K+S Group, Kassel, has commissioned a new plant at its Wintershall site at the Werra facility in Germany. It will produce magnesium sulfate anhydrous, a specialty fertilizer used in fertigation and as a granulation aid for compound fertilizers, among others, as well as for uses in the pulp industry.
The company has invested about €34 million (approximately US$38 million) in the new facility over the past three years. It expands the company’s production capacity of magnesium sulfate anhydrous by “considerably” more than 50 percent, K+S said, and to “a low six-digit amount” of mt/y, according to Bloomberg.
The new plant supports K+S’ “Shaping 2030” strategy, which includes the further expansion of the specialties’ business.
The new facility will also produce the animal feed product KaSa Mag 98. By optimizing production processes, the plant will produce significantly less wastewater and reduce the required amount of freshwater compared to the previous facility.