Controlled and slow release fertilizers

ICL Innovation is seeking economical controlled and slow release fertilizers to supplement its current product line.

Possible Approaches:

• New porous carriers
• Novel coatings
• Triggered release mechanisms
• Call-response release mechanisms

What We Are Not Looking For:

• Non bio-friendly materials
• Expensive solutions

Key Success Criteria:

• Use materials that are biodegradable
• Comply with relevant regulations
• Fit within farmers' existing methods and equipment
• Economic viability

Background:

ICL Specialty Fertilizers currently consists of six business units, namely; Everris, Fuentes Fertilizantes, F&C,  NovaPeak, NU3, and ZRSFL, and offers the following product lines: Controlled Release Fertilizers (CRF), Slow Release Fertilizers (SRF), Water Soluble Straights, Water Soluble NPK Fertilizers (WSNPK), liquid fertilizers, Growing Media (GM), grass seeds, Plant Protection Products (PPP), various chemicals. We continuously strive to improve our SLF and CRF lines in order to allow a more precise mechanism to deliver the required nutrients to the plant.

Preferred  Collaboration Type:

• Funded research
• Exclusive IP licensing
• Joint development.

To be determined based on proposals and responses