Tessenderlo Group on Oct. 9 announced the opening of its new Thio-Sul® manufacturing plant in East Dubuque, Ill. This new manufacturing facility of Tessenderlo Group’s business unit Crop Vitality creates approximately 20 jobs and will allow for delivery of the product more efficiently to the Midwest agriculture community. The liquid fertilizer Thio-Sul® is used for broad-acre crops as well as arboricultural and vegetable crop cultivation.
In 2014, Crop Vitality signed a long-term agreement with Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP, now CVR Partners, to lease property and to provide the facility ammonia – a key ingredient in the production of Thio-Sul®.