n Lange-Stegmann’s view, the future of fertilizer – and indeed of all agriculture – is very bright.

But the future doesn’t look like the past. Agriculture is developing in countries all over the world. With global competition comes increased pressure on operating margins. More emphasis is placed on environmental responsibility and product stewardship every year. A rise in security and safety issues appears. As opposed to sheer mass production capability, there’s an ever-greater need to grow what the market demands. And markets are becoming more demanding and more diverse.

In response to all these factors Lange-Stegmann has chosen to continue on its path of excellence in handling great volumes of product with meticulous precision. But there’s another path as well...

Where yesterday’s macro view of precision for Lange-Stegmann had to do with the transfer of large volumes of commodity fertilizers to farms as efficiently and quickly as possible during the very narrow window of the planting season, today it also means supplying a value-added product, AGROTAIN^® Nitrogen Stabilizer, throughout their distribution system to growers worldwide.

This is where Lange-Stegmann sees the shift from volume to value. Still among the region’s largest volume movers and handlers of fertilizer, the company saw an opportunity for greater gains in emerging technologies that emphasize environmental responsibility, efficiency, and value.

In 2000, Lange-Stegmann bought an innovative and internationally proven technology named AGROTAIN, and formed AGROTAIN International, L.L.C.