakh tonnes on rising demand for nutrients from farmers despite the nationwide lockdown.
By : migrator
Update: 2020-05-10 10:33 GMT
New Delhi
National Fertilisers Ltd (NFL) had sold 2.12 lakh tonnes of fertilisers in the same month last year.
"NFL has started the financial year 2020-21 with a bang by recording 71 per cent growth in fertilizer sales in the month of April compared to the same period last year," the company said in a statement.
This was despite the stringent restrictions in the country in April due to the COVID-19 lockdown, it added.
NFL's CMD Manoj Mishra appreciated efforts of the marketing team for achieving this highest-ever growth in sales in the month of April 2020.
It sold a record 57 lakh tonnes of fertilisers during the last fiscal year.
NFL operates five natural gas-based plants at Nangal and Bathinda in Punjab, Panipat in Haryana and two plants at Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh.
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