Archive for the ‘Fertilizer Granulation’ Category

Trade Missions Will Bring FEECO to Australia and Southeast Asia

Australian flag

Next week, FEECO representatives Barry Wilson and Brian Madigan, will partake in a trade mission to Australia. The mission is offered through a partnership between the State of Wisconsin and the Council of Great Lakes Governors (CGLG).  Following the Australian mission, Barry and Brian will go to Southeast Asia as part of an additional mission Read More…

Photo of the Week: Rotary Drum Circa 1955

Rotary Drum

This week’s photo of the week comes from FEECO’s historical archives. It shows a rotary drum, from the early 1950′s. Founded in 1951, FEECO became a leader in granulation equipment and technology. This drum, most likely a rotary dryer or rotary drum granulator, was one of many that shipped to fertilizer granulation plants around the Read More…

Earth Day 2013: Cleaning and Creating Value

earth day 2013

Today, people will celebrate Earth Day by planting trees, cleaning up litter and putting in some extra effort to make the world a better place to live. FEECO has a proud history of being environmentally friendly, so celebrating Earth Day comes naturally to us. We have a page on our website that has a running Read More…

The IFDC: Helping Developing Countries Help Themselves

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The world’s population is expected to be eight billion by 2030, so it will become increasingly more important to use fertilizer to ensure an adequate food supply for the global population.  One of the organizations working to improve self-sufficiency and reduce hunger and poverty is the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC). The IFDC is working with Read More…

From the Archives…

Fertilizer Machinery and Know-How Go World-Wide from Green Bay

“So next time you’re in Australia, watch for the Green Bay label.” Fifty years ago, FEECO had done business on every continent but Australia. Today, FEECO not only does business on the continent, but also has a facility located on the continent. The newspaper article attached, titled, “Fertilizer Machinery and Know-How Go World-Wide from Green Read More…

How FEECO Got its Name

How FEECO Got its Name

In 1951, FEECO opened its doors for the very first time, as “Fertilizer Engineering and Equipment Company,” in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Fertilizer Engineering and Equipment Company was founded to provide solutions to the fertilizer industry through producing high-quality, engineered equipment for the production of fertilizer. Though working primarily with the granulation process, turning raw Read More…

FEECO Exhibits at Fertilizer Latino Americano 2013

Fertilizer Latino Americano

Fertilizer Latino Americano, Latin America’s premiere networking event for the fertilizer industry and its suppliers was held this week, and FEECO International was in attendance. The 2013 Fertilizer Latino Americano was held in Latin America’s most important fertilizer and agricultural market: Brazil. This year’s event discussed topics all the way from sustainability in agriculture, to Read More…

FEECO to Exhibit at Fertilizer Latino Americano

Fertilizer Latino Americano

FEECO will again be exhibiting at Fertilizer Latino Americano this upcoming January. The three-day event will be held January 20-22, 2013. Fertilizer Latino Americano is Latin America’s major networking event for the fertilizer industry and its suppliers. This year’s event will address topics such as: How to increase agricultural productivity in a sustainable way to Read More…

From One Piece to the Whole Process

Process Design & Optimization

To many companies, FEECO is known as the leader in agglomeration equipment, to others, it’s for our custom rotary dryers and kilns, and still others, it’s our fertilizer granulation capabilities they know us for. Though FEECO has built a reputation in each of these industries, what makes FEECO unique is our ability to combine all Read More…

Waste to Value: The Core of Waste Stream Diversion

Waste to Value

As the need for more sustainable practices grows exponentially, the need to find solutions that divert waste streams from landfills is ever on the rise. Companies are cropping up around the world to solve today’s waste problems, looking to divert industrial, business, and even household wastes from overstuffed landfills. And while the term “waste stream Read More…