The Fertilizer Plant was set up in the year 1964 with a view to utilizing the residue of the steel plant and the reutilization of the chemicals. There is a small hill called  “Sona Parbat” towards the south of Rourkela Steel Plant. The Fertilizer Plant and the Fertilizer Township were set up adjacent to the hill. The plant was set up by the Indian Fertilizer Corporation Ltd. and was handed over to the Steel Authority of India Ltd. in the year 1973. An improved quality of fertilizer called “Sona” (Nitrogen) is being produced from the plant. The Rourkela Steel Plant has provided residential quarters and other accommodation facilities to the employees of Fertilizer Plant.