What Talc USA does

Talc USA is a privately held, for-profit agricultural products company headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota (United States), founded in 2008. According to the firmographic data, the company develops, manufactures, and markets talc-based and related agricultural products formulated to increase plant yield and improve soil health. The company operates at a micro scale, with 1-10 employees reported, and has no publicly disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, or investor backing. Its website (talcusa.com) is the only confirmed operating identifier.

Publicly available information about Talc USA's specific product portfolio, manufacturing processes, formulation technology, regulatory registrations, and customer base is extremely limited. The aggregated source material contains no documented product SKUs, no proprietary technology descriptions, no patent or trademark filings, no distribution channels, no partnerships, no management team details, and no revenue disclosures attributable to Talc USA. The bulk of the data inputs aggregated in the source pertain to a different entity (Brandt, Inc., a substantially larger specialty agricultural products company), and these data points cannot be attributed to Talc USA.

The company's business model is not disclosed in any verifiable detail. No pricing, no GTM motion, no customer segments, and no revenue mechanics are documented. Based on the company description ("talc-based products that increase plant yield and improve soil health"), a plausible inference is that Talc USA sells into the row-crop planter-applied input category, where talc is commonly used as a seed lubricant and anti-caking agent, but no source support exists to confirm customers, sales channels, or contract structures.

Name

Talc USA

Website

https://talcusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Talc USA is a small, privately held Fargo-based agricultural products company that develops, manufactures, and markets talc-based and related agronomic products designed to increase plant yield and improve soil health.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Inputs / Crop Production Adjuvants

NAICS

Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253)

SIC

Abrasive, Asbestos & Misc Nonmetallic Mineral Prods (3290)

akta.pro primary industry

Talc & Soapstone Mining (IMAKAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Talc & Pyrophyllite (IMAEAFAC)

Keywords

• Talc-based agricultural products
• Soil health amendments
• Plant yield enhancement
• Crop production inputs
• Agronomic talc products

Headquarters

HQ city

Fargo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Specialty Agricultural Products Sales: BRANDT generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of specialty agricultural products including plant nutrition, adjuvants, crop protection, seed treatments, and turf products. Products are sold through a network of retailers and dealers globally across agriculture, turf, and ornamental markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Talc USA develops, manufactures, and markets talc-based and related agricultural products designed to increase plant yield and improve soil health. The company's offerings target crop production applications where talc-based inputs are applied to support plant performance and soil conditions. No specific product formulations, SKUs, or product line names are documented in the available source material.

Product overview

BRANDT is a comprehensive agricultural products company offering a multi-brand portfolio of plant nutrition, crop protection, and agronomic solutions. The core offerings include multiple foliar nutrient lines (BRANDT Manni-Plex, Smart System, and Organiplex), specialty fertilizer products (BRANDT Reaction series, Converge SRN, Smart Quatro), seed treatments (EnzUp, MicroSURGE, Bio-Master), adjuvants (Uptake line), and biological/organic products. The portfolio also includes acquired brands like GRIGG for turf and specialty agriculture. Products serve multiple market segments including agriculture, turf and ornamental, aquatics, and international markets across 50+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Talc-based agricultural products A line of talc-based and related agricultural products designed to increase plant yield and improve soil health, manufactured and marketed by Talc USA for crop production use.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Chicagoland SpeedwayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBRANDT has a racing partnership with Chicagoland Speedway and the NASCAR racing series. The company sponsors racing events and maintains a 'Lightning: BRANDT' championship-level partnership for brand exposure to racing audiences.
• Lightning NASCAR TeamcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBRANDT extends its championship-level partnership with the Lightning NASCAR team. The partnership is described as a 'power play for agriculture,' combining motorsports visibility with agricultural branding. This is a key marketing and brand-building partnership.

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Minerals Technologies Inc. Through its Specialty Minerals segment, MTI produces talc and other industrial minerals used in agricultural and consumer applications. Directly comparable to Talc USA in talc mining/processing with downstream ag end markets, though substantially larger and publicly traded.
• Golcha Group: India-based vertically integrated talc mining and processing group supplying industrial and agricultural markets globally. Comparable to Talc USA as a talc-focused supplier with ag end-market exposure, but operating at much larger scale and broader geography.
• IMI Fabi: Specialized producer of talc and related magnesium-silicate minerals with agricultural, cosmetic, and industrial grades. A direct peer to Talc USA as a focused talc producer serving crop-input end uses, though primarily European in geographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• ICL Group: Global specialty minerals and fertilizer company producing agricultural inputs including soil amendments and specialty plant nutrition products. Comparable to Talc USA in serving the ag-inputs market with mineral-based products, but with vastly broader product breadth and global distribution.
• Nutrien Ag Solutions: World's largest crop input provider offering fertilizers, crop protection, and specialty products through a global retail network. Comparable to Talc USA in targeting the soil-amendment and plant-nutrition end markets, but as a broad incumbent with which any small specialty player must compete for shelf space.
• Imerys: Global leader in mineral-based specialty solutions and one of the world's largest producers of talc for industrial and agricultural applications. Highly comparable to Talc USA as a talc supplier with agricultural end-market exposure, but at vastly greater scale and product breadth.
• Compass Minerals: Produces specialty plant nutrition products including sulfate of potash and other mineral-based soil amendments used in agriculture. Comparable to Talc USA as a mineral-derived ag-inputs supplier serving soil-health applications, though at materially larger scale and broader product portfolio.

Regional players

• Brandt, Inc. US specialty agricultural inputs company offering foliar nutrients, adjuvants, and soil health products distributed through ag retailers. Comparable to Talc USA as a US-focused specialty ag-inputs supplier targeting row-crop and specialty-crop growers, though Brandt is far larger and broader in product scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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