Chemical
HIL India registers highest ever production of malathion in first six months
Despite restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, the company manufactured 530.10 MT of Malathion Technical in H1 as compared to 375.5 MT in corresponding period of last financial year registering a growth of 41%.
- By ICN Bureau
| October 22, 2020
HIL (India) Limited, a PSU under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has registered highest-ever production of Malathion Technical in the first half of FY 20-21.
Despite restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, the company manufactured 530.10 MT of Malathion Technical in H1 as compared to 375.5 MT in corresponding period of last financial year registering a growth of 41%.
The company has also registered the highest sale of Malathion in the first two quarters and supplied the entire quantity to various institutions like the Ministry of Agriculture’s Locust Control Programme and Municipal Corporations across the country for the vector control programme.
The company also executed export of Malathion Technical during the period to Iran through the Ministry of External Affairs on a government to government basis.
The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda congratulated the management of HIL for this brilliant achievement.
HIL is engaged in manufacturing of various technical and formulation grades of pesticides. Despite various hurdles due to pandemic outbreak, the company started the production activities in the month of April’ 20 with limited availability of workforce and disrupted supply chain to fulfill its commitment to support different government aided programmes and to supply agrochemicals to farming communities of the country.
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