Posted by Janet Kanters on 15 June 2023
Canada’s first compound fertilizer manufacturing facility to supply domestic, export markets
Vanguard Crop Nutrition Inc. (VCN Canada) has begun construction on a first-of-its-kind compound fertilizer manufacturing facility in Maitland, Ontario, Canada.
VCN Canada will onshore the manufacturing of multinutrient compound fertilizers, previously made in Eastern Europe and imported to Canada and the Americas. The site will begin production of already commercially available compound fertilizers ELEVEN Superstart, and soon-to-be-launched Soy7 MAX and Pulse8.
“Supply chain disruptions and recent offshore production quality are serious issues for farmers on this side of the Atlantic, and VCN Canada will help correct that,” said Ryan Brophy, VCN Canada’s CEO, adding the company will manufacture compound fertilizers designed to enhance soil health, capture carbon and reduce product waste
One of the many benefits of compound fertilizers is that each granule contains a balance of nutrients that increases efficiency, reduces product waste, and minimizes nutrient loss. “This is something that conventional blended fertilizers simply cannot do,” said Brophy.
The manufacturing processes will allow VCN Canada to admix mineral and organic components with conventional ingredients. By doing so, remineralization and carbon dioxide removal (via enhanced rock weathering) as well as nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions reductions will be achieved.
The manufacturing site, located beside the St. Lawrence Seaway, Highway 401, and mainline rail, is targeted to open in 2024 with a 25 MT/hr production capacity.
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