Doral, Fla. — BioNitrogen Plant FL I LLC announced on Nov. 7 that approval has been granted by the Hardee County Board of County Commissioners for the Florida Development Finance Corporation to issue up to $150 million in bonds for the construction of BioNitrogen’s biomass-to urea plant in Florida’s Hardee County. The approval was granted on Nov. 1, along with a Major Special Exception that allows the construction of the plant to proceed without re-zoning. BioNitrogen Plant FL I LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BioNitrogen Corporation. “The County’s approval sets the stage for the initiation of the construction process of what will be the first environmentally-friendly plant in the United States that converts biomass into urea fertilizer,” said Carlos A. Contreras, president and CEO of BioNitrogen. “We are excited to be another step closer to providing domestically produced urea fertilizer for the North America market." Construction on the site is slated to commence in early 2013. The proposed plant will be able to produce 15 tons of urea fertilizer per hour, or 124,200 tons annually.
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