Stoller inaugurates technological center for research and development in Brazil

 

Stoller recently inaugurated a new Stoller Technological Center (NTS), located at the group’s factory in the city of Cosmópolis (São Paulo, Brazil). The goal of the 940-square meter structure, according to the company, is to offer “cutting-edge infrastructure and modern equipment” that allow the use of new technologies in the formulation and development of internal research that was previously done in external laboratories. 

 

“Besides bringing a greater synergy between the agronomic, biological, and chemical areas, contributing toward the improvement of procedures of Quality Control of raw materials and finished products, the NTS’ goal is to expand the development capacity, aiming to offer the best solutions to the Brazilian farmer,” highlighted Stoller R&D director Stella Cato. 

 

Among the various equipment, the company highlighted the ICP-OES (inorganic nutrients analyzer) that enables the simultaneous diagnosis of several elements, reducing the work and response time. The Technological Center relies on the UPLC (Ultra Performance Liquid Cromatograph), which does separation, identification, and individualized quantification of the organic molecule (vegetable hormone) of physiological products.  

Besides, NTS has an HPLC-MS (High Performance Liquid Cromatograph associated to the mass spectrometer), allowing a highly precise investigation of organic molecules, the nitrogen distillers. The equipment increases three times the capacity of quantification of nitrogen content in products and raw materials. 

 

“We will deliver our products with more efficiency and speed up the analysis delivery time, because it is now a complete internal procedure, which gives us more autonomy to conduct research and to develop innovations that will contribute to a more efficient and sustainable agriculture in the field, seeking to offer the best solutions to our customers,” explained Cato.