Zuari Industries Ltd has announced an 8.9 per cent increase in profit before tax (PBT) and a 39.2 per cent jump in turnover for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. The fertiliser maker registered a PBT of Rs 208 crore on a turnover of Rs 1,524 crore for the latest quarter, as against corresponding figures of Rs 191 crore and Rs 1,095 crore during October-December 2009. For the April-December 2010 period, the company's turnover, at Rs 4,556 crore, was 49 per cent more than the corresponding nine months of 2009-10. A company statement, issued after a board meeting here on Friday, attributed the increased turnover to higher fertiliser sale volumes.

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