Valentine Chemicals’ Services for the Agriculture Industry
Valentine Chemicals provides agricultural chemical manufacturers with a vertically integrated partner for streamlined production. Our single-site facility supports polymer reactions, drying, blending, packaging, and logistics, delivering end-to-end manufacturing under one roof.
Comprehensive Agriculture Chemical Manufacturing
Valentine Chemicals enables agricultural chemical manufacturers to consolidate production under one roof. Instead of juggling multiple vendors for reactions, drying, blending, and packaging, customers can move their entire workflow through a single, integrated operation—cutting down on logistics exposure and accelerating scale‑up.
Our Lockport, Louisiana campus is built for end‑to‑end processing. We run liquid‑phase reactions, convert slurries into powders or granules, perform both in‑process and post‑process blending, and finish the job with packaging and warehousing on the same site.
Keeping every stage of production within one facility allows us to maintain continuity, tighten process control, and deliver consistent results from batch to batch.
Agriculture Applications Valentine Supports
Fertilizers
Herbicides
Insecticides
Fungicides
Soil amendments
Growth regulators
Agricultural Chemical Capabilities
Polymer Reactions for Farm Applications
For optimal performance in targeted ag applications, we offer expert polymerization services backed by a track record of more than 100 million pounds produced to date. These polymers may be incorporated by our customers into formulations designed for crop protection, nutrient delivery, and other agricultural applications.
Our facility is purpose-built for advanced polymer‑based ag chemistry, with closed‑vessel reaction systems equipped for vacuum distillation, staged reflux control, and precise thermal management.
On‑site QA/QC positioned directly alongside the reactors provides continuous monitoring of critical parameters, supporting tight process control, consistent batch‑to‑batch performance, and reliable scaleup from development through full production.
Liquid-to-Powder Conversion (Drum & Spray Drying)
Valentine Chemicals supports agricultural manufacturers looking to convert liquid formulations and slurries into stable, transportable powders or granules.
We operate the largest contract drum drying facility in the United States, a method commonly selected for agricultural materials such as:
Thick micronutrient slurries (e.g., humate-based inputs)
Molasses-based fertilizers, fish emulsions, and other high-solids organic inputs
Sticky pesticide intermediates and wet cakes
High-viscosity liquid formulations
Our spray drying operations handle more than 50,000 liquid pounds per day and support both pilot and full-scale production. In agricultural applications, spray drying is often used to convert pumpable liquids into free-flowing powders with controlled particle characteristics for products such as:
Liquid micronutrient formulations
Suspension fertilizers
Chelated micronutrients
Pesticide intermediates and additives
Other specialty agricultural inputs
Custom Blending, Packaging, and Logistics
Valentine provides custom blending services that support a wide range of agricultural formulations, with attention to blend uniformity, moisture considerations, and particle characteristics aligned with customer specifications.
Packaging and distribution are managed on the same site where products are processed, simplifying downstream logistics and reducing vendor complexity. Whether your product requires bags, pails, drums, supersacks, or private-label packaging, these capabilities are handled in-house to support efficient lead times.
Temperature-controlled warehousing and stainless-steel bulk liquid storage help maintain appropriate storage conditions for sensitive agricultural formulations, supporting proper management and readiness for shipment according to customer schedules.
Why Ag Companies Choose Valentine Chemicals
Built for Speed at Whatever Scale You Need
With seasonal products, you need a toll manufacturer that can ramp up and down to match your demand with ease. That’s exactly what Valentine does, with the help of our extensive surge capacity and 24/7/365 operations that feature our long-time workforce with decades of combined experience.
We Go Beyond Tolling to Collaboration
At Valentine, we aim to be not just your toll manufacturer but a strategic partner. From handling your pilot trials through our development lab to iterating and optimizing your production process, we act as an extension of your technical team.
By combining our manufacturing capabilities with your formulation objectives, projects move efficiently from development to full-scale production.
They Trust Us
Over our 80+ years of doing business, we’ve established our reputation as a trusted handler of customers’ IP…and we intend to keep that reputation pristine. We operate with strict confidentiality protocols, controlled access to project information, and a culture that treats every formulation as if it were our own.
Talk To Us About Your Next Agriculture Project
Connect with us today to see how Valentine supports every stage of an ag product’s lifecycle—from early concept development before specifications are set, through pilot‑to‑production scale‑up, liquid‑to‑dry conversion, and beyond.