{"id":2826,"date":"2024-01-31T13:26:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T20:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kegriver.com\/?p=2826"},"modified":"2024-01-31T13:34:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T20:34:26","slug":"the-keg-river-chemical-story-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kegriver.com\/the-keg-river-chemical-story-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elements of Success: The Keg River Chemical Story (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Part 2: Creating a Better Bentonite Sulfur Fertilizer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By the time Keg River Chemical opened its doors in 1998 with a focus on getting back into the bentonite sulfur fertilizer game, its leading competitor (a former branch of the family business) had a sizeable head start and a well-established North American customer base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Daryl Schuster had something else. Something new and unique.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years prior, when Daryl worked for his father, a customer in New Zealand wanted them to make an elemental sulfur fertilizer pastille with a higher clay content. The goal was to break down the degradable sulfur into an even finer particle size than was possible with the traditional 90% product for enhanced performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daryl Schuster with his mother, Dorothy, and sister Debbie, who sold him the Edmonton manufacturing plant in 1993.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When Daryl launched Keg River, he knew an 85% product was the ace up his sleeve. He understood it would offer several advantages over a standard 90% fertilizer, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n