Cost Savings Using AustraBlend® SuperSorb

Water Savings

CURRENT UAE

IRRIGATION WATER USAGE

IRRIGATION WATER USAGE

USING SUPER SOIL AT 30%

Average usage for tuf

= 12 litres applied / m2 per day

Average usage for turf

= 6 litres applied / m2 per day


Irrigation water applied will be halved by using AustraBlend® SuperSorb

COMPARATIVE COSTS

Using a current growing medium

(requiring annual replacement)

Volume of water applied per 1 ha (10 000 m2)

of turf using a typical growing medium

( data from UAE Municipality)

= 120 000 litres applied / ha / day

= AED 950.00 / ha / day

= AED 346 750.00 / ha / year

COMPARATIVE COSTS

Using AustraBlend® Super Soil

( not requiring annual replacement )

Volume of water applied per 1 ha ( 10 000 m2)

of turf using AustraBlend® Super Soil mixed

with sand at 30%

= 60 000 litres applied / ha / day

= AED 475.00 / ha / day

= AED 173 375.00 / ha / year

(= AED 173 375.00 / ha / year saved)

Using AustraBlend® SuperSorb a saving of 22 million litres of water / ha / year is achieved.

This equates to saving of AED 173 375.00 / ha / year


Cost savings using AustraBlend® SuperSorb 

Fertiliser Savings

CURRENT UAE

FERTILISER USAGE

Average usage for turf

= 50 gms applied / m2 per month

FERTILISER USAGE

USING SUPER SOIL AT 30%

Average usage for turf

= 25 gms applied  / m2 per mmonth

Fertilisers applied, including topdressings on playing fileds, golf courses and race courses , will be halved by using AustraBlend® Super Soil

COMPARATIVE COSTS

Using a current growing medium

(requiring annual replacement)

Fertilisers applied per 1 ha 910 000 m2)

of turf using a typical growing medium

(data from UAE Municipality)

= 500 kg applied / ha / month

= AED 4 500.00 / ha / month

= AED 54 000.00 / ha / year

COMPARATIVE COSTS

Using AustraBlend® Super Soil

(not requiring annual replacement)

Fertilisers applied per 1 ha (10 000 m2)

of turf using AustraBlend® Super Soil

mixed with sand at 30%

= 250 kg applied / ha / month

= AED 2 250.00 / ha / month

= AED 27 000.00 / ha / year

(= AED 27 000.00 / ha / year saved)

Using AustraBlend® SuperSorb a saving of 3 000 kg of fertiliser / ha / year is achieved.

This equates to a saving of AED 27 000.00 / ha / year




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