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The new East Coast Manufacturing and Distribution Centre in Laverton North, Victoria, will strengthen domestic manufacturing capacity and improve access to critical farm inputs for growers across eastern Australia. Photo supplied.
Nutrien Ag Solutions is strengthening supply chain security with its new, state-of-the-art plant nutrition and crop chemical manufacturing facility now fully operational on Australia’s east coast.
The purpose-built East Coast Manufacturing and Distribution Centre, which is based in Laverton North, Victoria, ensures farmers have greater access to critical farming inputs for the long-term.
Nutrien Ag Solutions Managing Director, Adrian Capogreco, said the new $30 million facility marks a significant investment in local supply chains.
“In recent months, Australia’s agricultural sector has been subject to disruptions in the global environment, be it geopolitical tensions, the shifting economic environment, or even weather events closer to home,” Mr Capogreco said.
“At Nutrien, we’re focusing on the things we can control, and that includes our ability to boost our manufacturing footprint here on the east coast. Offering greater reliability to our farmers is a high priority for our team, and I’m delighted that we can continue to excel in meeting the seasonal needs of customers, particularly during those peak periods.”
The facility will support a range of key functions, including formulation, blending, product storage, and distribution, and it will reduce reliance on transporting goods from Western Australia.
Nutrien Ag Solutions National Manufacturing Manager, Cherine Kerbaj, said the site enables farmers to receive high quality, locally produced solutions in shorter timeframes.
“Farmers can expect greater flexibility and reliability when it comes to product availability. Having additional capacity produced right here in Melbourne means we can ease transport costs and avoid the complexity of boosting supply via other regions,” Ms Kerbaj said.
“This world class facility enables us to effectively triple our domestic manufacturing capacity, which puts Nutrien front and centre when it comes to delivering reliability across the supply chain.”
The East Coast Manufacturing and Distribution Centre compliments the recent completion of Nutrien’s West Coast Bulk Fertiliser Facility, a $70 million, long-term leased facility in Perth. The delivery of both projects demonstrates Nutrien’s ongoing commitment to investing in the infrastructure needed to support Australian farmers from coast-to-coast.