GROWMARK announces plans to build new fertilizer facility in Ayr, Ontario
CHICAGO (AgPR) August 31, 2016 – GROWMARK announced plans Wednesday to build a new state-of-the-art fertilizer facility in Ayr, Ontario. It will be managed by FS PARTNERS. The 15,000-tonne facility will have nine bins to give flexibility for retail blending needs. It will also have a blending system capable of mixing up to 2,000 tonnes of crop nutrient products per day, more than doubling the old capacity of 800 tonnes per day. The facility will be capable of receiving products by rail and truck.
“This is a tangible demonstration of our commitment to farmers and retailers in the Ontario marketplace,” said Frank Barron, FS PARTNERS division manager. “Once construction is completed, it will give us increased capability to best serve our customers,” he added.
Construction is expected to start in October, with completion in about a year. The new plant is a shared asset between GROWMARK and FS PARTNERS. FS PARTNERS will utilize it to serve its farmer-customers, while GROWMARK will use it to distribute to area retailers.
About GROWMARK:
GROWMARK is an agricultural cooperative with annual sales of $8.7 billion (FY 2015 data) providing agronomy, energy, facility planning, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing and risk management services in more than 40 states and Ontario, Canada. GROWMARK owns the FS trademark, which is used by affiliated member cooperatives. More information is available at www.growmark.com.
About FS PARTNERS:
FS PARTNERS, headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, is a retail division of GROWMARK, Inc. that specializes in agronomy and energy products, home heating, bulk delivery, cardlocks, and grain marketing throughout southwestern and central Ontario. FS PARTNERS is part of the GROWMARK System, an agricultural cooperative serving more than 250,000 customers across North America.
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