Atlas Agro and International Raw Materials Ltd (IRM) announce strategic offtake and marketing agreement
Published by Emilie Grant,
Editorial Assistant
World Fertilizer,
Atlas Agro, a producer of low carbon fertilizer, and International Raw Materials Ltd (IRM), a worldwide distributor of plant nutrients, have announced a binding strategic offtake and partnership agreement for the green nitrogen fertilizer from Atlas Agro’s Pacific Green Fertilizer (PGF) plant in Richland, Washington, USA.
Low carbon fertilizer products are essential to sustainable food production and addressing climate change through greenhouse gas (GHG)emissions reductions. The Pacific Green Fertilizer plant will be the first at-scale, low carbon fertilizer production facility in the world, producing 700 000 tpy of nitrogen fertilizer, serving farmers across the Pacific Northwest region. Atlas Agro’s fertilizer production process will use proven technologies and be powered by renewable energy sources.
This partnership will provide farmers with quality, locally produced crop nutrients to improve yield and crop quality, while supporting the decarbonisation of the agricultural supply chain.
"Our partnership with IRM is a significant milestone in our progress to bring locally produced, green nitrogen fertilizer products to growers in the Pacific Northwest. IRM is a company renowned for its market knowledge and logistics capabilities with deep roots in the Pacific Northwest, and a commitment to bringing sustainable solutions to the agriculture supply chain," said Petter Østbø, CEO of Atlas Agro.
Atlas Agro recently completed its Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study for PGF and received the environmental determination of non-significance (DNS) from both state and federal agencies. The final investment decision (FID) is expected in early 2025. The facility, located in the Horn Rapids industrial park in Richland, Washington will produce green nitrogen fertilizers in liquid and solid form (CAN27, AN20, CAN17, CN9). These products provide higher yield, higher crop quality and less acidification of soil when compared to traditional fossil nitrogen fertilizers like urea, UAN and ammonia, and reduce the emissions by several t of carbon equivalent per t of product.
Read the article online at: https://www.worldfertilizer.com/project-news/24102024/atlas-agro-and-international-raw-materials-ltd-irm-announce-strategic-offtake-and-marketing-agreement/
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