Urea import to cost Rs452 billion, claim manufacturers Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) networks

LAHORE: The country would have to spend about Rs452 billion on urea import annually if the government decides to permanently stop vital gas supply to seven fertiliser plants with annual production capacity of 6.9 million tons – sufficient to meet all domestic demand, say fertiliser manufacturers.

The import of six million tons of urea would cost around Rs312 billion and if the government subsidised this urea, as is the practice, it would need an additional Rs140 billion to match the

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