India, Oct. 17 -- Paradeep Phosphates (PPL) today announced the merger of Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers (MCFL) with Paradeep Phosphates (PPL), effective from 16 October 2025.With this merger, PPL becomes one of the largest fertilizer producers in the private sector, as MCFL is now fully integrated into its operations, creating a unified company with a strong, consolidated national footprint. The combined entity enhances PPL's manufacturing scale and market reach, increasing total fertilizer production capacity by over 23% ' from 3.0 million to 3.7 million metric tonnes per annum.The merger strengthens PPL's presence in southern India while complementing its established markets in the north, west, central, and eastern regions ' further r...