Formulation & Packing

In addition to expertise with synthesis of chemical products, Briar offers a segregated, highly-automated but flexible formulation, filling and packaging facility on an adjacent 6 hectare site.

The compact and efficient layout, with its own highly trained team, allows us to respond quickly to customer needs.

Formulation and Materials Handling

• Heated bulk storage systems, heat traced lines between vessels and storages
• Multiple drum heating ovens (total capacity 186 drums) for handling of solid materials
• Bulk storage capacity (including heated tanks) for 1.8 million litres of formulated product and 1.2 million litres of bulk solvents and raw materials
• Formulation vessels from 14,000 – 27,000 litres (minimum batch size 4,000 litres)
• Tanker and IBC offloading and filling with steam heating capability
• Well-established cross contamination prevention protocols in place – product segregation and cleaning to below 5ppm routinely achievable

Packing and Quality Control

• On site QC laboratory: wet chemistry, HPLC, GC
• Pipeline internal gauge (“Pigging”) technology and Clean in Place (CIP) for fast, efficient, product changeover
• Six packing lines capable of packing from 0.25 litre to 200 litre packs at speeds up to 30 containers per minute
• Packing output of up to 90,000 litres/day
• Robotic palletising equipment with auto stretch wrapping
• On site workshop and tooling for efficient product changeover

Storage and Logistics

• Warehouse capacity of 1.1 million litres of packed product
• Bulk liquid storage available for finished products and raw materials
• Flammable storage areas
• Dangerous goods and UN certified packaging competence
• Export logistics expertise (> 95% export)

Liquid Herbicides Specialist

• Emulsifiable Concentrates (EC)
• Soluble Concentrates (SL)
• Micro-Emulsions (ME)
• Suspo-Emulsions (SE)

You can expect a fast initial response to your enquiry and timely communications throughout the life of your project. Please contact us to discuss your needs.