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Organic fertilizer manufacturer: contract manufacturing and private label

Organic fertilizer manufacturer: contract manufacturing and private label

Germiflor, a French manufacturer of organic and organo-mineral fertilizers, has been based in Aussillon, in the Tarn, since 1885. We manufacture under contract for other manufacturers and agricultural merchants, produce private-label products for distributors and garden centres, and develop custom formulas for farmers from their soil analysis. Your formula, with or without Mazor®, in the packaging of your choice, usually delivered within 15 days.

1885family-run manufacturer in Aussillon, in the Tarn
+40,000 tof fertilizers and amendments produced every year
+600custom formulas developed
93%of our range approved for organic farming
Stretch-wrapped pallet of fertilizer bags coming off the bagging line at the Germiflor factory

Contract manufacturing, private label or custom formula: our three services

Contract manufacturing means having a specialist manufacturer produce your fertilizer, to your own formula or specification, and then selling it under your own name. Germiflor offers three services, and everything is produced in its factory in the Tarn.

Contract manufacturing, for manufacturers, agricultural merchants and cooperatives: we produce your formula, whether an organic fertilizer, an organo-mineral fertilizer or a soil amendment, using your raw materials and specifications, or ours.

Private label, for distributors, garden centres and brands: finished products under your name, in printed bags or buckets, with a minimum of 25 tonnes. Depending on your project, this is either the equivalent of a product in our range, such as our Germi’One® amendment, or an exclusive formula we make for you alone. We agree exclusivity and confidentiality with you at the quotation stage.

Custom formula, for farmers: based on your farm’s soil analysis, our technical team develops a formula suited to your plots. The minimum production run is 12 to 25 tonnes, depending on the formula.

  • Contract manufacturing for manufacturers, merchants and cooperatives
  • Private label from 25 t
  • Custom formula: 12 to 25 t minimum, depending on the formula

Aussillon factory · Tarn

Making organic fertilizers since 1885

Five generations of the same family have built Germiflor, near Mazamet, into a recognized organic fertilizer manufacturer. Composting, blending, granulation and bagging: every stage of production is run by our own teams.

From our factory to your field: Mazor® compost, manufacturing, delivery, spreadingAnimated scene of the Germiflor factory: the Mazor® windrows compost for seven months, a loader carries the compost to the factory, which pellets and bags it, the truck delivers, and the loaned hopper and spreader feed the field.Mazor® compost7 monthscontrolled composting, Cronops® processFormulas+600developed in our factoryProduction40,000 tof fertilizers and amendments per yearLead time15 daysusually, from order to deliveryMazor® compostManufacturingDeliveryAt your site
From your specifications to delivery: Mazor® composting, manufacturing, bagging under your brand or in plain bags, then delivery to your site.
+40,000 tof organic fertilizers and amendments produced every year
7 monthsof controlled composting to make Mazor®, the base of our formulas
15 daysusually, from order to delivery, depending on the time of year

Lead times are indicative and vary with the season, the formula and the packaging chosen.

Pellet presses at the Germiflor factory, used to make pelleted organic fertilizers

The fertilizers we manufacture

We manufacture organic fertilizers, organo-mineral fertilizers and organic amendments, in powder form or as 5 mm granules. We have already developed more than 600 formulas in our factory, for vines, fruit trees, vegetables, field crops, green spaces and gardens.

Each formula can include Mazor®, our patented compost, or leave it out. It can be approved for organic farming (like 93% of our range), 100% plant-based and vegan, or enriched with magnesium, sulphur, iron or potash to suit its intended use.

The regulatory status is decided at the formulation stage: a fertilizer (standard NF U 42-001), an organic amendment (NF U 44-051) and a growing medium (NF U 44-551) are subject to different rules. We help you choose the right one for your product.

Contract manufacturing in three steps

Three steps, from your request to delivery.

  1. 01Step 1Your specificationsFormula, raw materials, volumes

    You send us your formula (or, for a custom formula, your agronomic goals and soil analysis), along with the volumes and packaging you need.

  2. 02Step 2FormulationCompliance and sign-off

    Our technical team adjusts the formula, selects the raw materials, checks compliance with the target standard, and signs the formula off with you before production.

  3. 03Step 3Production and deliveryUsually within 15 days

    We manufacture your product, pack it under your brand or in plain bags, then deliver it to your site. From order to delivery, it usually takes less than 15 days.

Would you rather start with a product from our catalogue? Browse our fertilizer and amendment ranges.

Germi, the Germiflor mascot

The Germis’ tip

Before launching your fertilizer brand, decide on your product’s status: fertilizer, organic amendment or growing medium. That choice determines which standard applies, how the product is labelled and what wording is mandatory. Better to settle it with us at the formulation stage than to have to reprint your bags.

Germi and Germinette, the Germiflor mascots

Turning a windrow of Mazor® during composting at the Germiflor factory

Our Mazor® compost: an edge for your formulas

Germiflor is also a compost maker. Our Mazor® compost is the result of seven months of controlled composting with the patented Cronops® process: plant oilseed cakes, grape and olive pulp, coffee grounds and, depending on the formula, sterilized animal materials are transformed. Carbon is stabilized, the C/N ratio falls, pathogens are eliminated and the microflora develops. That is what sets a composted material apart from the same material in its raw state.

Added to your formula, Mazor® provides stable, living organic matter, with 1 billion micro-organisms per gram. We use it in our own products and offer it in those we make for you.

Our know-how goes back a long way: in Mazamet, wool used to be mixed with fruit pulp to make “le bourru”, one of the town’s first fertilizers. We have revived it in our Humiflor® Humomaze® amendment.

Patented Cronops® process · FR2103847

  • 7 months of controlled composting
  • 1 billion micro-organisms per gram
  • With or without Mazor® in your formula

On video

Our factory on video

How a fertilizer is made, and how our Mazor® compost is created. All our videos, in French, are on our YouTube channel.

How is a fertilizer made?
How is a fertilizer made?From raw material to bag, in our factory.
Mazor and the Cronops process
Mazor and the Cronops processSeven months of controlled composting, at the heart of our formulas.
Samples of raw materials and finished products in the Germiflor factory laboratory

Quality and traceability: our guarantees

Our factory has an in-house laboratory and a sample library, and is approved as a composter and as a storage and blending operator (approval No. FR 81021129).

Depending on the product, our formulas can be approved for organic farming under Regulation (EU) 2018/848, 100% plant-based (vegan), USDA Organic or OMRI Listed. They can also be certified Qualité France by Bureau Veritas, like our Humiflor® Humomaze® amendment.

We bring you the same agronomic expertise we offer winegrowers, fruit growers and vegetable growers: see, for example, our vineyard fertilizer page.

  • Laboratory and sample library
  • Composter approval FR 81021129
  • EU organic, vegan, USDA Organic, OMRI depending on the formula

Quantities, packaging and lead times

We offer every type of packaging, printed with your brand or plain. Minimum quantities depend on the service you choose.

The right packaging for each use

PackagingSizeSuited to
Bags printed with your brand20 to 35 kg, on palletsPowder or 5 mm granulesDistributors, cooperatives, brands
Plain bags20 to 35 kg, on palletsMerchants, resellers, manufacturers
BucketsGarden centre sizesLike our Marcel le Jardinier rangeGarden centres, retail chains, consumer brands
Big bags250 to 1,000 kgFarms, merchants
BulkAbout 25 t per truckloadLarge volumes, direct delivery

Minimum: 25 t for private label; 12 to 25 t for a custom formula, depending on the formula. Lead time: usually less than 15 days from order to delivery, depending on the time of year.

NOVAGRAIN has been working with GERMIFLOR fertilizers for many years, and I can only commend this company for the quality of the products made there, which comply with the specifications while offering impeccable quality.
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Certifications and commitments

Allowed in organic farming Vegan USDA Organic OMRI Listed Made in France Vinitech 2024 citation UNIFA member

Contract manufacturing: your questions

Our technical team’s answers to the questions manufacturers, distributors and farmers ask us most often.

What is fertilizer contract manufacturing?

It means having a specialist manufacturer produce your fertilizer, to your own formula or specification, and then selling it under your own name. Germiflor makes organic fertilizers, organo-mineral fertilizers and soil amendments on this basis for manufacturers, agricultural merchants, distributors and garden centres.

What is the minimum order quantity for private-label fertilizer?

The minimum is 25 tonnes per production run for private label. For a custom formula made for a farm, it ranges from 12 to 25 tonnes, depending on the formula.

Can a farmer have their own fertilizer made?

Yes. Based on your farm’s soil analysis, our technical team develops a formula suited to your plots. The minimum production run is 12 to 25 tonnes, depending on the formula.

How long does production take?

Usually less than 15 days from order to delivery. It varies with the time of year, the formula and the packaging.

Can you make a fertilizer approved for organic farming?

Yes. 93% of our range is approved for organic farming under Regulation (EU) 2018/848, and we also make 100% plant-based (vegan) formulas.

Can Mazor® be added to my formula?

Yes, and the choice is yours: we manufacture with or without Mazor®, our compost produced through seven months of composting with the patented Cronops® process.

What packaging options do you offer?

20 to 35 kg bags, printed with your brand or plain; 250 to 1,000 kg big bags; buckets for garden centres; and bulk loads of about 25 tonnes.

Do you make fertilizer in powder or granule form?

Both: our fertilizers and amendments are available in powder form or as granules (pellets) 5 mm in diameter.

Where is the Germiflor factory?

In Aussillon, near Mazamet, in the Tarn (Occitanie, France). We deliver to customers in mainland France and in France’s overseas departments and territories, including the French West Indies and Réunion.

Will my formula stay exclusive and confidential?

We agree this with you at the quotation stage. Under your brand, we can make either the equivalent of a product in our range or an exclusive formula produced for you alone.

References: Germiflor production data and technical data sheets; standards NF U 42-001 (fertilizers), NF U 44-051 (organic amendments) and NF U 44-551 (growing media); Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production.

Page written and approved by the Germiflor technical team, maker of organic and organo-mineral fertilizers since 1885 in Aussillon (Tarn, France). Updated on .

Planning a fertilizer formula or brand? Talk it through with our team.

Germinette, the Germiflor mascot
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