Fafard et Frères Ltée

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Fafard et Frères Ltée is located in St-Bonaventure, Québec. The company is part of the Fafard Group who owns 10 peat bog, covering 10,000 acres, where only half of it is in exploitation. Its operations began in 1940 with peat moss harvesting. Today, Fafard et Frères also produces growth mixtures for greenhouses and nurseries, as well as a variety of special mixtures, compost and mulch. Close to 5 million bags are filled for customers each year and from this production, approximately 40% is exported.


At the research and development level, different ongoing studies are conduct with important partners for peat moss uses in the environmental field, particularly for filtration and as an absorbent. Some processes are already known but research and development need to continue for the application itself.

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