High
Performance
Mulch & Soil
Stabilization
Solutions for
Vulnerable Sites
Trevor Kloeck
Company History
 Founded
in 1984 to manufacture oilfield
chemicals
 In-house laboratory and product
development capability
 Manufacturing based in Calgary,
Alberta (6 operations world-wide)
 Over 500 products in Market portfolio
Synermulch Vision
…can be achieved with the best ingredients nature
has to offer without compromising quality
…Mulches should be developed with optimal plant
growth in mind
Synermulch Features
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Non-wood mulch- designed to not compete
with establishing grass seedlings for nutrients
Unique tackifier chemistry
Mulch designed to contour the soil surface and
conserve soil moisture
Specifically designed for easy mixing and high
loading capacity (eg. One 50lb/ 90gal water for
Mulchmax Ultra)
Experts on staff- Products designed & supported
by team of chemists, engineers, and biologists
Bast Fiber Structure
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Agricultural byproduct
Extreme tensile
strength
Favorable C:N
ratio
Easy spraying
Tackifier
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Provide viscosity and suspension for mulch
Uniform slurry
Increases moisture retention of the mulch
Reduces friction
Holds fibre matrix together & adheres mulch to the
soil
Synermulch Formulations
 Designed
to lock in soil moisture
 Maximize seed to soil contact
Synermulch range of products
• Mulch range- originally developed for tropical
climates
• Soil stabilizers- bio-degradable polymers
• Dust Control- for sensitive environments.
…Focus until now has been on premium products for
steep slopes & reclamation
Plant Growth Improvement
 Favorable
Carbon : Nitrogen ratio
 Mulch ground contouring doesn’t provide site for
airborne weeds to anchor
 Seed-Soil contact optimized
Germination testing
Day 21
Control
X9000
Number of germinated seeds per 2”x2” square
1.1
7.7
Average plant height - cm per 2”x2” square
58
130
Rainfall Testing
• Large-scale slope erosion testing by NTPEP
• 3:1 slope beds using loamy soil – 40’ long x 8’ wide
Control
X9000
Rainfall Testing
• Rainfall targets slopes at 2, 4, and 6 inches/hour in
20 min sequences.
Typical runoff from 6 inch rain event
Rainfall testing
• Slopes results after 6 inch rain event
• Reveals a 99.7% effectiveness against erosion
Control
X9000
Synermulch
Product Family
Composition
NOT straw mulch
Straw is defined as mature residual stem and leaf material
remaining from threshing of grain crops such as wheat, rice, barley
and oats. All of these species belong to the same plant family and
have similar characteristics.
Straw
Flax
Wood
High Tank Loading Capacity
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N
Waxy surface/ floats
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N
Bast fibers
N
Y
N
Low C:N ratio
Y
Y
N
Fiber swell
N
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Y
Synermulch Advantage
What makes us perform:
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Proprietary fiber blend. Bast fibers are unique
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In-House tackifier blend developed specifically for our mulch
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Mulch is designed to contour to the soil and seal in moisture
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Mulch is designed to yield water to the soil and slow evaporation loss
to accelerate plant establishment
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No plastic fibers
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C:N ratio much closer to natural thatch than wood
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Better tank mixing capacity
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Deliberately designed for one-step process
Water Conserving Blend
Excellent Value for the Dollar
MulchMax Product Portfolio
Mulch Products
Target Market
MulchMax 100/101wood/100Jet
Basic Hydroseeding
Evolution 70
Evolution
X9000
MulchMax Custom Blend/RSM
Moderate Slopes- BFM Like
Performance
BFM Alternate-Quebec focus
High Performance Blanket
Alternate
Reinforced soil builders
Standard Mulches- In Action
Fall 2015- Prince George BC
Fall 2015- Sherwood Park AB
Value Engineering
Evolution
 Flax/paper
blend plus tackifier
 “BFM” like performance on short slopes @
3000 Kg/Ha.
 Best erosion control/dollar on the market
 Offers good blend of erosion control and
grass establishment
Seeded May 1, 2015
2” rainfall 12hrs later
MulchMax 200- In Action
July 10, 2015, 30+Celcius
Native grass established.
No Failure
Performance Solutions
X9000- RECP Blanket Alternative
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Flax/paper blend plus performance tackifier
Customer cost savings- vs Blanket
Superior Performance vs Blanket
Reduced labor requirement & associated
liability
Win-Win
Customer cost
Performance
Sept 22, 2015
October 27, 2015
MulchMax Ultra- In Action
Region of Peel, Ontario
MulchMax FiberStop
September 2015
 Hemp-based
fiber matrix place and
compacted into channels
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Catches sediment
Build soil
Re-enforces TRM
June 2014
Significantly reduced
Sediment discharge
Into endangered fish
Habitat
Highway 7, Whitby Ontario
MulchMax RSM & Custom Blend
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Launched in 2015, limited uptake due to
economy
RSM= Reinforced Soil Matrix (off-the-shelf
Custom Blend
Designed for areas with very little access to
top soil, or top soil of poor quality
Custom blend can provide erosion control &
soil building in a one step application
Opportunity to save customers major costs
associated with Hauling & Placing top soil
MulchMax RSM- In Action
Very High Tank Capacity
Soil Contouring Ability
Shell- Hinton AB, May 2015
RSM & Custom Blend Value
Proposition
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Biotic Earth and Proganics competition BUT
either require blanket overtop, or capping
with an erosion control mulch.
RSM & Custom blend offer better value to the
customer
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Consultative business model- Ideally specify
and develop product on a case by case
basis
Specifying RSM/Custom Blend
Parameters
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Current soil quality (Soil test critical)
Slope/erosion risk
Size (Custom blend requires 3-6 weeks to make)
Climate
Timeline (RSM/Custom blend formulas are alive)
Product mix ie blanket, TRM, ArmorMax etc.
Thank you
Trevor Kloeck
780-616-2363
[email protected]