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Madras Fertilizers incorporated

· Manali, Chennai

A Government of India and Amoco joint venture, Madras Fertilizers, was incorporated to produce fertilisers at Manali.

Incorporated in December 1966, Madras Fertilizers Limited was a joint venture of Amoco and the Government of India, which held a 51 percent equity stake. Ammonia, urea and complex fertilisers came from its plant at Manali, in the north of Madras. Feedstock was taken from the Madras refinery next door. Through the Green Revolution years the company provided fertilisers for agriculture.

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