RNZ International Facility Start-Up
RNZ International licenses Shell Thiogro technology to bring a new fertiliser offering to farmers globally.
Shell Thiogro* Technology has been deployed by RNZ International in its new production facility in the United Arab Emirates. The sulphur-enhanced fertiliser is called 鈥淧urti NS Plus鈥. The new production facility was successfully commissioned in Kizad, UAE, in December 2022.
RNZ International were among the attendees of the Kenyan field trials of Shell鈥檚 Thiogro fertiliser in July 2019 where they witnessed first-hand the increase in crop yields enabled via the patented micronised elemental sulphur technology.
Raza Soomar, Founder and CEO of RNZ said 鈥淩NZ has always been pursuing new technologies to benefit the farmers. Shell Thiogro technology is a good fit to deliver nutrition in the most efficient way. Our new research centre will add value to existing product and aims to customise it as per local agronomical needs. RNZ is now commercially ready to deliver NS+ and looks forward to collaborating with global partners, in need of such futuristic product(s).鈥
鈥淔ollowing on from our successful Special-S technology licences in Asia and North America, we are excited about our partnership with RNZ International. We see continued growth in the need for high-performance sulphur fertilisers around the world. RNZ International are well positioned to deliver this product to the agricultural industry, helping to boost farmers鈥 crop yields and enchance crop quality.鈥 said Peter Zissos, GM Shell Global Sulphur & Thiogro.
*Thiogro is a Shell trademark
About RNZ
RNZ International is a professionally managed company which has emerged as a lead supplier of agri inputs to South & South East Asia, Africa and MENA region. Headquartered in UAE, it produces over 400 plus grades of water solubles, granular, suspension and liquid different NPK grades at its state-of-art facility in Jebel Ali. Its sophisticated Research Centre focusses on Biotech and hybrid products designed to enhance crop output. In addition to production, RNZ is an asset based supplier of full range of straight solubles/ granular & organic fertilisers, being sourced from its own facilities and partner companies worldwide. Please write to rnz@rnz-group.com to know more.
About Shell Agriculture & Forestry (A&F)
A&F is a dedicated organization within Shell to profitability serve and jointly decarbonise the A&F sector which accounts for about 27% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A&F does this by being the partner of choice in offering sustainable and integrated solutions to solve challenges across A&F value chains, accelerating the sector鈥檚 transition to net zero emissions.
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