Swedish green tech company Cinis Fertilizer on Sept. 8 signed a long-term agreement with Germany’s K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH (K+S) regarding the purchase and delivery of potassium chloride to Cinis Fertilizer’s first two potassium sulfate (SOP) production facilities in Örnsköldsvik and in Skellefteå, Sweden.
“We are pleased that K+S chooses to confirm already now the previous declaration of intent (GM July 1, 2022) regarding cooperation regarding our important input product, potassium chloride,” said Jakob Liedberg, Cinis Founder and CEO. “The agreement safeguards our production plan. Furthermore, K+S confirms their interest to take the potassium sulfate fertilizer produced by Cinis Fertilizer from further plants.”
The first plant, outside the city of Örnsköldsvik, will produce around 100,000 mt/y of potassium sulfate starting in early 2024. The second plant will produce around 200,000 mt/y and will be built in the direct vicinity of the cooperation partner Northvolt in the city of Skellefteå and is scheduled to commence production in mid-2025.
Cinis is planning the synthetic production of SOP using the Glaserite process at several production sites in Scandinavia. In addition to potassium chloride supplied by K+S, the company will use residues from battery, pulp, and paper production as raw material and renewable energy. Salt is also generated as a byproduct in the SOP production.