Sunday 2 April 2023

BOARD OF DIRECTORS-The Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) is a non-profit and non-trading company representing mainly the fertiliser manufacturers, distributors, importers, equipment manufacturers, research institutes and suppliers of inputs.

 


The Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) is a non-profit and non-trading company representing mainly the fertiliser manufacturers, distributors, importers, equipment manufacturers, research institutes and suppliers of inputs. The Association was established in 1955 with the objective of bringing together all concerned with the production, marketing and use of fertilisers with a view to:

  •  Assist the industry in improving its operative efficiency
  •  Find solutions to the problems facing the fertiliser industry and agriculture
  •  Promote the balanced and efficient use of fertiliser
  •  Encourage the use of more and better plant foods
  •  Promote consideration and discussion of all questions that contribute to sound agricultural practices

Ensuring Food Security through balanced and efficient use of plant nutrients is the prime objective of the Association.

The Indian fertiliser industry is highly complex consisting of plants with varying capacity, technology, vintage and so on. With nearly 611 members comprising Active, Associate, Overseas Associate and Technical and Professional Members, the FAI provides the necessary support for meeting the challenges facing the industry.

Organisation

FAI is managed by the Board of Directors representing various interests of constituent member units. Presently, the Board comprises 32 Directors who are mostly the Chief Executives of various member companies. The Chairman and the Co-Chairman are elected periodically. The Director General of the FAI is the full time Chief Executive of the Association and administers the Association within the policy guidelines laid down by the Board.

The activities of FAI are carried out through various functional divisions/depts. namely Technical, Environment & Safety, Marketing, Statistics, Information and Communication, Economics, Agricultural Sciences, Documentation, Accounts and Administration and Public Relations.

The FAI has four Regional offices located in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi. The Regional Offices focus primarily on local issues and have continuous interface with the fertiliser manufacturers operating in their respective regions, the state governments and other local authorities. The total staff strength of FAI is 44. The activities are financed by annual subscription from Members (for Active Members subscription is related to tonnage of nutrients sold subject to a ceiling).

The membership as on 31-03-2022 of FAI comprises:

Active Members (fertiliser manufactures)40
Associate Members171
Overseas Associate Members22
Technical / Professional Members378

Functioning

For carrying out its activities, the Association is assisted by Advisory Committees in different disciplines, viz., (i) Technical, (ii) Environment, (iii) Marketing, (iv) Policy, Finance & Taxation, (v) Agricultural Sciences, (vi) SSP, (vii) Information and Communication.

Each Advisory Committee comprises 20-25 senior experts/heads of respective disciplines from member organizations and academic institutions. Each Advisory Committee is normally headed by a member of the FAI Board to provide proper linkage and ensure consistency in approach to various issues. This helps in formulation of suitable strategies to deal with various problems.

Adhoc/ small committees or Expert Groups are also constituted from time to time, for tackling specific problems/ issues.

Address : FAI House, 10 Shaheed Jit Singh Marg, New Delhi 110 067 India
CIN U85300DL 1955NPL002999
Tel. : +91-11-26567144
Fax : +91-11-26960052, 46005213
Email : general@faidelhi.org.


Shri N. Suresh Krishnan

Chairman-FAI
Managing Director
Paradeep Phosphates Limilted
Adventz Center, 3rd Floor’, No 28, Union Street,
Off Cubbon Road,
Bangaluru-560 001, Karnataka
skrishnan@adventz.com

Shri S. C. Mehta

Co-Chairman-FAI
Chairman and Managing Director
Smartchem Technologies Limited
(A fully owned subsidiary of DFPCL)
Sai Hira, S. No.93,
Mundhwa,
Pune 411 036
Maharashtra
scmehta@dfpcl.com

Shri A. Vellayan

Emeritus Director - FAI
Chairman - Murugappa Group
Centralis - 2D-27,
Arch Bishop Mathias Avenue,
Raja Annamalaipuram
Chennai 600 028
Tamil Nadu
vellayana@corp.murugappa.com

Shri Ajay S. Shriram

Emeritus Director - FAI
Chairman & Sr. Managing Director
DCM Shriram Ltd.
(Unit: Shriram Fertilisers & Chemicals)
2nd Floor (West Wing)
World Mark 1, Aerocity
New Delhi - 110 037 ajay.shriram@dcmshriram.com

Dr. P.S. Gahlaut

Managing Director
Indian Potash Ltd.
Potash Bhawan
10-B, Rajendra Park, Pusa Road
New Delhi 110 060
gahlaut@potindia.com

Shri K. S. Raju

Chairman Emeritus - Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.
Nagarjuna Hills, Punjagutta
Hyderabad - 500 082
Andhra Pradesh
ksraju@nfcl.in

Shri Rakesh Kapur

Jt. Managing Director
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited
IFFCO Sadan
C-1, District Centre, Saket Place
New Delhi 110 017
rkapur@iffco.in

Shri R.K. Chopra

Managing Director
Kribhco Fertilizers Ltd.
KRIBHCO Bhawan
A-10, Sector 1, Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar
Noida 201 301, Uttar Pradesh
rkchopra@kfl.net.in

Shri Rajan Chowdhry

Managing Director
Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited
A-8/A, 10, Sector-1
Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar
Noida 201 301, Uttar Pradesh
rajanchowdhry@kribhco.net

Shri Atul B. Patil

Chairman and Managing Director
National Fertilizers Limited
A-11, Sector-24
Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar
Noida 201 301
Uttar Pradesh
cmd@nfl.co.in

Shri Alok Gaur

Chief Operating Officer
Kanpur Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
Jaypee Corporate Office
"NIRMAN SADAN"
Tower-2, Ground Floor, Sector - 128
Noida 201 304
Uttar Pradesh
alok.gaur@jalindia.co.in

Shri Siba Prasad Mohanty

Chairman & Managing Director
Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Ltd.
Namrup P.O. Parbatpur
Distt. Dibrugarh 786 623
Assam
spmohanty@bvfcl.co.in

Shri S.Sankarasubramanian

Executive Director - Nutrient Business
Coromandel International Ltd.
1-2-10, Sardar Patel Road
Secunderbad 500 003
Andhra Pradesh
SankarasubramanianS@coromandel.murugappa.com

Shri Ashvini Hiran

Managing Director & CEO
Indorama India Private Limited
Ecocentre, EM – 4,
12th Floor, Unit No. ECSL- 1201,
Sector V, Salt Lake,
Kolkata- 700 091, West Bengal
ashvini.hiran@indorama.com

Shri Pankaj Joshi

Managing Director
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
P.O. Narmada Nagar
District Bharuch 392 015
Gujarat
md@gnfc.in

Shri Sanjiv Kanwar

Managing Director
Yara Fertilisers India Private Limited
Unit No. 502, Global Business Square
Building No.32, Sector - 44
Gurgaon 122 002, Haryana
sanjiv.kanwar@yara.com

Shri Gaurav Mathur

Managing Director
Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd.
Corporate One, First Floor
5, Commercial Center, Jasola
New Delhi 110 025
gaurav.mathur@chambal.in

Shri Vinoo Mehta

Executive Director & Resident Head
DCM Shriram Ltd.
(Unit: Shriram Fertilisers & Chemicals)
2nd Floor, (West Wing), World Mark 1
Aerocity, New Delhi 110 037
vinoomehta@dcmshriram.com

Shri Shailesh Khaitan

Chairman & Managing Director
Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited
207, Sewa Corporate Park
Sector 28, M. G. Road
Gurgaon 122 002
Haryana
cmd@kcfl.in

Shri Rohit Pathak

CEO – Copper
Hindalco Industries Ltd.
Aditya Birla Centre
S. K. Ahire Marg, Worli
Mumbai – 400 025
Maharashtra
Rohit.Pathak@adityabirla.com

Shri Manoj Mishra

Managing Director
Matix Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd.
Poonam Chambers, B-Wing, 5th Floor,
Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli
Mumbai – 400 018
Maharashtra
md@matixgroup.com

Shri S. C. Mudgerikar

Chairman & Managing Director
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.
Priyadarshini Eastern Express Highway
Sion
Mumbai - 400 022
Maharashtra
cmd@rcfltd.com

Shri Manish Nagpal

Chief Executive Officer
Greenstar Fertilizers Ltd.
SPIC House
88, Mount Road, Guindy
Chennai - 600 032
Tamil Nadu
m.nagpal@wilsonuniverse.com

Shri Akshay Poddar

Director
Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd.
Tower 'A', 5th Floor,
Global Business Park,
M.G. Road, Sector-26,
Gurgaon 122 002
Haryana
akshay@adventz.com

Shri S. R. Ramakrishnan

Whole Time Director
Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation
88, Mount Road, Guindy
Chennai 600 032
Tamil Nadu
srr@spic.co.in

Shri Nitin M. Kantak

Whole Time Director
Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.
Level-11, UB Towers, UB City No. 24
Vittal Mallya Road
Bengaluru 560 001
Karnataka
nitinkantak@adventz.com

Shri Challa Narasimha Reddy

Business Unit Head - Agri
Jubilant Agri and Consumer
Products Ltd.
Plot No. 143, Chimes, 3rd Floor
Sector-44, Gurugram - 122 003
Haryana
cnarasimha_reddy@jubl.com

Shri Kishor Rungta

Chairman & Managing Director
The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd.
P. B. No. 14, Eloor
Udyogamandal
Kochi – 683 501
Kerala
cmd@factltd.com

Shri U. Saravanan

Chairman & Managing Director
Madras Fertilizers Limited
Post Bag No. 2
Manali,
Chennai - 600 068
Tamil Nadu
ulaganathan.saravanan@gmail.com

Shri Pankaj Kumar Bansal, IAS

Managing Director
National Cooperative Development Corporation
4, Siri Institutional Area,
Hauz Khas,
New Delhi 110 016
mdncdc@ncdc.in

Shri S. V. Varma

Senior Vice President (Agri-Business)
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.
P.O. Fertilizernagar
Vadodara - 391 750
Gujarat
svvarma@gsfcltd.com

Shri Arvind Chaudhary, IES (Retd.)

Director General
The Fertiliser Association of India
FAI House
10, Shaheed Jit Singh Marg
New Delhi 110 067
dg@faidelhi.org

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