India to Restore Fertilizer Output to Normal as Gas Supply Rises
Urea fertilizers at a warehouse in Kirshnapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg
India’s production of urea — a widely used nitrogen fertilizer — will return to normal levels from Friday, as some idled plants restart operations following an improvement in natural gas supplies, according to people familiar with the matter.
Some manufacturers, including top producer Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd., had shut a few of their facilities or undertaken routine maintenance as supplies of gas, a key feedstock, fell after disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict.