# Fertiliser majors ramp up capacity for specialty products 2026-08-17T20:37:11+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet India's top fertiliser makers, including Coromandel, Deepak Fertilisers, ICL Group and SML, are expanding capacity for specialty fertilisers as farmers increasingly adopt crop-specific, water-soluble and high-efficiency products. Specialty fertilisers, widely used in horticulture, command a significant premium over conventional fertilisers, making the segment attractive for manufacturers. Deepak Fertilisers is upgrading its NPK plant and moving from selling individual products to offering crop-specific nutrition solutions. Coromandel International is adding capacity for specialty nutrients, including a new mono ammonium phosphate facility at Kakinada. The company's specialty nutrients and organic business delivered a strong performance in Q1 of the current fiscal, driven by higher offtake in organics and micronutrients. Companies are betting that pressure to improve yields, conserve water and manage climate-related crop stress will accelerate adoption. S Sankarasubramanian, MD & CEO of Coromandel, said the increasing adoption reflects a broader shift in how farmers approach crop nutrition, especially amid rising climate variability. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Coromandel International, Deepak Fertilisers, ICL Group Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/fertiliser-majors-ramp-up-capacity-for-specialty-products/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/fertiliser-majors-ramp-up-capacity-for-specialty-products/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/