EarthRenew Inc., Toronto, reported that it has turned its pilot R&D facility in Beiseker, Alta., into a full-scale granulation facility that can now produce 20,000 mt/y of regenerative fertilizer and an additional 46,000 mt/y of blended product.
EarthRenew reported 2021 fertilizer revenue of C$14 million, a 106 percent increase over 2020, and said that it can now leverage the expanded facility to maintain a growth trajectory. To take advantage of the new production, the company said it has secured offtake agreements with CoreAg Inputs, an Alberta-based distributor, as well as Canadian retailer Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd. (P&H), Winnipeg.
Up next, the company said, is a much larger project at the K+S Potash Canada General Partnership (KSPC) site in Bethune, Sask., where it said production is now targeted at 200,000 mt/y for its granulated regenerative and organic fertilizer product (GM May 21, 2021).
According to a Letter of Intent (LOI) signed last year, the company plans to build a facility at the site and enter into a potash supply agreement in which K+S supplies potash byproducts for raw material input into the company’s regenerative fertilizer blends.