New Delhi, Oct 22 (UNI) HIL (India) Limited, a PSU under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, registered highest-ever production of Malathion Technical in the first two quarters of FY 20-21, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers said on Thursday.
Despite restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Company manufactured 530.10 MT of Malathion Technical in the first two quarters of the year as compared to 375.5 MT in corresponding period of last financial year registering a growth of 41 per cent, the Ministry said in a statement here.
The company has also registered highest sale of Malathion in first two quarters and supplied the entire quantity to various institutions like Ministry of Agriculture's Locust Control Programme and Municipal Corporations across the country for vector control programme.