Gavilon Fertilizer LLC announced on May 20 that its microSource micronutrient facility in Shakopee, Minn., is fully operational following a recent construction project. The 17-acre facility was expanded to include a dry product warehouse, indoor and outdoor liquid storage, automated packaging, quality control/product development laboratory, and room for future expansion.
“The goal when we began this project was to create a world-class production facility that could meet customers’ high-volume, peak-season needs,” said Kipp Smallwood, director of sales and operations for microSource. “This facility allows us to deliver in-furrow micronutrients and complete nutritional starter fertilizer to meet the growing demand across the northern and central plains.”
Gavilon offers a variety of micronutrients and specialty fertilizers to retail and wholesale distributors under its microSource division, which was launched in August 2011 to expand the company’s line of dry and liquid micronutrients, foliar, and liquid starter fertilizers. The microSource division is based in Denver, Colo.
“The investment in the Shakopee facility reinforces our commitment for future growth in the specialty fertilizer market, in our microSource division, and across over 70 Gavilon Fertilizer locations,” said Brian Harlander, Gavilon president.
Headquartered in Savannah, Ga., Gavilon Fertilizer has business operations in the U.S., Mexico, Peru, and South Africa. It operates as a subsidiary of The Gavilon Group LLC, Omaha, Neb., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation, Japan. Gavilon employs 1,900 people in 300 facilities and offices worldwide.