Westport, Conn.-H.J. Baker & Bro. Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tiger-Sul Products, celebrated the grand opening of the company’s state-of-the-art production facility in Stockton, Calif., on Sept. 4. The plant is the company’s third production facility in North America, and will allow H.J. Baker to increase its manufacturing capability for pastillated sulfur-based products for agriculture and other applications, including Tiger 90CRTM sulfur and Tiger Micronutrients TM fertilizers. Christopher Smith, president and CEO of H.J. Baker, said that the Stockton site would allow the companies to continue to produce top quality sulfur-based fertilizers for customers in the region and reach international customers efficiently, “while continuing to provide the exceptional service and products our customers depend on.” Smith, who was joined at the ribbon cutting by board chairman Matthew Smith and the company’s president of new business development, David Smith, touted the Tiger-Sul pastillation process for its environmentally friendly slow-release qualities, and for its ideal fit for California soils. The ground-breaking for the expansion at Stockton was held on Jan. 24 of this year (GM Feb. 4, p. 15). H.J. Baker’s other North American manufacturing sites are located at Atmore, Ala., and Calgary, Alberta. The company will celebrate the grand opening of another sulfur pastillation facility in September in Umbogintwini, South Africa, with its partner, Chemical Initiatives. Jeff Ivan, manager of marketing and business development for Tiger-Sul Products, said the company licensed its technology to Chemical Initiatives so the two companies “can work together to supply the African continent with sulfur-based fertilizers to address the sulfur deficit in Africa.”
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