Canadian Agrium to close US fertilizer plant
25 September 2007 23:21 [Source: ICIS news]
HOUSTON (ICIS news)--Canadian fertilizer company Agrium is closing its nitrogen fertilizer operations in Kenai, Alaska, due to a shortage of natural gas supply, the company said on Tuesday.
The plant should shut down by the end of the month, the company said. About 100 workers will lose their jobs.
In 2007, the facility produced about 325,000 tonnes of urea and ammonia during the five months it was operational, the company said.By: Al Greenwood
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