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New DElhi : Logistics and other challenges posed by Covid 19 lockdown notwithstanding, HIL (India) Limited a PSU under Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertlizers, ensured timely production and supply of pesticides for farming community.
HIL is now in process of production and supply of 25 MT Malathion Technical for supply to Iran for locust control programme under Government to Government arrangement. Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has approached HIL for manufacturing and supply of said commodity to Iran. Credit rating of the Central PSU has been upgraded to BBB from BB, which is a stable investment grade. The Company has exported 10 MT of fungicide Mancozeb to Latin American country Peru and another 12 MT will be exported in next one week, according to a PIB relesae.
HIL has also signed an agreement with Ministry of Agriculture and Famers Welfare for the supply of Malathion Technical to Rajasthan and Gujarat for Locust Control Programme. HIL had manufactured and supplied 67 MT of Malathion Technical till last week.
During the lockdown period till May 15, 2020, HIL produced 120 MT of Malathion Technical, 120.40 MT of DDT Technical , 288 MT of DDT 50%, , 21 MT of HILGOLD (Water Soluble Fertiliser), 12 MT of Mancozeb Fungicide for Exports, and 35 MT of different agrochemical formulations so that farming community and health department may not feel the heat of lockdown.