Not all Humates are equal

New Zealand Humates limited are the only direct importer of the highest quality Australian Humate. We are the only New Zealand company that hold a relationship with the mine in Australia which means top quality product at the best price possible. We are also the only company that is conducting New Zealand based trial activity on Humate products and we have an R and D programe spacificly involved in developing new Humate products.

Humate products are valued for their Carbon content as well as the content of Fulvic and Humic acids. New Zealand Humate import Aussie product as it has the highest content of Carbon and Humic acid avalible while haveing good Fulvic acid content also therefore offering best value.

New Zealand Humate contains the following as tested by DHL labs in Pukekohe on the 5th Novemeber 2009

Humic Acid 33.6% Fulvic Acid 15.3% Carbon 48 - 69%

When you are considering a Humate product ask for the analysis of the product and take that into account

What are humates?

Humates are an entirely natural substance mined from the brown coal fields of the Gippsland basin in South Eastern Victoria, Australia.

Humates key components are: humin; humic; fulvic; mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria; and the carbon to feed these fungi and bacteria.

The brown coals or lignites were formed 20-50 million years ago. In waterlogged environments, plant and tree debris accumulated. As the layer of debris increased in thickness, the floors of these vast swamps subsided slowly and the plant material was decomposed by the action of micro-organisms.

To varying degrees, and depending upon the climatic conditions plant constituents, including proteins, starches and cellulose (100% organic) were decomposed under aerobic conditions (in the presence of oxygen) by a process called "Humification". This process results in the formation of thick layers of rich peat and humic materials. This is why some people call the brown coals of Victoria the "50 million year old compost."

As this material is covered with sediment, the combined effects of time, temperature and pressure convert the peat firstly to brown coal and then to black coals.

In the transition from brown coal to black coals humate content decreases, oxygen content decreases and carbon content increases. The older the coal the lower the humate content.

Initial NZ Humates Blog Posting

This is the initial blog post for the NZ Humates blog. NZ Humates is a joint venture between Fertco Limited and The Carbon Company NZ Limited.