Fertilize Growth

Keeping an open mind to expand the business has helped ArrMaz go from a local Polk County startup to global leader in specialty chemicals for a variety of industries — from mining, fertilizer and asphalt to oil and gas.

The Mulberry-based company is celebrating its golden anniversary this year. Its grown from a handful of people to 400 employees, with customers in more than 70 countries. The company is also building a new facility in Mulberry for research and innovation.

The biggest sector of ArrMaz is fertilizer. Many of the company's customers convert phosphate rock into phosphoric acid, which the customers then use to produce phosphate fertilizer. ArrMaz produces specialty chemicals to assist customers throughout the process, from 'mine to market,' to optimize performance and product quality, says a company spokeswoman.