Coronet Industries, Inc.

Key Facts About Coronet Industries

Coronet Industries manufactures Defluorinated Phosphate, a nutritional supplement used by farmers to raise poultry, turkey, cattle and swine.
Coronet's Plant City facility was opened in 1906.
Today the plant employs about 90 people and has an annual payroll and benefits that exceed $6 million.
The Coronet Industries plant has the capacity to manufacture 250,000 tons of Defluorinated Phosphate annually. Between 1 million and 1.5 million tons of phosphoric animal feed supplement are consumed each year in the United States .
Coronet Industries recovers fluorine from the process of making Defluorinated Phosphate and converts it into potassium fluoroborate, or KBF 4. KBF 4 is used to make aluminum alloy commonly used in household products such as aluminum cans and aluminum foil.
Coronet has the capacity to produce about 2,600 tons of KBF 4 annually.
The plant operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The company's 980-acre site includes a 205-acre, 18-hole golf course that serves as the home to Plant City Golf Club.