Nilefos Minerals Limited:  Phase I: Cost of fertiliser complex
S.No Raw Material/ Utilities Qty  Unit INR/Unit INR US$
SULPHURIC ACID PLANT
1 Sulphur 0.34 mt        21,000       7,140        170.00  
2 Water 1.35 m3              20           27           0.64  
3 Power 60 kWh              10          600          14.29  
4 DM water 0.65 m3              75           49           1.16  
5 Miscelaneous chemicals         10           0.24  
6 Maintenance cost        150           3.57  
7 Man power         305           7.26  
8 Other fixed cost (Approx value)        500          11.90  
Cost per ton of Acid     8,781        209.07  
PHOSPHORIC ACID PLANT
1 Rock phosphate 3.31 mt         6,300     20,853        496.50  
2 Sulphuric acid 2.81 mt         8,781     24,674        587.47  
3 Power 300 kWh              10       3,000          71.43  
4 Water 5.62 m3              20          112           2.68  
5 Deformer 1 mt            400          400           9.52  
6 Maintenance cost     3,500          83.33  
7 Man power     1,560          37.14  
8 Other fixed cost (Approx value)        500          11.90  
Cost per ton of Acid as 100 % P2O5   54,599     1,299.98  
COST OF PRODUCTION - 54 % PHOSPHORIC ACID
1 27 % Phosphoric acid 2 mt        14,742     29,484        701.99  
2 Steam 2.1 mt         1,000       2,100          50.00   14741.81
3 Water 0.5 m3              20           10           0.24  
4 Power 75 kWh              10          750          17.86  
5 Man power         60           1.43  
6 Maintenance        500          11.90  
Total cost of  54% P2O5 phosphoric acidPhos Acid on as is basis   32,904        783.42  
Cost of 54 % Phos acid (100 % P2O5 basis)   60,933     1,450.78  
COST OF PRODUCTION OF SSP
1 Rock phosphate 0.56 mt         6,300       3,528          84.00  
2 Sulphuric acid 0.36 mt         8,781       3,161          75.26  
3 Power 22 kWh              10          220           5.24  
4 Water 0.5 m3              20           10           0.24  
5 Other chemicals 1 mt            400          400           9.52  
6 Maintenance cost        200           4.76  
7 Man power        340           8.10  
8 Other fixed cost        500          11.90  
Cost per ton of SSP     8,359        199.03  
COST OF PRODUCTION OF TSP
1 Rock phosphate 0.18 mt         6,697       1,205          28.70  
2 Sulphuric acid 0.11 mt         8,781          966          23.00  
3 Phosphoric acid 54% 0.8 mt        32,904     26,323        626.74  
4 Power 22 kWh              10          220           5.24  
5 Water 0.5 m3              20           10           0.24  
6 Other chemicals 1 mt            400          400           9.52  
7 Maintenance cost        215           5.12  
8 Man power        340           8.10  
9 Other fixed cost        500          11.90  
Cost per tonof TSP   30,179        718.55  
Text Box: 1) Cost of rock phosphate 32% P2O5 considered at US$150/mt 2) Landed cost of sulphur considered at US$500/mt 3) Cost of rock phosphate 41 % P2O5 considered at US$185/mt (Approximately 27,00 tons of this quality rock is required for TSP only)