Two Rivers Terminal, Pasco, Wash., reported that it will soon be firing up its new sulfur forming site in Moses Lake, Wash., where the company plans to produce 11-0-0-75 Urea Thiogro and sulfur bentonite products with both 85 and 90 percent sulfur. The facility will boast a nameplate capacity of 70,000 st/y, according to General Manager Steve Peot.
Two Rivers announced in September 2018 (GM Sept. 28, 2018) that it had licensed Shell Thiogro Technology to produce 11-0-0-75, which it described as a highly concentrated sulfur enhanced fertilizer to be marketed to growers in the Pacific Northwest and California. Peot told Green Markets the new site will be operational in the next month or two, pending the finalization of permits, and will be the first U.S. facility to offer 11-0-0-75.
The product will be produced on IPCO Rotoforms using Shell Thiogro Urea-ES technology, a patented process to incorporate micronized elemental sulfur in a matrix of urea. Shell Global Bitumen and Sulfur has touted 11-0-0-75 as a superior product to ammonium sulfate and sulfur bentonite, and a viable replacement for both.
Two Rivers also announced that Rob Mann had been hired as General Manager of the company’s formed sulfur business. In this role, Mann will have complete oversite of the solid sulfur operations, including procurement and marketing. The company reported that it is completing some plant upgrades and a “minor expansion” of its ammonium thiosulfate production operation as well, with capacity pegged at about 20,000 st/y.
Two Rivers is a diversified chemical formulator, distributor, and importer, with facilities in Pasco, Moses Lake, and Umatilla, Ore. These facilities have bulk storage capacity of more than 15,000 tons of liquid and 18,000 tons of dry products. In addition, the company operates two packaged goods warehouses used for the storage of packaged specialty chemicals and imported products.