National Fertilizer Corporation
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The National Fertilizer Corporation (NFC) is a state-owned enterprise headquartered in Lahore. It operates under the administrative oversight of the Ministry of Industries and Production, Government of Pakistan.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]It was established by the Government of Pakistan in August 1973 to start the Fertilizer Industry in Pakistan.[4]
Syed Babar Ali Chief Executive Officer Packages Limited was the first Chairman of National Fertilizer Corporation appointed by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto the then Prime Minister of Pakistan. He did not draw any salary, against his services, during his tenure as Chairman. Mr. F. S. Aijazuddin remained as First General Manager Personnel & Administration at NFC who was later appointed as Principal Aitchison College Lahore Pakistan
Riaz Bukhari, Ahmad Maqbool Shah, Zahur Ahmad Khan, Lt. General Agha Nek Muhammad, Major General Ijaz Amjad, Major General Mohammad Mohsin, Major General Zafar Abbas, Malik Khalid, Rizwan Mumtaz, Shahid Amin, Shafqat ur Rahman Ranjha, Arif Ibrahim, Khizar Hayat Khan and Umar Saeed also remained Chairmen of NFC. Secretary Industries & Production Govt. of Pakistan is the Chief Principal Officer of NFC.
During the period of 1991 to 2008, under the Government Privatization Policy, all the Fertilizer Plants were Privatized.
Former subsidiaries
[edit]- Pak-China Fertilizers, Haripur Hazara
- Pak-Saudi Fertilizers, Mirpur Mathelo[5]
- Pak-Arab Fertilizers, Multan[6]
- Pak-American Fertilizers, Daudkhel[7]
- National Fertilizer Marketing Ltd. Lahore,
- Lyallpur Chemicals, Jaranwala[8]
- Hazara Phosphate, Haripur[9]
Research institutions established by NFC
[edit]For research purpose and to train workforce, it established two academic and one research institutes.
Academic institutes are:
- NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology, Multan
- NFC Institute of Engineering and Fertilizer Research, Faisalabad[10]
and one research institute is:
- National Fertilizer Marketing Limited, Lahore
References
[edit]- ^ Zafar Bhutta (6 December 2020). "Govt to divest shares in four entities". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Assurance to fertilizer dealers Dawn (newspaper), Published 4 May 2003, Retrieved 18 May 2021
- ^ Abdul Salam (October 2012). "Review of Input and Output Policies for Cereals Production in Pakistan" (PDF). International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan's fertilizer subsidy conundrum". Profit by Pakistan Today. 15 August 2021.
- ^ "FFC-Pak Saudi deal: an analysis". DAWN.COM. 15 April 2002.
- ^ Andelman, David A. (31 July 1977). "A Pakistani Capitalist Runs a Nationalized Industry" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "PAFL sell-off LoA issued to Ibrahim Fibres cancelled". DAWN.COM. 5 April 2006.
- ^ "Lyallpur Chemicals". DAWN.COM. 10 February 2007.
- ^ "Hazara Phosphate attracts highest bid of Rs1.34bn". DAWN.COM. 26 September 2008.
- ^ Mushtaq Ghumman (24 October 2020). "Ministry says unable to implement SOE restructuring plan". Business Recorder (newspaper). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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