Fertilizer

According to analysis point of view Fertilizer Industry of Pakistan is enormously fertile. Therefore, Pakistan is one of the biggest fertilizer exporters according to overview in 2016. Recently biggest fertilizer plant is made which have a strong impact on the socio-economic development of Pakistan. In addition, Pakistan is an agricultural state due to which the use of fertilizer is a direct indicator for the growth of the agricultural sector. Hence the growth is approximately 8.5 per year. It is claimed that at the nationalization time, this major industrial sector didn't get registered because the plants were very few in numbers and very small. Since 1972 the nationalization process started and couldn't have much impact on this industry.

More than 14 factories are also manufacturing fertilizer such as Urea, Calcium Ammonium Nitrate, Ammonium Phosphate and Nitro Phosphate all these fertilizers have a direct and permanent impact on soil. Pakistan is a good exporter of urea fertilizer as this is assumed as highest grade fertilizer and it is widely accepted across the world. Urea fertilizer is manufactured by keeping in mind the soil type and for all types of crops.

Furthermore, it is an ultimate source of nitrogen for most of the cultivated soils. Currently in Pakistan there are six major producers of fertilizer these are..

• Fuji Fertilizer
• Engro Crop
• Dawood Hercules
• Fatima Fertilizer
• National Fertilizer Corporation
• ICI Pakistan