State-run trading firm MMTC has invited bids for the supply of 2,500 tonnes of technical grade prilled urea for industrial use.
Bids will close on April 7 and a decision on awarding the tender will be taken on the same day, MMTC said on its website. The bids are to be submitted through electronic mode, it added.
The company said out of the total consignment, 2,200 tonnes of urea is to be discharged at Nava Sheva port near Mumbai, 200 tonnes at the Mundra port in Gujarat and 100 tonnes at the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Tughlakabad.
The shipment period for the consignment is April-May 2011 and the origin of the urea is to be indicated by the bidder, it added.
Technical grade urea is used in the production of glue used extensively in the particle board industry. It is also used to produce coatings for metal, paper, textile and leather finishing.
It also finds applications in the pharmaceutical, healthcare and cosmetic industries.