The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited, abbreviated as FACT, is an Indian central public sector undertaking headquartered in Kochi, Kerala. It was incorporated in 1943, by Maharajah Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma of the Kingdom of Travancore. It was the first fertilizer manufacturing company in independent India and also the largest Central Public Sector Undertaking in Kerala. The company is under the ownership of Government of India and administrative control of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. It has 2 production units - Udyogamandal Complex at Eloor, Udyogamandal, and Cochin Division at Ambalamedu. In 1947, FACT started production of ammonium sulfate with an installed capacity of 50,000 MT per annum at Udyogamandal near Kochi. The Caprolactam plant in Udyogamandal was commissioned in 1990. Main products include ammonia, sulfuric acid, ammonium phosphate-sulfate, ammonium sulfate, zincated ammonium phosphate, caprolactam, and also complex fertilizers. gypsum, nitric acid, soda ash and coloured ammonium sulfate are major by-products. Wikipedia