Lok Sabha Question No. 2135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Nano Fertilizer Plant in Jharkhand
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## DEPARMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2135 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 15.12.2023

## Nano Fertilizer Plant in Jharkhand

## 2135  SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of production of organic chemicals and the capacity utilization in the country during the last four years and the current year, year-wise;
- (b) the quantum of exports of organic chemicals during the same time period;
- (c) whether  the Government  proposes  to  increase  the  export  of organic chemicals;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether there is any proposal from the State Government of Jharkhand for setting up of nano fertilizer plants in the districts of Garhwah/Palamu; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWATH KHUBA)

- (a):    The quantum of production of organic chemicals and the capacity utilization in the country during the last four years and the current year, year wise is placed at Annexure-I.
- (b)  to  (d):    The  quantum  of  exports  of  organic  chemicals  during  the  same  time period is placed at A nnexure-II. Government encourages export through a series of  trade  facilitation  measures  including  smooth  functioning  of  remission  schemes like  drawback,  Remission  of  Duties  or  Taxes  on  Export  Products  Schemes (RODTEP),  etc.    In  addition,  participation  in  international  fairs  and  exhibitions, organising reverse buyer-seller meets are supported by the Government.
- (e) & (f):   No, Sir. No such proposal has been received from the State Government of Jharkhand.

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|                        |                  | 2018-19            | 2018-19    | 2018-19                  |                    |            |                          | Annexure-I (1/2)   | Annexure-I (1/2)   | Annexure-I (1/2)         |
|------------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------|--------------------------|--------------------|------------|--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
| S.No                   | Product          | Installed Capacity | Production | Capacity Utilization (%) | Installed Capacity | Production | Capacity Utilization (%) | Installed Capacity | Production         | Capacity Utilization (%) |
| 1                      | ACETIC ACID      | 141616             | 153801     | 108.6                    | 142048             | 167856     | 118.2                    | 142048             | 154755             | 108.9                    |
| 2                      | ACETIC ANHYDRIDE | 113325             | 95471      | 84.2                     | 119175             | 74149      | 62.2                     | 119175             | 75088              | 63.0                     |
| 3 ACETONE              |                  | 47140              | 40740      | 86.4                     | 47140              | 36268      | 76.9                     | 47140              | 39034              | 82.8                     |
| 4 PHENOL               | 76750            |                    | 65394      | 85.2                     | 76750              | 57850      | 75.4                     | 76750              | 61272              | 79.8                     |
| 5 METHANOL             | 474300           | 271929             |            | 57.3                     | 474300             | 176046     | 37.1                     | 474300             | 234026             | 49.3                     |
| 6 FORMALDEHYDE         | 411300           |                    | 226610     | 55.1                     | 411300             | 260413     | 63.3                     | 397800             | 244660             | 61.5                     |
| 7 NITROBENZENE         | 112050           | 68804              |            | 61.4                     | 129450             | 61138      | 47.2                     | 126450             | 76092              | 60.2                     |
| 8 CITRIC ACID          | 0                | 0                  |            | 0.0                      | 0                  | 0          | 0.0                      | 0                  | 0                  | 0.0                      |
| 9 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE     | 6400             | 4557               |            | 71.2                     | 7660               | 5024       | 65.6                     | 7660               | 5382               | 70.3                     |
| 10 PENTAERYTHRITOL     | 15760            | 14990              |            | 95.1                     | 15760              | 15210      | 96.5                     | 15760              | 11652              | 73.9                     |
| 11 ANILINE             | 54100            | 37852              |            | 70.0                     | 54100              | 25437      | 47.0                     | 54100              | 33529              | 62.0                     |
| 12 CHLORO METHANES     | 279250           | 285531             |            | 102.2                    | 279250             | 296909     | 106.3                    | 330990             | 326952             |                          |
| 13 ISOBUTYLBENZENE     | 13800            | 9699               | 70.3       |                          | 16800              | 9441       | 56.2                     | 16800              | 12719              | 75.7                     |
| 14 ONCB                | 30000            | 23696              |            | 79.0                     | 30000              | 19836      | 66.1                     | 30000              | 23269              | 77.6                     |
| 15 PNCB                | 48400            | 36073              |            | 74.5                     | 48400              | 31903      | 65.9                     | 48400              | 38885              | 80.3                     |
| 16 MEK                 | 10000            | 6995               |            | 70.0                     | 10000              | 9834       | 98.3                     | 10000              | 8001               | 80.0                     |
| 17 ACETALDEHYDE        | 151010           | 61890              | 41.0       |                          | 151010             | 77102      | 51.1                     | 151010             | 55965              | 37.1                     |
| 18 ETHANOLAMINES       | 17760            | 16703              |            | 94.0                     | 17760              | 15390      | 86.7                     | 27000              | 16703              | 61.9                     |
| 19 ETHYL ACETATE       | 517828           | 440563             |            | 85.1                     | 562060             | 473392     | 84.2                     | 562060             | 453127             | 80.6                     |
| 20 MENTHOL             | 33650            | 6239               |            | 18.5                     | 33650              | 7444       | 22.1                     | 33650              | 7482               | 22.2                     |
| 21 ORTHO NITRO TOLUENE | 20685            | 16886              |            | 81.6                     | 44800              | 25975      | 58.0                     | 44800              | 27672              | 61.8                     |
|                        | GROUP TOTAL      | 2575124            | 1884423    | 73.2                     | 2671413            | 1846617    | 69.1                     | 2715893            | 1906265            | 70.2                     |

## Annexure-1 (2/2)

|        |                     | 2021-22            | 2021-22    | 2021-22                  | 2022-23            | 2022-23    | 2022-23                  |
|--------|---------------------|--------------------|------------|--------------------------|--------------------|------------|--------------------------|
| Sl. No | Product             | Installed Capacity | Production | Capacity utilization (%) | Installed Capacity | Production | Capacity utilization (%) |
| 1      | ACETIC ACID         | 142048             | 166590     | 117.3                    | 165508             | 165488     | 100.0                    |
| 2      | ACETIC ANHYDRIDE    | 119175             | 78425      | 65.8                     | 124650             | 97851      | 78.5                     |
| 3      | ACETONE             | 47140              | 36115      | 76.6                     | 47140              | 33987      | 72.1                     |
| 4      | PHENOL              | 76750              | 58156      | 75.8                     | 76750              | 54980      | 71.6                     |
| 5      | METHANOL            | 474300             | 167714     | 35.4                     | 474300             | 69268      | 14.6                     |
| 6      | FORMALDEHYDE        | 451776             | 293071     | 64.9                     | 435276             | 301056     | 69.2                     |
| 7      | NITROBENZENE        | 126450             | 82846      | 65.5                     | 126450             | 64466      | 51.0                     |
| 8      | CITRIC ACID         | 0                  | 0          | 0.0                      | 0                  | 0          | 0.0                      |
| 9      | MALEIC ANHYDRIDE    | 7660               | 6328       | 82.6                     | 7660               | 6905       | 90.1                     |
| 10     | PENTAERYTHRITOL     | 17400              | 16334      | 93.9                     | 17400              | 15594      | 89.6                     |
| 11     | ANILINE             | 54100              | 39662      | 73.3                     | 54100              | 22165      | 41.0                     |
| 12     | CHLORO METHANES     | 345990             | 340820     | 98.5                     | 438450             | 411558     | 93.9                     |
| 13     | ISOBUTYLBENZENE     | 16800              | 8520       | 50.7                     | 16800              | 9603       | 57.2                     |
| 14     | ONCB                | 30000              | 26686      | 89.0                     | 30000              | 27076      | 90.3                     |
| 15     | PNCB                | 48400              | 43710      | 90.3                     | 48400              | 46193      | 95.4                     |
| 16     | MEK                 | 10000              | 8850       | 88.5                     | 10000              | 8348       | 83.5                     |
| 17     | ACETALDEHYDE        | 151970             | 72512      | 47.7                     | 151970             | 77697      | 51.1                     |
| 18     | ETHANOLAMINES       | 27000              | 20976      | 77.7                     | 27000              | 19685      | 72.9                     |
| 19     | ETHYL ACETATE       | 575060             | 445434     | 77.5                     | 575060             | 438343     | 76.2                     |
| 20     | MENTHOL             | 33650              | 10299      | 30.6                     | 33650              | 6357       | 18.9                     |
| 21     | ORTHO NITRO TOLUENE | 44800              | 29948      | 66.8                     | 44800              | 34895      | 77.9                     |
|        | GROUP TOTAL         | 2800469            | 1952996    | 69.7                     | 2905364            | 1911515    | 65.8                     |

Source: The source of  Production and Installed Capacity of Chemicals and Petrochemicals products (which are being monitoring by Statistics & Monitoring Division (S&M) of DCPC) is MPRs received from manufacturers under large and medium scale units only.

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## Annexure-II

| Exports of Organic Chemical products   | Exports of Organic Chemical products   | Exports of Organic Chemical products   | Exports of Organic Chemical products   | Exports of Organic Chemical products   | Exports of Organic Chemical products   | Exports of Organic Chemical products   | Exports of Organic Chemical products   | Exports of Organic Chemical products   | Exports of Organic Chemical products   | Exports of Organic Chemical products   | Exports of Organic Chemical products   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| S.No                                   | PRODUCT                                | 2018-2019                              | 2018-2019                              | 2019-2020                              | 2019-2020                              | 2020-2021                              | 2020-2021                              | 2021-2022                              | 2021-2022                              | [QTY inMT &VAL in Rs. Lakh] 2022-2023  | [QTY inMT &VAL in Rs. Lakh] 2022-2023  |
| S.No                                   | PRODUCT                                | QTY                                    | VAL                                    | QTY                                    | VAL                                    | QTY                                    | VAL                                    | QTY                                    | VAL                                    | QTY                                    | VAL                                    |
| 1                                      | ACETIC ACID                            | 17821                                  | 10476                                  | 12746                                  | 6265                                   | 10697                                  | 6270                                   | 22227                                  | 20425                                  | 90011                                  | 57637                                  |
| 2                                      | ACETIC ANHYDRIDE                       | 18444                                  | 13582                                  | 20529                                  | 12815                                  | 23960                                  | 15302                                  | 20700                                  | 24118                                  | 70740                                  | 71795                                  |
| 3                                      | ACETONE                                | 10901                                  | 5904                                   | 11004                                  | 5646                                   | 28161                                  | 19355                                  | 21604                                  | 15500                                  | 26171                                  | 22360                                  |
| 4                                      | PHENOL                                 | 4724                                   | 11740                                  | 22273                                  | 23408                                  | 53100                                  | 39575                                  | 43658                                  | 50811                                  | 33384                                  | 55867                                  |
| 5                                      | METHANOL                               | 10943                                  | 3819                                   | 12941                                  | 3482                                   | 8451                                   | 2607                                   | 18645                                  | 6084                                   | 82996                                  | 27831                                  |
| 6                                      | FORMALDEHYDE                           | 12484                                  | 2495                                   | 14153                                  | 2484                                   | 15241                                  | 2734                                   | 16486                                  | 4115                                   | 32428                                  | 9463                                   |
| 7                                      | NITROBENZENE                           | 103                                    | 110                                    | 133                                    | 131                                    | 98                                     | 99                                     | 119                                    | 149                                    | 303                                    | 474                                    |
| 8                                      | CITRIC ACID                            | 2323                                   | 2010                                   | 2411                                   | 1942                                   | 2296                                   | 2018                                   | 5572                                   | 11418                                  | 6291                                   | 11436                                  |
| 9                                      | MALEIC ANHYDRIDE                       | 87                                     | 105                                    | 167                                    | 193                                    | 50                                     | 62                                     | 114                                    | 204                                    | 266                                    | 419                                    |
| 10                                     | PENTAERYTHRITOL                        | 2287                                   | 4161                                   | 2584                                   | 4741                                   | 1336                                   | 2550                                   | 2620                                   | 6578                                   | 4982                                   | 14109                                  |
| 11                                     | ANILINE                                | 137                                    | 341                                    | 68                                     | 148                                    | 68                                     | 89                                     | 74                                     | 179                                    | 112                                    | 531                                    |
| 12                                     | CHLORO METHANES                        | 75                                     | 149                                    | 49                                     | 107                                    | 68                                     | 156                                    | 122                                    | 250                                    | 131                                    | 339                                    |
| 13                                     | ISOBUTYLBENZENE                        | 11740                                  | 16320                                  | 9705                                   | 14150                                  | 16156                                  | 20894                                  | 8541                                   | 13709                                  | 28560                                  | 56549                                  |
| 14                                     | ONCB                                   | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 15                                     | PNCB                                   | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 16                                     | MEK                                    | 465                                    | 477                                    | 243                                    | 245                                    | 66                                     | 75                                     | 10                                     | 37                                     | 682                                    | 1051                                   |
| 17                                     | ACETALDEHYDE                           | 1148                                   | 912                                    | 1139                                   | 893                                    | 1027                                   | 692                                    | 993                                    | 812                                    | 302                                    | 351                                    |
| 18                                     | ETHANOLAMINES                          | 3143                                   | 13553                                  | 1686                                   | 10522                                  | 2760                                   | 11850                                  | 3081                                   | 10668                                  | 6350                                   | 29761                                  |
| 19                                     | ETHYL ACETATE                          | 118682                                 | 82170                                  | 108384                                 | 63095                                  | 108725                                 | 69937                                  | 118930                                 | 133346                                 | 186157                                 | 173077                                 |
| 20                                     | MENTHOL                                | 13351                                  | 253213                                 | 17089                                  | 265334                                 | 19980                                  | 240427                                 | 19795                                  | 222579                                 | 25429                                  | 309442                                 |
| 21                                     | ORTHO NITRO TOLUENE                    | 4289                                   | 4201                                   | 7220                                   | 7112                                   | 3682                                   | 3318                                   | 6853                                   | 7332                                   | 12324                                  | 16926                                  |
| Total                                  | Total                                  | 233147                                 | 425738                                 | 244524                                 | 422713                                 | 295922                                 | 438010                                 | 310144                                 | 528314                                 | 607619                                 | 859418                                 |

Data Source:

DGCIS, Kolkata, M/O Commerce and Industry.