The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited, abbreviated as FACT, is an Indian central public sector undertaking headquartered in Kochi, Kerala.
[1] It was the first fertilizer manufacturing company in independent India and also the largest Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) in Kerala.
In 1947, FACT started production of ammonium sulfate with an installed capacity of 50,000 MT per annum at Udyogamandal near Kochi.
Through a series of expansion programmes, FACT soon became the producer of a wide range of fertilizers for all crops and all soil types in India.
The consultancy unit known as FACT Engineering and Design Organisation (FEDO) was set up in 1965 and has since diversified into chemicals, petrochemicals, hydrometallurgy, pharmaceuticals and other areas.