INCITEC Pivot Fertilisers is expanding its distribution facilities at Port Adelaide, leasing the nearby MacroFertil site to meet growing demand for bulk and blended fertilisers in SA.
This will add 30,000 tonnes of storage and more blending capacity to the 50,000t facility Incitec Pivot Fertilisers opened in February.
Incitec Pivot Fertilisers southern region vice-president Gerard Buckle said the extra capacity was required to support the growth in the SA fertiliser market in the past three years.
“Since our new distribution centre was planned back in 2015, we estimate the SA fertiliser market has grown by about 80,000t,” he said.
“Our business is also growing, with stronger demand for newer fertilisers such as Granulock SS, coatings and blends.
“Farmers are also applying urea before sowing, coinciding with peak demand for high volume fertilisers such as MAP and DAP, so we need more storage and blending capacity.”
The Bedford Street facility is on-track to open under the Incitec Pivot Fertilisers banner early next year.
