Bangor Township, Mich. — Brink Terminal Services, a liquid fertilizer manufacturer for private and industrial farms, has disclosed plans to invest $3.2 million to sublease 10 to 15 acres in an industrial area. The company plans to spend $1.8 million toward tank rehabilitation and repair, and $1.4 million to prepare the site for operations. The company already has a site in Muskegon. In a recent public hearing, the Bangor Township board approved the request by Port Fisher, owner of Bay Aggregate Inc., to create an 80-acre industrial development district along the Saginaw River. In addition, the board opened a second hearing to create a rehabilitation site, which contains four 15,000-ton steel tanks. “Two public hearings were held involving neighboring industries,” said Terry Watson, supervisor for the township of Bangor. Watson told Green Markets that both requests were approved by the board. “Representatives from Brink Terminal Service have already been out to the site. Since August is the company’s peak season, they are anxious to get started,” added Watson. Watson said that the company needs to make sure that the steel tanks are up-to-par structurally. Operations manager Brian Brink also mentioned that the tanks haven’t been used in over ten years, so structural steel work to repair some areas is needed. “There will be a lot of maintenance to get existing infrastructure back in use,” said Brink. The company receives shipments of concentrated nitrogen and phosphate liquid fertilizers, which are then processed on-site. The finished product is available to retailers, where small farms and others can purchase it. Brink said his operation benefits local farmers and reaches agricultural consumers in the thumb and central Michigan regions.
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