Urea

The product sourced by Sri Prasads Exim is not merely a source of 46% of nutrient nitrogen for crops, but it is an integral part of millions of farmers in India. A bag of urea is a constant source of confidence and is a trusted companion for Indian farmer. When farmers buy urea, they know that what they get is not just a product but a complete package of services, ably supported by a dedicated team of qualified personnel. More importantly, they are aware that it is their own urea, produced and supplied by a cooperative society owned by themselves.

Urea is the most important nitrogenous fertiliser in the country because of its high N content (46%N). Besides its use in the crops, it is used as a cattle feed supplement to replace a part of protein requirements. It has also numerous industrial uses notably for production of plastics. Specification of urea as per Fertiliser Control Order
1. Moisture % by weight, maximum 1.0
2. Total N % by weight (on dry basis) minimum 46.0
3. Biuret % by weight, maximum 1.5
4. Particle size 90% of the material shall pass through 2.8 mm IS sieve and not less than 80% by weight shall be retained on 1 mm IS sieve.

If urea is applied to bare soil surface significant quantities of ammonia may be lost by volatilisation because of its rapid hydrolysis to ammonium carbonate.

The hydrolysis of urea can be altered by the use of several compound called urease inhibitors. These inhibitors inactivate the enzyme and thereby prevent the rapid hydrolysis of urea when it is added to soil. The rapid hydrolysis of urea in soils is also responsible for ammonia injury to seedlings if large quantities of this material placed with or too close to the seed. Proper placement of fertiliser urea with respect to seed can eliminate this difficulty.

IRON ORE

The Ministry in its mid-year plan review has identified iron ore availability as one of the challenges to achieve the steel production target of 300 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by 2025.

With current production capacity of around 90 mtpa, India needs at least 140 million tonnes (MT) iron ore to meet its need. It requires 1.5-1.6 MT iron ore to produce one million tonne of steel.

“Domestic requirement of iron ore is increasing with the capacity addition in steel production. Between the 2008-09 and 2012-13 period, the demand for iron ore has gone up from 87.4 million tonnes (MT) to 124.8 MT,” it said. India, the world’s fourth largest producer of steel after China, Japan and the US, had produced 78.31 MT steel during 2012-13. It is likely to slightly inch up in current fiscal.

During the January-October period of the current year, India produced 66.38 MT steel.

“It would require sufficient time for 200 MT plus production (of iron ore),” the Ministry said.



The government has already taken steps discourage iron ore exports by raising the duty to 30 per cent.



Country’s iron ore production is expected to rise in the coming days with the Supreme Court partially lifting ban on iron ore mining in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, the largest producing states in India.

Ironore Requirment in future




India's iron ore production is estimated to have risen by 14.2% in 2019, to reach 234.9Mt, owing to the acceleration in mine production for several non-captive mines - especially from merchant miners due to the expiration of leases in March this year. Production in 2020 is expected to decline to 205.7Mt; a delay in mineral auctions in Odisha, coupled with regulatory approvals, will be of major concern for Indian miners.

Production over the forecast period is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.2%, to reach 271.2Mt in 2024. This growth can be attributed to the commencement of new projects and the expansion of existing ones, such as the Kumaraswamy mine, the Daitari and Gandhamardhan mines and the Chiria iron ore mine.

The present projects crude steel capacity of 300 million tonnes (MT), production of 255 MT and a robust finished steel per capita consumption of 160 Kg by 2030-31, as against the current consumption of 74 Kg. The policy also envisages 100 per cent indigenous fulfilment of demand for high grade automotive steel, electrical steel, special steels and alloys for strategic applications along with an increase in domestic availability of washed coking coal so as to reduce import dependence on coking coal from about 85 per cent to around 65 per cent by 2030-31...

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