ECOKRAFT - Reference customer Nature Power Pellets I Sheep wool to fertilizer pellets
Sustainability has always played an important role for Markus Hoffmann from Wolferstadt.
It all started back in 2010 with his own solar park. After a short time, however, the question arose as to whether the solar park should be mowed or grazed. And so Markus Hofmann decided to graze it naturally with a special breed, the Shropshire sheep. However, this solution soon led to a new problem: where to put all the sheep wool? For a long time he had to dispose of it for a fee, as he could not find any buyers. But he was no longer satisfied with this, as the wool was a valuable natural product for him.
After some research, he found out that sheep wool can also be pelletized. And so he went in search of a suitable pelletizing plant. In the process, he came across the company ECOKRAFT and was very quickly convinced of the plant due to the wide range of materials that can be pelletized with it. In 2019, he invested in the first pelletizing solution and has since been pelletizing the wool of his own sheep and of colleagues. This has enabled him to produce a sustainable, chemical-free and high-quality fertilizer from the wool that he would otherwise have had to dispose of for 200 euros per ton, which he now also sells to small-scale and hobby gardeners as a regionally sustainable product.
Sheep wool pellets have a variety of positive fertilizing characteristics and are therefore ideal for all plants. They are easy to dose, 100% organic without any chemical additives, store water over a long period of time and slowly release the nutrients to the plants. This also prevents the plant from being burned.
In 2021, Markus invested in a second ECOKRAFT pelleting plant and now also pelletizes more than just sheep wool. As part of a contract pelleting service, he offers the complete range of what customers want, from hay, straw, various mixtures, insect droppings or soybean pods. In a packaging plant, also from ECOKRAFT, the company's own pellets and those of customers are being packed in various bundles and big bags. The business is going well and he is very happy with his decision. In the future, the Hofmanns plan to put another plant into operation.