Engro Fertilizers Explained

Engro Fertilizers
Type:Public
Traded As:
KSE 100 component
KSE 30 component
Industry:Fertilizer
Key People:Ali Rathore (CEO)
Hq Location:Karachi-75600, Pakistan
Products:Zarkhez, Zingro, Zorawar, Zoron
Revenue Year:2023
Income Year:2023
Net Income Year:2023
Assets Year:2023
Equity Year:2023
Owner:Engro Corporation (56.45%)[1]
Parent:Engro Corporation
Num Employees:1,214
Num Employees Year:2023
Footnotes:Financials [2]

Engro Fertilizers (Urdu: اینگرو فرٹیلائزرز) is a Pakistani fertiliser manufacturing company headquartered in Karachi with its manufacturing facility located at Daharki, and a facility located at Port Qasim as well.[3] [4] It is a subsidiary of Engro Corporation.[1] It has 35% market share of the Pakistani fertilizer market as of 2023.[5]

History

Engro Fertilizers was demerged from the parent company Engro Corporation in 2010.[1] [6]

In June 2011, Engro commissioned the EnVen plant at a cost of $1.1 billion.[7] [8] It was built under the 2001 Fertilizer Policy of Pakistan in which the Government of Pakistan guaranteed gas supply at a reduced rate for ten years.[8] [9] The contract was signed with Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, which defaulted on their contract and in 2013 Engro claimed in damages.[10]

In December 2013, Engro was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange, following an initial public offering at a strike price of .[11] [12] [13]

In February 2015, Engro Fertilizers acquired Engro Eximp Private Limited from Engro Corporation.[14] [9] Engro Eximp imports diammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizer in Pakistan.[9]

In June 2016, Engro Corporation sold 28 percent of its stake in Engro Fertilizers to private investors for $185 million.[15] [16]

Production

Pakven 600

Pakven 600 was commissioned in September 1993, which increased Engro's urea production capacity from 268,000 tons to 600,000 tons per annum.[17] It was an imported second-hand plant which was installed at a cost of $130 million.[17] In July 1995, Engro further increased its capacity by 150,000 tons per annum at a cost of $23 million.[17]

The plant has outlived its useful life.[18] In 2021, Engro increased its capacity from 500,000 tons to 780,000 tons per annum and a year later further expanded it to 950,000 tons per annum.[18]

EnVen

The EnVen plant is located in Daharki.[18] The construction of the plant began in 2007.[18] It was commissioned in 2011 at a cost of $1.1 billion.[19] It was built under the provisions of the 2001 fertilizer policy in which the Government of Pakistan gave a guarantee of subsidized gas for a period of ten years.[9] [15] The plant has a designed annual production capacity of 1.3 million tons of urea fertilizer.[20] In 2023, Engro Fertilizers reported a record urea production of 2.3 million tonnes, a 18.3% increase over previous year's production.[21] In June 2024, Engro completed the largest turnaround of the EnVen plant over a period of 2 months, with investment of around $50 million and a manpower of more than 6000 people.[22]

NPK Plant

Zarkhez NPK plant is located at Port Bin Qasim, Karachi.[18] It was commissioned in 2000 and had an annual production capacity of 100,000 metric tons.[18] [23] The plant has since been debottlenecked and production capacity increased to 145,000 metric tons.[24]

Notes and References

  1. News: Fertiliser industry faces up to tough times. Dilawar. Hussain. 15 May 2017. Dawn. Pakistan. 18 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Engro Fertilizers Annual Report 2023. 18 May 2024.
  3. Engro Fertilizers Limited: Cost of Capital and Valuation. Fazal Jawad. Seyyed. Hafsa. Ashfaq. 6 December 2019. Asian Case Research Journal. 23. 02. 313–330. worldscientific.com (Atypon). 10.1142/S0218927519500123.
  4. Web site: Engro Fertilizers Website .
  5. Web site: Engro Fertilizers Annual Report 2023 .
  6. News: Pressing reset on agricultural productivity . Mariam Ali Baig. Dawn. Pakistan. July–August 2018. 17 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Engro EnVen urea plant announces COD. 25 June 2011. Brecorder.
  8. Web site: Blue-chip woes: Was Enven a strategic mistake?. 27 June 2011. The Express Tribune.
  9. Web site: Change in Enven’s fortunes. Dilawar. Hussain. 30 March 2015. DAWN.COM.
  10. Web site: Absence of gas: Engro claims Rs34 billion in damages from public utility. 18 January 2013. The Express Tribune.
  11. Web site: 21 November 2013. Engro Fertilizers conducts first phase of IPO successfully. 2021-11-07. The Express Tribune. en.
  12. Web site: 3 December 2013. Public subscription: IPO of Engro Fertilizers entering final phase. 2021-11-07. The Express Tribune. en.
  13. Web site: Hussain. Dilawar. 15 December 2013. Engro Fertiliser IPO at Rs28.25 per share. 2021-11-07. Dawn. Pakistan. en.
  14. Web site: Acquisition: Engro Fertilizers to buy commodity trading business for Rs4.4b. 18 February 2015. The Express Tribune.
  15. Web site: Return of the Billion-Dollar Gamble. Farooq. Tirmizi. 26 December 2016. Profit by Pakistan Today.
  16. Web site: Engro’s Rs60 billion question. Farooq. Tirmizi. 17 December 2018. Profit by Pakistan Today.
  17. Web site: Corporate finance in Pakistan: Case studies from an emerging market. May 13, 1999. [Karachi]

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  18. Web site: Engro Fertilizers increases base plant urea capacity to 950,000 tons. Muhammad Raafay. Khan. 29 December 2022. Profit by Pakistan Today.
  19. Web site: World’s largest urea plant comes online. 24 June 2011. The Express Tribune.
  20. Web site: Engro Fertiliser: Acquisition improves earnings. Dilawar. Hussain. 17 August 2015. DAWN.COM.
  21. Web site: 2024-02-20 . Engro Fertilizers achieves record urea production in 2023 to ensure food security for Pakistan engro corporation . 2024-06-26 . www.engro.com . en-US.
  22. Web site: Release . Press . 2024-06-21 . Engro Fertilizers completes largest-ever EnVen Plant turnaround with investment of around $50 million . 2024-06-26 . Profit by Pakistan Today . en-US.
  23. Web site: 50 years of accomplishment-Engro turns 50 – Business Recorder.
  24. Web site: Engro Fertilizers Annual Report 2023 .