Georgia-Pacific’s Plant Nutrition group announces the appointment of Eric Sheller as senior technical sales agronomist for the Nitamin^® nitrogen fertilizer business.

Sheller is responsible for managing the group’s west coast sales and agronomy activities. He will also facilitate commercial grower trials of Nitamin 30L and Nitamin Nfusion™ in the region, and work with GP’s exclusive West Coast distributor, Wilbur-Ellis Company.

“We’re pleased that Eric has joined GP’s Plant Nutrition group,” said Tom Snipes, national accounts manager. “His comprehensive background in agricultural research and sales management is an asset as we expand our market presence on the west coast. We are pleased to have a knowledgeable California resident on board who will be able to work closely with West Coast growers and our distributor Wilbur-Ellis.”

Sheller has broad expertise in the agricultural chemical industry. He is a California State Champion in land fertility, pest management, agricultural marketing and agricultural sales management. He received a bachelor’s degree in Plant Health from California State University of Fresno.

About Nitamin fertilizers

Nitamin 30L is a 30% N slow-release liquid fertilizer designed to release nitrogen in the soil over a 60- to 90-day period. Developed for use as a primary nitrogen source on crops and turfgrass, Nitamin 30L can also be used as a foliar feed and is ideal for use in drip irrigation.

Nitamin Nfusion is a blend of methylene urea and triazone that contains 22% nitrogen, of which 94% is slowly available. It was designed to be blended with quick-release liquid N fertilizers to provide an economical high-efficiency nitrogen source for crops. The N release profile can be adjusted by shifting the ratio of Nitamin Nfusion and quick-release N in the blend, which typically contains between 20 to 50% of the N from Nitamin Nfusion.

Agronomic benefits include improved N use efficiency, higher crop yield and enhanced quality, reduced nitrate leaching and ammonia volatilization, and lower N application rates.

About Georgia-Pacific Chemicals

Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC is a market leader in chemical products for the paper, pulp and building products industries, as well as other industrial manufacturing processes. Georgia-Pacific Chemicals has been a major raw material supplier to leading fertilizer producers for over 20 years and has over 40 years of experience with urea-based polymer technology. The company's headquarters office is located at 133 Peachtree Street, 19th Floor, Atlanta, GA30303. For additional information, please visit the company’s Web sites http://www.gp.com/chemical/ and http://www.nitamin.com/ or call the Nitamin hotline at 866-2nitamin.

Nitamin is a registered trademark and Nitamin NFusion is a trademark of Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC.

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