Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd

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About Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd

Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GSFC) was incorporated on February 15, 1962. The Company is principally engaged in production of fertilizers and chemicals. GFSC is producing Ammonium Sulphate (AS) from their 3 plants at Vadodara Unit, having actual production cap. 1450 MTPD (4,88,000 MTPA). The promoter shareholding in GSFC is at 37.84% as at March 31, 2026. During the year 2015, GSFC Agrotech Limited (GATL) was listed as a 100% subsidiary company of GSFC. Caprolactam Quality project (CQ project) was successfully commissioned on 25th February 2018 and officially inaugurated on 28th February 2018. This project is for improvement of quality of extract Caprolactam made Caprolactam-I Plant of GSFC to produce international grade Caprolactam enhancing its quality. GSFC replicated existing Lactam Section of Caprolactam-I Plant which was commissioned in the year 1992 on BASF technology and carried out their role as a Licenser of the process legally. The project is capable of production of 50000 MTPA International grade Caprolactam from Caprolactam extract. The plant started producing International grade Caprolactam from the very first day of its commissioning underlining GSFC's operational capabilities. At full load capacity of this plant, it is expected to produce @1000 MT of additional Caprolactam from lactam extract and @3500 MT of additional Ammonium Sulphate per annum as byproduct. With the commissioning of this project GSFC expects to improve their profita ...bility significantly. It improves operational flexibility and consistent quality of international grade Caprolactam. GSFC commissioned its Film Grade Nylon-6 (Dry blending unit) Project on 26th February 2018.The plant was officially inaugurated on 28th February 2018. This plant can produce 15 MT per Day of Film Grade Nylon (5000 MT per annum) of varieties like Lubricated Chips, Nucleated chips and Combination of Lubricated and Nucleated chips. This is first of its kind project in India and provides leverage for import substitution. GSFC had faced a very challenging task of completing this project, which was based on PEPC-Germany technology. M/S PEPC-Germany backed out of the project midway due to their poor financial position leaving entire investment of Rs. 15 Crore at stake with a possible long delay. Being a LSTK project, the process recipe was a secret which party did not reveal. GSFC projects execution team developed recipe and instrumentation logic control along with piping and structural work without drawings of project and completed mechanically within house efforts in short period. In FY19, GSFC made investments in Bhavnagar Energy Company Limited (BECL), directed by Government of Gujarat, (GOG) and further announced that Company was holding 5,92,20,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/-each, aggregating Rs.59.22 Crore in BECL which represents 5.95% of BECL's total equity share capital as on 31 March 2018. During the year 2019, company acquired 1,20,00,000 shares of Rs. 10 each having value of Rs. 12 Crore comprising total holding of 7,12,20,000 equity shares having value of Rs. 71.22 Crore. In FY19, Government of Gujarat, Energy & Petrochemicals Department approved proposal of merger of BECL into Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL). The said merger shall be carried out by State Government under the provisions of Gujarat Electricity Industry (Reorganization & Regulation) Act, 2003. By virtue of that, the Government of Gujarat issued a notification dated 27th August 2018 inter-alia determining the terms and conditions on which the said merger shall be made effective. As per terms, the Transferee Company i.e. GSECL shall issue one equity share to each shareholder of BECL against total number of equity shares of BECL held by each of such shareholders as on date of notification of this scheme. Issue of equity shares by GSECL to shareholders of BECL shall be the consideration for shareholders of BECL in respect of transfer of the undertaking of BECL and extinguishment of their rights as shareholder of BECL. Hence, all rights attached thereto by virtue of shareholding at BECL get extinguished and there shall be diminution of value of shares by effect of this notification during the year 2018-19. In year 2019-20, the Company expanded its Melamine plant capacity by setting up a new 40000 MTPA Melamine production unit with integrated Molten Urea producing unit of 50000 MTPA with feedstock of fresh liquid ammonia and gaseous carbon dioxide, which got commissioned on 15th January, 2019. The Technical Grade Urea production started on 10th January, 2020 and the first batch was dispatched in the market on 23rd January, 2020. Gujarat Port and Logistics Company Limited was incorporated on 03rd February, 2020 as a Joint Venture Company by Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited and Gujarat Maritime Board with proposed investment in the ratio of 60:40 respectively. As on 31 March 2020,the company has 3 subsidiaries and 4 associate companies. During year 2020-21, the Company commissioned 22 MTPD Sulphur 90 Plant to expand Agro-product portfolio in December, 2020. In FY 2022-23, the Company commissioned 100 MTPD Gypsum Granulation Plant at Vadodara unit on LSTK basis in November, 2022. The Company has commissioned 400 MTPD Ammonium Sulphate Plant at Vadodara Unit in January, 2024. 140 KW (AC) roof top solarpower plant at Vadodara Unit and 640 KW (AC) floating roof & roof top solar power plant commissioned at Sikka Unit in January, 2024 during the financial year 2024-25. In FY 2025-26, GSFC commissioned the Urea-II Revamping Project in May 2025. The 600 MTPD Sulphuric Acid-V Plant at Vadodara Unit has commissioned in January 2026. The 15MW (AC) Ground Mounted Solar Power Plant at Charanka, Gujarat was commissioned in May 2025. Charanka Solar Power Project

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