Arianne Phosphate announced that it has entered into a collaboration with Northern Nutrients of Saskatchewan, Canada to advance the use of its high-purity phosphate concentrate in alternatively derived fertilizers. Under this agreement, Arianne has provided its phosphate concentrate to be combined into Northern Nutrient's proprietary fertilizer compositions to derive a multi-nutrient fertilizer that can be directly applied to the farmer's field. Testing of this new and proprietary fertilizer will commence this growing season, with results available through late summer and fall of 2022.

In February, Arianne announced that it was expanding its reach into alternative fertilizers through work with both research and corporate organizations. The benefits of this work would result in the ability to integrate the Company's phosphate concentrate directly into fertilizers without having to first transform it through acidulation. Currently, traditional phosphate fertilizers such as MAP & DAP require the acidulation process and, results in producers of phosphate concentrate, such as Arianne, having to contract with these phosphoric acid facilities.

The successful implementation of programs such as Arianne's work with Northern Nutrient are multi-fold. This process would produce a uniquely Canadian offering, reliant solely on domestic inputs and technology. It would also remove the logistical challenges and additional costs associated with shipping and transforming materials through numerous jurisdictions.

Further, this process would eliminate the need to add ammonia/nitrogen into the finished fertilizer as are required in Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP) and Diammonium Phosphate (DAP). With many ammonia-based fertilizers produced with natural gas, removing this would be extremely economical and add to the security of supply as, recent global events have highlighted the dependence on natural gas imports from challenging jurisdictions.