Koch Fertilizer Canada, Brandon, Manitoba, announced on Sept. 20 that its Brandon plant has earned Natural Resources Canada’s 2021 Energy Star® for Industry Certification for superior energy performance. It is the first fertilizer plant in Canada to receive the certification, which signifies that it performs in the top quartile of similar facilities in Canada and the US for energy efficiency.
Koch said the certification means the plant spends less on energy and has lower energy-related environmental impacts than similar plants. Additionally, all certified plants must be energy performance verified and in good standing with federal environmental laws.
In addition to Brandon, Koch Fertilizer LLC, Wichita, has three Energy Star certified nitrogen plants in the US – Beatrice, Neb. (2019-2021); Enid, Okla. (2020-2021); and Fort Dodge, Iowa (2021).
In 2017, 2021, and 2022, Koch Fertilizer, as a subsidiary of Koch Industries, earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star® Partner of the Year Award.