Two Calgary companies are collaborating to develop Alberta’s first commercial micronized sulphur manufacturing facility.
Sultech Global Innovation this week announced a strategic partnership with Canlin Energy Corporation to develop the facility at Canlin’s Wildcat Hills Gas Plant west of Calgary.
Construction is already underway, according to a statement from the firms, with commissioning targeted for 2027.
Supported by a $5 million investment from Emissions Reduction Alberta through its Emerging Innovators Challenge, the facility will produce 50,000 metric tonnes annually of patented micronized elemental sulphur products.
“This is a defining moment for Sultech and for Alberta’s resource economy,” says founder Murray MacKinnon. “Turning energy by-products into high-value agricultural nutrients is exactly the kind of innovation Alberta and Canada can lead on the world stage.”
The advanced plant will transform abundant, bulk-commodity energy by-product from oil and natural gas processing into a low-carbon, high-value agricultural resource that improves soil health, crop quality, and fertilizer efficiency.
“This technology was born, proven, and is now being scaled in Alberta at a transformative level,” MacKinnon says. “Our 50,000 MT of annual capacity positions us to supply meaningful volumes of high-efficiency, low-carbon sulphur nutrients to farmers across North America and beyond.”
Dean Bernhard, chief executive officer of Canlin Energy, says the partnership “demonstrates how Alberta’s energy sector can think differently about its natural gas resources.”
“By integrating Sultech’s technology directly at our Wildcat Hills Gas Plant, we are converting recovered sulphur into a high-performance agricultural input rather than managing it as surplus material extracted from our natural gas stream,” Bernhard said. “Together with Sultech, we are assisting with improved soil health, crop quality, and yields for the benefit of global food systems.”
The collaboration is “a great example of Alberta’s leadership in advancing new technologies that connect our energy expertise with global food systems to create a more sustainable future,” remarked Justin Reimer, CEO of Emissions Reduction Alberta.
Calgary “is and always will be the energy capital of Canada,” adds Brad Parry, who heads of Calgary Economic Development. “Sultech’s partnership with Canlin Energy demonstrates how companies here work across traditional boundaries to translate bright ideas into commercial concepts at scale–and what’s possible from the Blue Sky City.”
Sultech Global Innovation was founded in Alberta in 2014.
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