CROPS
Calcium and magnesium fertilizers were among the first fertilizers ever used, with the ancient Greeks and Romans praising their beneficial effects. As an excellent source of calcium and magnesium, calcium carbonate and dolomite help to sustain plant life and act as a natural buffer.
Natural calcium carbonate is a suitable product for a sustainable, environmentally friendly agriculture & forestry.
Main applications:
- Soil Improvement
- Plant Nutrition
- Plant Protection
Each single crop has a unique requirement in terms of pH and the amount of nutrients that we can supply with our products. For this Omya Idwala SA‘s proposition in agriculture & forestry is based on crops:
- Pastures
- Cereals
- Potato and sugar beet
- Rice
- Nuts
- Sugarcane and soybean
- Fruits and vegetables
- Eucalyptus and Pine
In addition to our Calcium Carbonate range we also distribute a wide range of other products for this market as per the table below.
| LOCALLY PRODUCED PRODUCTS | OMYA IMPORTED PRODUCTS | DISTRIBUTION PRODUCTS |
| Calcium Carbonate | Calciprill 110 |  ASP® |
| Kulubrite Extra, Kulubrite 2, Kulubrite 5 | Magprill 80 | |
| Kuludol, Kulucal, Kulugyp | Calciprill S14 | |
| Kulu CAG, Kulu DAG | OmyaPro Calcium | |
| Kulu Agrit C, Kulu Agsup | OmyaPro Soil | |
| Kulu 15, Kulu 40, Kulu 200C |