Agrifos’ Texas plant suffers shutdown due to Ike

17 September 2008 15:31  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (ICIS)--US phosphate fertilizer producer Agrifos could be facing a one-month outage at its Pasadena, Texas, facility following extensive flooding in the wake of Hurricane Ike, trader sources said on Wednesday.

 

Sources at Agrifos confirmed the plant was not currently operational and that a massive clean-up operation was underway following the flooding, but no further details were forthcoming and the extent of any damage was unknown.

 

The 625,000 tonne/year facility was shut down on 12 September as Hurricane Ike hit the US Gulf of Mexico, sources added.

 

The plant, located on the Houston Ship Channel, makes diammonium phosphate (DAP) and monammonium phosphate (MAP) among other products.

 

Agrifos supplies DAP and MAP to the US domestic market and also exports product.

 

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By: Mike Nash
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