Fort Dodge, Iowa — Calcium Products Inc. (CPI) on April 12 announced a major expansion of its Fort Dodge manufacturing facility, which CPI officials said was in response to double digit demand for its SuperCal SO4 naturally-mined sulfur and gypsum product used by growers across North America. Because CPI is a privately held corporation it declined to release any figures, but said the expansion will involve a new standalone facility to be built north of the current plant in Ft. Dodge, and will double capacity in addition to increasing by 10 percent the current employment in all areas of the operation. Target date for completion of the new facility is Dec. 1, according to Craig Dick, vice president of sales and marketing. “The expansion should insure enough product for North American markets for the next five to seven years,” Dick told Green Markets, noting that CPI which has been doing pelletized gypsum for 17 years is marking its 25th anniversary this year. He said SuperCal S04 is available all over North America. “The Midwest grow crop is the primary base for SuperCal SO4, but we do have fair-sized markets in western Canada. We ship to every state in the country, including a handful of international shipments. And there is a pretty sizeable market right here in the Iowa area surrounding our production facility. The sulfur we use is gypsum-based, supplied from a local source. We are fortunate enough to have one of the purest gypsum mines in the country located in the Fort Dodge area, which yields 95 to 99 percent calcium sulfate dehydrate. There isn’t anybody in the country that has a product as pure and as reactive as our SuperCal S04.” Along with the signature products SuperCal SO4 pelletized gypsum and SuperCal 98G pelletized lime, CPI continues to develop additional products to meet the growing demand for natural products for farms, professional turf, and home.
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