Brineflow has announced that it has begun with the construction of Europe’s largest liquid fertiliser plant. The plant which is to be built at Port of Sunderland comes as the company has just completed the opening of its purpose-built terminal there. With £5 million invested in the projects over the past year, it is said that it has led to the creation employment throughout the supply chain.
In its description of the project, Brineflow says that the move is key to meeting the growing demand of liquid nitrogen plant food while reducing the reliance on Russian gas. According to the company, liquid fertilisers are believed to be the fastest growing area of the industry.
A company spokesperson recognised the gap in the market and says “with prices up by 350% in 12 months, farmers are being incentivised to be more accurate about the placement of plant food and the use of liquid fertilisers helps with that.” The construction of the Sunderland plant forms the second phase of construction of the largest liquid fertiliser plant.
Brineflow chairman John Fuller OBE says that fertilisers form the foundations of a global food chain. He says “the dramatic expansion of our new terminal will make it one of Europe’s largest liquid fertiliser terminals.” The addition is also expected to open the business up to larger ship tankers from global markets instead of smaller vessels restricted to European ports.