The public sector FACT has achieved record monthly production of 21,284 tonnes of Factamfos at its Udyogamandal complex. This is an all-time high monthly record for the plant since its inception in the 1960s.

In another milestone, the company also achieved an all-time record production of 7,042 tonnes of Zincated Factamfos in the complex during the same month.

The Cochin division of FACT also produced 56,656 tonnes of Factamfos in August to take the total monthly production to 77,940 tonnes, the highest in the last seven years.

The total fertiliser production during August, including 20,004 tonnes of Ammonium Sulphate, has reached 97,943 tonnes . This has helped achieve cumulative production of 3.96 lakh tonnes of fertilisers till August.

On the marketing front, sale of 74,141 tonnes of Factamfos in August marked a record in the last 15 years. Also, the cumulative sale of 2.91 lakh tonnes of Factamfos up to August marked a record in the last 10 years.

The total sale of all fertilisers in August is pegged at 88,570 tonnes , taking the total sales to 3.51 lakh tonnes, a statement issued here said.