Spraytec Fertilizers LLC, Urbandale, Iowa, a foliar fertilizer manufacturing and marketer, is proposing a $7 million facility near the Des Moines, Iowa, airport. The 51,000 square-foot facility will include 6,000 square feet of office space, manufacturing of product, and warehousing of finished product.
Spraytec is seeking tax abatement assistance under the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s High Quality Job Program. The facility is expected to employ 11, with qualifying wages of $27.88-$28.82 per hour. The company is seeking up to $700,728 in tax abatement.
Spraytec is a unit of Brazil’s Spraytec Fertilizantes, Maringa, Parana. The Iowa location will be the company’s first manufacturing location in North America. It currently has an office in Urbandale and a warehouse in Bondurant, Iowa.
To date, the company’s products have been marketed in the U.S., Honduras, South America, Ukraine, and Australia. The company said its products focus on sustainability, with 100 percent biodegradable products. It said the average product rate is four ounces per acre for corn, soybeans, and other crops.