Historical Background
NFC is entirely owned by the Government of Pakistan and was incorporated as a Private Limited Company in August 1973. After the incorporation of NFC, the following three plants, having a total capacity of 306,000 M.Tons, were transferred to NFC by Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC):
- Pak American Fertilizers Limited, Daudkhel (Iskanderabad).
- Lyallpur Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited, Faisalabad & Jaranwala.
- Natural Gas Fertilizer Factory, Multan.
Keeping in view the growing demand of fertilizer in the country, NFC undertook the policy of expansion and modernization of the existing plants and added the new plants in its inventory in next two decades. By these steps, NFC had managed following fertilizer plants:
- Pakarab Fertilizers (Pvt) Limited, Multan
- Paksaudi Fertilizers Limited, Mirpur Mathelo
- Pak American Fertilizers Limited, Daudkhel
- Pakchina Fertilizers Limited, Haripur
- Hazara Phosphate Fertilizers Limited, Haripur
- Lyallpur Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited, Jaranwala
Establishment of fertilizer MARKETING COMPANY and EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES.
Beside, establishing six fertilizer plants, NFC also established one Marketing Company and two training & Research Institutes as under:
- National Fertilizer Marketing Limited (NFML), Lahore – Established in 1976 as a Public Limited Company to manage fertilizer distribution and marketing nationwide.
- NFC Institute of Engineering & Fertilizer Research, Faisalabad – Established in 1985 (transferred to the Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training in April 2020).
- NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology, Multan – Established in 1985 (transferred to the Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training in April 2020).
Privatization of NFC Units
As per privatization policy of Government of Pakistan, all manufacturing units of NFC have been privatized by the Privatization Commission. The detail of which are as under:
| Manufacturing Units | Product | Capacity (M.Tons) | Year of Operation | Date of Privatization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pak-China Fertilizers, Haripur | UREA | 95,700 | 1980 | 25-05-1992 |
| Pak Saudi Fertilizers, Mirpur Mathelo | UREA | 557,000 | 1980 | 31-05-2002 |
| Pak Arab Fertilizers, Multan | UREA CAN NP | 92,400 450,000 304,500 | 1980 | 14-07-2005 |
| Pak American Fertilizers, Daudhkhel | UREA | 346,500 | 1999 | 15-07-2006 |
| Lyallpur Chemicals, Jaranwala | SSP (P) | 72,000 | 1976 | 09-02-2007 |
| Hazara Phasphate, Haripur | SSP (G) | 90,000 | 1990 | 28-11-2008 |
| Total | 2,008,100 |
The Head Office of NFC is located in Lahore. The Corporation is administratively headed by a Chief Executive Officer who is assisted by General Managers responsible for the Finance & Accounts, Personnel & Administration, Technical & Planning, and Internal Audit Departments.
NFC has its own marketing company, namely National Fertilizer Marketing Limited, which has an elaborate dealer network spread throughout the country. The agronomic services and advice offered by the marketing company to the farming community have played a vital role to promote and popularize the use of fertilizers in the country.
NFC acts as a holding company which directs, coordinates, and controls the group activities, lays down guide-lines for economic and technical development of the Corporation and coordinate the plans for their implementation. Apart from establishing additional fertilizer production facilities and developing a distribution/marketing network, other functions of NFC are to promote/produce quality engineers through its engineering institutes.
NFC is presently operating one fertilizer marketing company, namely National Fertilizer Marketing Limited, Lahore.