Green nitrogen fertilizer startup Atlas Agro secured an offtake agreement from its plant in Richland, Washington, with major fertilizer distributor International Raw Materials (IRM)
IRM will distribute green nitrogen fertilizer from the Pacific Green Fertilizer (PGF) plant in Richland to farmers across the Pacific Northwest.
Which nitrogen products and the volumes agreed to were not specified by Atlas, but the company will produce several fertilizer products with its green ammonia, including calcium ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrate.
The Richland plant finished its front-end engineering design (FEED) and is expected to complete its final investment decision in early 2025. PGF is anticipated to produce 700,000 tons of green nitrogen fertilizer for farmers in the Pacific Northwest.
Distributing green nitrogen fertilizer aligns with IRM's "agricultural sustainability" plan, and increasing demand from consumers to reduce Scope 3 emissions across the food supply chain, said IRM president Tip O'Neill.
PGF is also involved with the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub program which is funded by the US Department of Energy.
