Fertilizer Granulation Aids for Stronger, More Durable Granules
What Are Fertilizer Granulation Aids?
Granulation aids are specialty process aids that promote the formation of strong, consistent fertilizer granules during manufacturing. Used in both wet and dry granulation processes, these technologies improve particle agglomeration, increase granule strength, and help produce fertilizers that maintain their integrity throughout the supply chain.
High-quality granules improve product handling, minimize degradation during transportation and storage, and support more consistent field application.
Why Granule Quality Matters
Fertilizer granules are handled multiple times before reaching the grower. Throughout production, storage, shipping, blending, and application, granules must maintain their physical integrity to preserve product quality and performance.
Manufacturers monitor key physical properties including:
- Granule size distribution
- Crush strength
- Density
- Porosity
- Moisture uptake
- Dust generation
- Caking tendency
- Nutrient release performance
Improving these properties helps manufacturers produce fertilizers that perform consistently while reducing losses throughout the supply chain.
Arkema's KGA™ Granulation Aid Technology
KGA™ fertilizer granulation aids are engineered to improve the starting integrity of fertilizer granules while optimizing manufacturing efficiency.
Customized for individual fertilizer chemistries and inorganic salt combinations, KGA™ technologies help manufacturers produce stronger, more durable granules that maintain their quality throughout handling, storage, transportation, and application.
KGA™ technologies help:
- Promote rapid and uniform granule formation
- Improve granule hardness and crush strength
- Reduce dust generation
- Reduce moisture uptake
- Improve productivity through shorter granulation times
- Maintain granule size and shape throughout the supply chain
- Support sustainability with biodegradable options
Why Choose Arkema?
Arkema partners with fertilizer manufacturers to optimize granulation performance through customized process aid technologies and technical expertise.
Our customers benefit from:
- Customized granulation aid recommendations
- Formulations tailored to specific fertilizer chemistries
- Laboratory testing and technical support
- Process optimization expertise
- Global manufacturing capabilities
- Decades of fertilizer industry experience
Benefits of KGA™
Arkema's KGA™ fertilizer granulation aids help manufacturers achieve:
- Better starting granule integrity
- Rapid and uniform granule formation
- Improved hardness and crush strength
- Reduced dust generation
- Faster granulation and improved productivity
- Reduced moisture absorption
- Improved product durability throughout the supply chain
- Biodegradable technology options
Partner with Arkema
Whether you're improving granule strength, reducing dust, or optimizing fertilizer manufacturing efficiency, Arkema's technical experts are ready to help.
Contact our team to learn how KGA™ fertilizer granulation aids can improve your production process.
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