Gavilon reports expansion
Gavilon Fertilizer LLC, Savannah, today announced that microSource, the micronutrient division of Gavilon, will be expanding its capacity and R&D capabilities in Shakopee, Minn. As part of this expansion,
Gavilon Fertilizer’s manufacturing assets in Shakopee will operate as part of microSource.
“In just three years, microSource’s growth has extended beyond our existing NPK-distribution footprint,” said Gavilon Fertilizer President Brian Harlander. “To meet growing demand for specialty fertilizers, we added a dry product warehouse, indoor and outdoor liquid storage, automated packaging and a quality control/product development laboratory at our Shakopee production facility this year. Together with our sales support and distribution network, microSource is well-positioned to be one of the leading formulators of premium plant nutrient products in North
America.”
Ryan Burke, vice president, international of Gavilon Fertilizer, has been named president of microSource. Kipp Smallwood, director of sales and operations of microSource, will assume the new role of general manager and chief operating officer.
Gavilon said microSource has been providing high quality plant nutrients and additives, including NBPT nitrogen stabilizers, complete nutritional starters, and a full line of dry and liquid micronutrients, to the fertilizer industry since August 2011.
For more information about microSource, contact sales at 855.864.2767 or visit
www.gavilon.com/microsource.
Gavilon Fertilizer LLC is a subsidiary of The Gavilon Group LLC. Gavilon Fertilizer has business operations in the United States, Mexico, Peru and South Africa.
The Gavilon Group LLC connects producers and consumers of feed, food and fuel, linking agricultural supply with demand through its global supply chain network. The company provides origination, storage and handling, transportation and logistics, marketing and distribution, and risk management services to customers and suppliers across the globe. Headquartered in Omaha, Neb., Gavilon employs 2,000 people at nearly 300 facilities and offices worldwide.