Company Background & History
In 1972 Government of Pakistan granted marketing and Distribution License to Fauji Foundation for marketing and distribution of LPG in the country to promote LPG as an alternate fuel to firewood and kerosene oil. In 1973 Foundation Gas was established as LPG Marketing and Distribution company with the brand name “Fongas”. Since then Fongas has earned a reputed position in the LPG industry. A well-organized distributor’s network covering the entire country is in place to meet the increasing consumer demand. To market the product efficiently cartage contractors are deployed. A qualified and experienced management team is vigilantly monitoring the quality of services as per internationally recognized technical and safety standards. Indeed the Management of the company takes pride in saying that the positive performance has been successfully maintained till this date. Fongas with five decades of experience in Marketing and Distribution of LPG has earned a household name in Pakistan.
About LPG
LPG stands for Liquified Petroleum Gas and is composition of Hydrogen and Carbon gases. It can be Propane, Butane or mixture of both. LPG is colourless and odourless in its natural state and powerful odorant is added for leakage detection. LPG is produced as a by-product during processing of wet gases at oil fields and refining of crude oil at refineries. Propane and Butane are both gases in ambient conditions but can be liquified under modest pressure and temperature conditions. It can easily and safely be stored at room temperature.
Uses and Advantages:
LPG is clean and environment friendly due to low Carbon & Sulphur-free emissions and have clear burning with no soot. It is an efficient energy source in the absence of natural gas and is used as fuel for many residential, commercial and industrial applications. It is commonly used for cooking, heating and for hot water systems. Autogas is the common name for LPG when it is used as fuel in vehicles. In petrochemical industry, LPG is used as basic raw material for production of synthetic plastic, synthetic rubber, synthetic fiber and a lot more hydrocarbon products. It is also used to create SNG or Synthetic Natural Gas. In SNG, it does not need any changes in pipeline network or sizes, and provides the convenience of switching between natural gas and LPG without modifying appliances. LPG is portable and its transportation / storage is quite easy and virtually it can be used anywhere without any fixed network.