Koch Expands at Sylacauga
Koch Agronomic Services is breaking ground on a new tank farm expansion in Sylacauga, Ala. The company said the facility which produces both Polyon and Duration enhanced efficiency fertilizers for the turf and ornamental, specialty crop and consumer markets, is experiencing record demand. The expansion is expected to greatly improve capacity and reliability while decreasing energy consumption.
Koch said the tank farm project essentially replaces the entire chemical processing system for three of the facility’s four current production lines, including repurposing a previously decommissioned part of the plant. The upgrades also include installation of a new chemical unloading station, eight new chemical storage tanks, new transfer pumps, new technologies for product blending and much more.
The Sylacauga facility has 75 full time production employees and is actively recruiting plant operators, shipping operators and a quality manager with additional growth positions forecasted soon.