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…
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…
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…
The following article was featured in the Sept/Oct issue of “Fertilizer International.” More Than An Equipment Company As a pioneer in rotary drying technology, Feeco International was founded in 1951 to supply the fertilizer industry and a variety of companies in the chemical processing, mining, energy and paper sectors with a range of handling and Read More…
In a couple of weeks, FEECO will be exhibiting at Fertilizer Latino Americano, Latin America’s major networking event for the industry and its suppliers. The event, a three day conference, will cover a wide variety of current issues, including the role of fertilizers for food security and sustainable agriculture, agronomic outlook and fertilizer supply in Read More…
The following article was written by Lee D. Hoffmann, and presented at the Fertilizer Industry Round Table (FIRT) in October, 1992. 1. Introduction – In 1982 John Naisbitt published a book called “Megatrends”. This book was a based on a collection of news stories which were summarized into the (10) major cultural shifts. Below are Read More…
Houston, Texas hosted CRU’s annual Sulphur conference this year, and FEECO International was in attendance. Sulphur 2011, which gathered industry experts and representatives from a variety of fields, was focused on current market trends and intelligence, technical innovations, and improvements in operations. An exhibition of products, technology, equipment, and literature revolving around the sulphur and Read More…
The conference, which will be held in Houston, Texas, is the world’s leading sulphur and sulphuric acid annual event. This year, sulphur industry experts will take a look at market intelligence, technical innovations, and regulatory issues. FEECO will be attending CRU’s Sulphur 2011 Conference this year. FEECO brings a wealth of process and equipment expertise Read More…
With several projects underway, and growth only looking up, FEECO’s Australia lab facility is being manned by an Australian agricultural industry veteran: Operations Manager, Barry Wilson. Wilson, with a double major in Plant and Animal Biology from the University of Southern Queensland, has worked in Australia’s agricultural industry for more than thirty years. One of Read More…
AU Update: The recent opening of an Australia-based FEECO lab, serving the Australasia region, has proven to spark much interest around the pacific rim, resulting in the development of several innovative projects. One such project, is geared at helping to take the pressure off of coal-fired power stations, who have come under heavy scrutiny as Read More…
