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Achieving its target set early last year, state-owned Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (GNFC) has turned long term debt free. From Rs 8.88 billion of long term debt at the start of the financial year 2017-18, GNFC has paid off the same, turning long term debt free.As per Rajiv Kumar Gupta, IAS, Managing Director of GNFC, the company now plans to reduce its working capital requirements substantially as well. On the back of record production of its toulene di-isocynate (TDI) and non-tdi products and capacity utilisation, coupled with jump in exports, GNFC has posted a 38 per cent growth in its net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2018 as well as 50.37 per cent in net profit for the fiscal 2017-18. GNFC also registered a profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 11.62 billion, the highest ever among Government of Gujarat companies.The company also crossed the Rs 60 billion revenue mark for the first time.GNFC's Q4 net profit in 2017-18 grew by 37.81 per cent to ..