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Wert-Berater, Inc. Completes Gulf Coast Fertilizer Manufacturing Feasibility Study in Orange, Texas

An independent Gulf Coast Fertilizer Manufacturing Feasibility Study evaluating a two-site Gulf Coast fertilizer manufacturing program in Orange, Texas.

Gulf Coast industrial manufacturing plant with process piping and storage tanks
Wert-Berater, Inc. Completes Gulf Coast Fertilizer Manufacturing Feasibility Study in Orange, Texas

For Immediate Release · 2026-03-09

Asset class
Fertilizer Manufacturing · Texas
Program
USDA FIELDS Grant — FY2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity
Evaluated value
$41,395,349
Study conclusion
FEASIBLE as a grant-funded, two-site manufacturing program
Location
Orange, Texas, Orange County
Completed
2026

ORANGE, Texas — Wert-Berater, Inc., an independent feasibility study consulting firm serving lenders and government agencies since 1998, has completed a Gulf Coast Fertilizer Manufacturing Feasibility Study in Orange, Orange County, Texas.

Wert-Berater served as independent feasibility consultant to the funding agency and any lender of record. Party names are withheld consistent with the confidential nature of underwriting and capital-advisory work; figures represent the project as evaluated at the study date.

Project Summary

A $41,395,349 two-site fertilizer manufacturing program on the Texas Gulf Coast — a new-construction plant in one county paired with an expansion of an existing plant in the next — funded fifty percent by federal grant and fifty percent by applicant match. Because no project debt is proposed, the binding feasibility question is not coverage of a loan but coverage of the match: whether the applicant can actually fund its half, on the schedule the program requires.

What the Project Included

A new-construction production facility, an expansion of an existing plant in a neighboring county, and the process, utility, and logistics infrastructure connecting the two into one operating program.

Capital Structure

$41,395,349 total project cost — a 50 percent federal cost-share grant against a 50 percent applicant match of $20,697,674.50. No project debt is proposed.

Feasibility Study Challenges

Three items carried the file. First, match sufficiency: the study verified 1.85× coverage of the required match at the study date rather than accepting a certification at face value. Second, cost basis: the budget was tested against front-end engineering pricing rather than allowance figures. Third, downside recovery: the study priced a liquidation floor against total project cost so the agency could see what remains if the program stops mid-construction.

About Wert-Berater, Inc.

Wert-Berater, Inc. is an independent feasibility study consulting firm founded in 1998, providing lender- and agency-facing feasibility studies, highest-and-best-use analyses, and capital-advisory support. The firm has completed more than 4,000 engagements across all 50 states and internationally, evaluating over $40.2 billion in project value for SBA, USDA, EB-5, conventional, and institutional financing decisions. In every engagement, fiduciary duty runs to the lender and the applicable agency.

Media contact: Donald Safranek, MSc, President, Wert-Berater, Inc. — +1 310-857-2443 ext. 800. Press inquiries only; client, lender, and property identities remain confidential.

About this release. This announcement summarizes a completed, independent Wert-Berater engagement. Details have been anonymized to protect client and lender confidentiality; no borrower, lender, or property is identified. Figures reflect the project as evaluated at the study date.
Donald Safranek, MSc — President and feasibility study consultant, Wert-Berater, Inc.
Donald Safranek, MSc

President, Wert-Berater, Inc. — independent feasibility study consultants since 1998. More than 4,000 feasibility studies completed across all 50 states and internationally, evaluating $40.2 billion in project value for SBA, USDA, EB-5, conventional, and institutional financing decisions. Fiduciary duty runs to the lender and agency in every engagement.

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