Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Align Chemical Ltd SGW UK Sales Agent Scott G Williams Micronutrients History G poultry cooperative formed in 1930’s in the USA by 1997 developed a $2.1 billion seed and feed and fertiliser business stretching from Texas to Virginia 1976 Trichem was formed by Fernando Munoz’s father to process and sell steel mill by-products as micronutrients 1992 Scott G Williams founded by FM to market Trichem’s products 1997 FM approached Goldkist and formed a 50:50 JV in Micronutrients 2001 FM bought out Goldkist’s 50% and wholly owns the business. Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Scott G Williams Today Independent and Innovative Formulator and Manufacturer of a wide range of granular and powdered micronutrients Fast growing $6 million business on a 12 acre plot under 5 acres of buildings Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology SGW Location in the USA Conyers, Atlanta, Georgia Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology SGW in Agriculture and Amenities Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology SGW Product Range Ultra Chelates™ Keesol Powders Wildfire Fine Powders Agronomically Engineered Mixes Florida Live! Granules Five in One Staged Products Sulphates, Oxides and Oxysulphates Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Ultra Chelation™ Patent pending process Keesol ™ powders for mixing with water for foliar application or fertigation Wildfire™ finer powders for mixing with NPK fertilisers Florida Live! ™ Chelates Granules to broadcast onto planted field Single or multiple element Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Ultra Chelation™ Patent pending process Lower application rates – half to a quarter Carry nutrients to the plant using a chelator ‘bus system’ Chelate ferries the nutrient from the pellet to the root hair Functions in 8 times more base in soils than EDTA chelates Allows immediate plant uptake as the metal ion doesn’t have to make the chemical conversion in the soil to become available Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Keesol™ Ultra Chelated™ Powders Mix and dissolve in water Compatible with most Liquid fertilizers Compatible with most Pesticides Used in Foliar application without fear of scorching due to buffering effect engineered into the product Used in Fertigation systems Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Potato Power! Keesol : 5% Magnesium 5% Manganese UK trials initial results leaf Tissue analysis: Double Mg uptake of Mg Sulphate with one third of application rate More than double Mn uptake Of background Mn 6 x 2kg/Ha weekly Mg Sulphate (9.6% Mg) – 0.26% 3 x 1.5kg/Ha Potato Power! – 0.48% Background uptake of Mn – 200ppm Potato Power! – 471ppm Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Calcium Keesol on Tomatoes in Georgia, USA Prevented blossom end Rot Ultra Chelation buffering effect did not burn leaves Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Keesol Grades BORON 20%, BORON KEESOL CALCIUM 15%, CALCIUM KEESOL COPPER 15%, COPPER KEESOL IRON 13%, IRON KEESOL MAXSUL MAGNESIUM 5%, MAGNESIUM KEESOL MANGANESE 15%, MANGANESE KEESOL ZINC 15%, ZINC KEESOL COWBOY™ 21% Manganese All available as jar samples* Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology STEM – Powdered Chelate - Complete Secondary and Micronutrient Package Iron 7.5%, Sulfur 13%, Zinc 4.5%, Manganese 8%, Copper 2.3%, Boron 1.35%, Molybdenum 0.04% Available as jar sample* Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Wildfire™ Fine Ultrachelate Powders Finer powders for coating NPK fertiliser granules to broadcast onto planted fields All of the remarkable benefits of Ultrachelates’ efficiency in carrying the micronutrients into the plant root hairs from the soil Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology SGW Wildfire vs Wolftrax Solubility Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Dime under beakers Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Wildfire™ Grades Wildfire Chelated Calcium, 15% Concentrated Calcium Wildfire Chelated Copper, 15% Concentrated Copper Wildfire Chelated Iron, 13% Concentrated Iron Wildfire Chelated Magnesium, 5% Concentrated Magnesium Wildfire Chelated Manganese, 15% Concentrated Manganese Wildfire Chelated Zinc, 15% Concentrated Zinc Wildfire Chelated STEM Mix, B 1.35%, Cu 2.3%, Fe 7.5%, Mo 0.04%, Mn 8%, Zn 4.5%, S 13% Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Ultra Chelate™ - Granules – Case Studies Same wide tolerance to pH and soil types as Ultra Chelate powders but in a slower release form Zinc Ultra Chelate granular trials vs granular Sulfate in Michigan, USA farm Tissue samples in corn plants indicated more zinc in plant even at a quarter of the dose Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Magnesium Ultra Chelate™ - Pellets Same wide tolerance to pH and soil types as Ultra Chelate powders but in a slower release form Manganese Chelate pellets on peaches in China 20% increase in yields Fruit quality and size reported superior Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Fe13 Florida Live! Granular Iron Turf farmer in mid/south Florida optimises turf quality Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Granulated Mix of Chelates in China Farmers double yield and produce healthy, superior nuts Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Zinc and Magnesium Ultra Chelated Granules Georgia, USA grower amazed as figs ‘hanging like hams’off mature fig tree Fruit well formed and very sweet Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology More Ultra Chelate™ Granules Grades Fe 5 FLORIDA LIVE ! IRON Fe 13 FLORIDA LIVE ! IRON STEM - B 1.35%, Cu 2.3%, Fe 7.5%, Mo 0.04%, Mn 8%, Zn 4.5%, S 13% All available as jar samples Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology G Pardo, Florida Ultra Chelates on Fruit trees Mangos, Avocados and Mameys have a super yield Fruit as large and sweet as they have ever seen Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Five in One Staged Products GRANULES CONSISTING OF: 1) EDTA chelates 2) Lignin Sulfonate chelates 3) Humates 4) Sulphates 5) Fine Oxides + NPK Source Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Five in One Staged Products Evens out acre to acre soil variations from sandy to loamy to organic to clay Customised release rates to provide nutrients from planting to emergence to growth to harvest Formula can be optimised to perform in specific pH and soil compositions Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Five in One Staged Granular Potato Mix Calcium -10% Magnesium - 8% Sulphur – 4% Boron - 0.2% Copper – 1% Iron – 2% Manganese – 1% Molybdenum – 0.002% Zinc – 1% 56-67 kg per Ha blended into NPK before spreading Developed based on scientific studies in the USA 18% Chelates;37.8% Sulphates;15.3% Humates;19.6% Oxides;9% Borates, Molybdates Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Five in One Products Iron* Copper Manganese Zinc* Each element on its own or in combinations * Jar samples available Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Sulphates and Oxides Sulphates; granulated in specific formulations or mixed in powders Oxides; made for traditional row crop farmers in acidic soil to keep a maintenance dose of element or elements in growing medium Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology SGW Soluble Mix – Sulphate and Oxide Granules Used in premium turf, golf and landscape applications Added to NPK for horticulture Iron 12% Sulfur 10% Magnesium 10% Manganese 1% Copper 1% Zinc 1% Molybdenum 0.02% Iron chelate 0.2% Jar sample available* Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology SGW Soluble mix and Five in One Iron supplied to the Masters Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia. SGW also supplies resorts in Las Vegas, Orlando and Palm Springs Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Green Grade Micro Base – Sulphate and Oxide Powder Agronomically Engineered sulphate and oxide formula Iron – 17% Magnesium – 4.8% Manganese – 2.4% Jar sample available* Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Mixes SGW Soluble (Gran)* Green Grade Micro Base (Pdr)* Cocktail Mix LWCorn and Grain Mix CPS Mix Iron 10% 17% 6% 5% 5% Sulphur 10% 0 0 0 0 Mg 4% 4.8% 0 0 0 Mn 1% 2.4% 8% 5% 16% Cu 1% 0 2% 1% 1% Zn 1% 0 20% 20% 1% Boron 0 0 2% 1% 1% Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Powdered Sulphates Copper 25% Iron heptahydrate and monohydrate Magnesium 11% Manganese Monohydrate Zinc Monohydrate Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Granular Sulphate Homogeneous Mixes Powder Verde High Drench Mix MicroVax Mix Iron 12% 7.5% 12% Sulphur 0 11% 15% Magnesium 5% 0 0 Manganese 0 8.2% 2.5% Zinc 2% 4.5% 1% Copper 0.25% 3.2% 0.5% Boron 0 1.45% 0.1% Molybdenum 0 0.046% 0.05% Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Oxides and Oxysulphates Boron 10% (Ulexite based) Copper 15 as oxide or oxysulphate Iron 50 as oxide Iron 50 as Oxysulphate Iron 50 with Fe Chelate (Lignin sulfonate based) Magnesium 36 as oxide or oxysulfate Manganese 28 as oxysulfate Manganese 36 as oxide or oxysulfate Manganese 40 as oxide Manganese 42 oxide Zinc 20 as oxide or oxysulfate Zinc 36 as oxide or oxysulfate Zinc 20-25% Oxysulfate – Jar samples available* Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Humates and Humic Acid Iron Humate Magnesium Humate Palm Tree Humate – Mn/Mg Humate Perfect Zinc – Zinc Humate, Zinc Sulphate, Zinc Oxide, and Zinc Chelate Veggie Humate – B, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Zn humates Humic acid – Dark liquid, sprayable,pH about 11 available in 5 gallon pails or 200 gallon totes Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology More Product Formulating Options Liquid chelated secondary and micronutrients for drip and foliar application Polymer coated, controlled release pellets of all products Humates and sugar alcohol-based liquid nutrients Custom designed products Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology More information www.scottgwilliams.com Information videos: http://www.alignchemical.com/product-details/agricultural-micronutrients/ Contact: Barry Langdon – barry.langdon@alignchemical.co.uk Mobile – 0044 7787 587489 Landline and Fax – 0044 1494 728458 Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology Align Chemical Ltd Working with you to drive technology