Crew members do geotechnical survey work at the future site of the Genesis Fertilizers Belle Plaine, Sask., low-carbon fertilizer facility. | Genesis Fertilizers/Catalyst Reaction photo

Sask. company pitches decarbonized fertilizer

Post-production carbon capture will remove carbon dioxide and send it deep underground: company

Corporate backers of a planned fertilizer plant in Saskatchewan say they will one day sell fertilizer with lower greenhouse gas output than is usually associated with synthetic fertilizer production. The plant, to be built in Belle Plaine in central Saskatchewan, is the brain child of Saskatoon’s Genesis Fertilizers and CARBONCO, a South Korea-based Total Solution […] Read more

Urea prices expected to increase in Canada

Reduced supply from Egypt and China and increased demand in the U.S. and Brazil change market dynamics this summer

WINNIPEG — The June and July period is normally a quiet time in the global market for urea. In most years, North American farmers are done buying for the growing season and Brazilian buyers usually wait until September to make urea purchases for the safrinha corn crop. However, it wasn’t a quiet time this year. […] Read more


The current Genesis Grain and Fertilizer Centre in Belle Plaine, Sask., may be replaced with a new and larger facility designed to streamline fertilizer handling.  |  Screencap from company website

Proposed fertilizer plant takes another step forward

The plant at Belle Plaine, Sask., would include technology to minimize its carbon footprint and streamline handling

REGINA — The proponents of a proposed fertilizer plant near Belle Plaine, Sask., have announced that a conceptual design study is moving ahead. Genesis Fertilizers and thyssenkrupp Uhde have partnered for this stage of the development, which is the pre-front end engineering and design. The plant is expected to produce about 1,500 tonnes per day […] Read more