ALPINE Plant in New Hamburg, Ontario |
HISTORY
ALPINE was established in 1973 by founder Doug Wagner. He started producing liquid fertilizer in a shed in his backyard and initially sold his products to friends and neighbors in Ontario. Word spread quickly about the results they were getting with this new product, and sales and production began to grow rapidly.
By 1975 fertilizer was being shipped to Michigan and in 1976 shipments began to Ohio. In succeeding years, large volumes of product were shipped into the American marketplace and in order for ALPINE to meet this demand; a new manufacturing facility was built in 1983 in Corydon, Indiana.
In 1986, in order to keep up with the demand in the Canadian marketplace, a new office and warehouse was built in New Hamburg, Ontario, along with a new computerized mixing system.
Through the years, an extensive research program has been carried out to ensure that the best products and programs are made available to our customers. Over time, ALPINE has established itself as the leader in the liquid fertilizer business in eastern Canada.
In 1996, Doug Wagner retired from the company to pursue other interests and ALPINE was sold to KRG Capital of Denver, Colorado. In 1998, ALPINE merged with their biggest U.S. competitor, Nachurs Liquid Plant Food. Today, Nachurs Alpine Solutions is the largest manufacturer of “hot mix liquid fertilizers” in North America. Nachurs Alpine Solutions has manufacturing plants in Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan; New Hamburg, Ontario; Marion, Ohio; Corydon, Indiana and Red Oak, Iowa. Business has grown in Western Canada to the point a new production facility was recently built in Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan.
ALPINE Plant in Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan |
Nachurs Alpine Solutions is now owned by TRI (Trans Resource International); a privately owned group of companies, based in New York City with sales of about 500 million dollars. TRI is a diverse company focused mainly on manufacturing companies in the agricultural marketplace. Canadian holdings include ALPINE as well as PLANT PRODUCTS of Brampton, Ontario. NACHURS ALPINE SOLUTIONS is our up-line company in the US and HAIFA CHEMICALS, located in Israel, is involved in the manufacture of potassium nitrate and phosphoric acid. TRI has other holdings in Europe that round out their business portfolio.
Together, these companies are positioned very well to serve the agricultural marketplace around the world. TRI has over 500 rail cars in service for our use to move product to our customers. ALPINE is fortunate to be part of such a large and experienced operation and is positioned as the lowest cost producer of quality products. Our future growth in the Canadian agricultural marketplace is enhanced by this position.
