NitroCapt, a pioneering Swedish Agtech company founded in 2016, and VIVESCIA, a leading French agricultural cooperative, are excited to announce a strategic partnership aimed at transforming the fertilizer industry and advancing sustainable agriculture. The goal is to build production in Grand Est region, France of green nitrogen fertilizers for 750,000 hectares, a surface corresponding to 1/3 of all farmland in Sweden.
NitroCapt has developed a technology that eliminates the need for fossil fuels in nitrogen fertilizer production, a process that has traditionally contributed to significant carbon dioxide emissions. With their patented process, emissions are drastically reduced, which is crucial given that nitrogen fertilizers today are responsible for emissions comparable to the entire aviation industry.
NitroCapt’s innovative SUNIFIX® technology is an electrified low-carbon manufacturing process for nitrate fertilizer allowing for local and cost-efficient production. The process fixes nitrogen directly from the air to produce SUNIFER®, a high-quality, sustainable nitrate-based fertilizer. This groundbreaking technology relies solely on non-fossil energy, offering a critical solution for transitioning towards more sustainable and resilient food systems.
VIVESCIA is a leading agricultural and agri-food cooperative group in France and Europe, specialized in cereals from field to plate, with turnover of four billion euros. VIVESCIA’s “Programme TRANSITIONS” has set an ambitious standard for transitioning the industry towards fossil-free and sustainable practices. This new initiative is fully in line with its LINK CSR approach and its regenerative and low-carbon agriculture TRANSITIONS.
The goal, following agronomic evaluations and industrial scale-up, is build industrial production units in the grand est region in France. These units will be able to produce enough nitrogen fertilizer to cover the needs of at least 750,000 hectares of farmland. This partnership underlines a shared ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to provide sustainable, high-performance solutions for the future of agriculture.
