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Fertiliser Firms Face Natural Gas Deficit

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Mahua Venkatesh BUSINESS STANDARD

The Indian fertiliser industry is facing a shortage of over 10.9 mmscmd (million metric standard cubic metres per day) of natural gas at present.

The shortage is expected to aggravate further with the government predicting a drop in supply from 19.40 mmscmd to 17.93 mmscmd in the next three years.

This apart, naphtha-based plants such as DCM Shriram, Chambal Fertiliser, Duncans and Indian Farmers Fertilisers

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First Published: Oct 01 2002 | 12:00 AM IST

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