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Atlas Agro, a global leader in low carbon fertilizer production, 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.

Low carbon fertilizer products are essential to sustainable food production and addressing climate change through greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The Pacific Green Fertilizer plant will be the first at-scale, low carbon fertilizer production facility in the world, producing 700,000 tons of nitrogen fertilizer annually, 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 the highest quality, locally produced crop nutrients to improve yield and crop quality, while supporting meaningful decarbonization 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.

“Adding Atlas Agro’s green fertilizer products to our marketing and distribution portfolio is well-aligned with our commitment to agricultural sustainability. We’re seeing increased demand for a variety of solutions across the supply chain as food companies respond to the needs of consumers and look for new tools to address their Scope 3 emissions,” said Tip O´Neill, President of IRM.

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 tons of carbon equivalent per ton of product.