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High-quality and cost-effective crop nutrient products are critical to drive agricultural productivity. Acknowledging this, we have built one of India’s largest and most sophisticated gas-based urea plant, operating consistently at over 100% capacity while ensuring superior quality and efficiencies. We have also partnered with contract manufacturers to widen our product range, ensuring superior quality to meet the diverse needs of farmers.

Our manufacturing facility

The manufacturing facility, located in Panagarh, West Bengal is spread across over ~500 acres. Having a capacity of 1.27 MTPA, this gas-based urea plant is among India’s largest and most sophisticated facilities. The plant has been set up with the support of leading international technology partners, including proprietary technologies licensed from KBR, USA, for ammonia and Saipem, Italy, for urea.

Setting new standards of efficiency

Our plant, integrating ammonia production, captive power plants and with a secured long-term gas supply agreement with GAIL, is amongst the most operationally efficient units in India. It features a urea product handling system with six automatic bagging machines, two automatic rail wagon loaders and five semi-automated truck loading facilities. Matix’s captive railway siding is connected to the national railway network. All of these ensure sustained raw material availability, low operating cost and efficient transportation of goods.

Leading sustainable practices

Our plant prioritises energy efficiency and conforms to rigorous environmental standards. Employing KBR’s proven Ammonia Purifier™ process, we achieve cost and energy efficiencies and safety in downstream synthesis, while minimising environmental impact. Additionally, deployment of a robust Urea technology optimises operational efficiency by utilising ammonia to strip CO2 from the urea solution.

The plant is further equipped with a 1,750 m³/day water treatment plant and a reservoir for efficient water usage. We have also invested in an effluent treatment plant which ensures that we meet or exceed all applicable health, safety and environmental standards. Our captive railway siding ensures sustainable transportation with a low carbon footprint.

Manufacturing excellence at Matix

1.27 MTPA

Urea plant capacity

0.73 MTPA

Ammonia plant capacity

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

Quality Management System

ISO 14001:2015

Environment Management System

ISO 45001:2018

Occupational Health & Safety Management System

Pioneering Urea production in eastern India

Located in eastern India, our Urea plant meets the growing needs of farmers seeking quality crop nutrients in this agriculturally vibrant region. We take pride in being amongst one of the first Urea plants in the east, establishing a strong brand connection and recall value with our valued farmers.

Scaling our manufacturing excellence

Our world-class manufacturing facility is pivotal in addressing the farmers’ needs and ensuring their production benefits society. We therefore adopt robust operational practices and undertake continual improvement measures to optimise production levels and minimise emissions. Key measures undertaken in FY 2022-23 include:

Cleaning and maintenance of gas turbine
  • Cleaning Syngas compressor and Ammonia Refrigeration Compressor (ARC) turbines using copper slag blasting to lower steam consumption and prevent deposition
Preventive maintenance of the CO2 compressor turbine involving rotor replacement, copper slag blasting in all CO2 turbine, GBC, steam turbines of CO2 compressor

Cleaning and timely repair work helped enhance the ammonia plant’s load factor from 102% to 110%, adding 9% to the daily urea production

Detailed plant investigation based on the load factor with close attention to the overall plant performance and correcting the tightness of ferrules in the high-pressure stripper arresting deviations, resulting in an increase in urea production by ~200 MTPD
Modification of LS network system to utilise LS steam, ensuring steam saving of 7-8 MT/Hr
Modification of LS network system to utilise LS steam, ensuring steam saving of 7-8 MT/Hr
  • Timely cleaning of the Plate Heat Exchanger in the Ammonia plant for higher capacity utilisation of the CO2 removal system and thus reduced emissions
  • Increased lean flow control valve bypass line in the high-pressure Flash Gas Absorber of the ammonia, maximising CO2 recovery from purge gas and boosting daily urea production by 20 MT
  • Reduced ammonia manufacturing time during plant start-up to 2 hours, resulting in additional urea production of 320 MT in every start-up
  • Installation of an additional bagging machine and two belt conveyor series in the Urea Plant Handling, reducing operational complexities and energy consumption

Capacity utilisation

105.81%

Average capacity utilisation with 10 months of operations

Further Reading

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Revolutionising Soil Testing with Mobile Soil Testing Van (MSTV)
People initiatives-Committed to workplace excellence and employee enrichment