page_title: National Fertilizers
section_title: Industrial and business operations
hierarchical_section_title: National Fertilizers / History / Industrial and business operations
caption_attribution_description: English: Vijapur Unit 2 as seen from prilling tower
context_page_description: National Fertilizers Limited – Miniratna company is an India state owned producer of chemical fertilizers, organic fertilizers and industrial chemicals. As of 2018, it was the second largest producer of fertilizers in India.
  NFL, incorporated in 1979 is India's largest Central Public Sector Enterprise in Fertilizer Sector with a turnover of over Rs. 75 billion. Coming under the administrative control of Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, it is the second largest producer of the key fertiliser urea in India. NFL has five gas-based ammonia-urea plants viz Nangal and Bathinda in Punjab, Panipat in Haryana and two at Vijaipur.
context_section_description: NFL has five gas-based urea plants viz Nangal and Bathinda in Punjab, Panipat in Haryana and two at Vijaipur (Madhya Pradesh). The plants at Panipat, Bathinda and Nangal have recently been converted from fuel oil feedstock to natural gas. Vijaipur plants have also been revamped for energy saving and capacity enhancement.
caption: Vijapur Unit 2 as seen from prilling tower
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