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Earth Alive Clean Technologies Inc. recently announced that it has signed an exclusive three year agreement with Brenntag Latin America (BLA), a subsidiary of Brenntag AG, for the distribution and sale of its Soil Activator™ product, a non-crop specific, patent-pending and organic-compliant microbial biofertilizer.

This new agreement opens up access to major high-value agricultural markets across Central and South America and the Caribbean. Furthermore, the relationship with BLA will facilitate and expedite the registration process of the Earth Alive Ag technology in various regions, accelerating market penetration in the 18 Latin American countries where BLA operates. BLA offers one-stop-shop solutions, an extensive sales network, technical expertise, and value-added services such as just-in-time delivery, product mixing, formulation, repackaging, and inventory management.

“We are very excited to be working with Brenntag’s agriculture division in this dynamic growth sector. With their reputation for quality, service, and innovation, Brenntag is the perfect partner for bringing Soil Activator™ to Latin America,” stated David Gilmour, CEO of Earth Alive. “Brenntag offers the skills and resources to build on Soil Activator™ successes such as our recent banana fertilization project in the Dominican Republic ” he concluded.

Michael Warren, Earth Alive Vice President of Global Operations – Agricultural Solutions, stated, “Positive results are coming in from numerous on-farm commercial trials run over the last six months by Brenntag’s clients in crops such as bananas, avocados, tomatoes, and grapes. Soil Activator™ is increasing yield and quality in the real world, and growers are seeing the solid returns on investment. These positive results have generated strong demand, and we have already shipped over 10,000 kg of product to BLA in advance of this exclusive agreement.” Mr. Warren further added, “Fertilizer sales in Latin America represent an estimated $18B annual market, and this new relationship with BLA will put us on solid footing to be part of it”.

Simon Neufeld, Chief Agronomist at Earth Alive, stated, “The most exciting developments in agriculture today are taking place in the biological sphere, and the microbial technologies contained in Soil Activator™ are revolutionizing global agriculture.” He further elaborated, “Through extensive research, and multiple years of field testing, we have developed a truly unique combination of microorganisms that work in the soil to increase available crop nutrients and stimulate growth. Our patent-pending technology couples these functional microbes with an innovative synergistic active that helps hold nutrients in place and increase availability for the growing crop. Our use of state-of-the-art microbiology techniques for quality control also ensures the production and distribution of a high quality product.”

German Torres, Brenntag Latin America (BLA) Chief Executive Officer, and Eduardo Denyer, President of BLA North, jointly stated: “We are excited to be working with the Earth Alive team and their innovative microbial biofertilizer. Soil Activator™ is a unique product and a game changer in the market with a broad application and proven results in a broad range of crops. We are proud that Brenntag Latin America will be bringing it exclusively to the market.” They further added, “Soil Activator™ will provide BLA with solid growth opportunities in the Ag market this year and beyond throughout Latin America.”