Irish company Enva, a recycling and resource recovery business based in Ireland, announced on March 7 that it has started construction of a new facility that will manufacture fertilizer pellets containing ammonium sulfate recovered by Enva from industrial liquid wastes.
Once operational later this year, the €5 millionfacility in Greenoque, Dublin, will produce around 4,500 mt/y of fertilizer pellets for use in a range of applications including agriculture, horticulture, and greenkeeping. The company said the manufacturing process was developed in-house over a five-year period.
“This project will deliver a unique and innovative recovery process in line with our circular economy objectives and a commitment to replace virgin materials with more sustainable secondary resources,” said Roger McDermott, Enva Managing Director. “In doing so we will unlock a range of environmental benefits and help Ireland in becoming increasingly self-sufficient with regards to fertilizer.”
The project will involve several international technology partners lead by Titan Salt, a Netherlands-based specialist in the design, fabrication, construction, installation, and commissioning of mineral salt production facilities.
“At Titan Salt, we are proud and honored to provide Enva with the most innovative and effective technology in a project that is breaking new ground in resource recovery and reducing the environmental impact of an industrial liquid waste stream,” said Robert Van Voorst, Titan CEO.