Nitrogen maker resumes operation
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has completed repairs and resumed full production at the
No. 1 ammonia plant at its joint venture nitrogen complex in Medicine Hat, Alta., Canada’s largest nitrogen producer.
The plant, one of two at the complex, had been down since late in February, when damage to internal components was discovered following a brief maintenance outage. The No. 2 ammonia plant there was not affected and has continued operation.
Start-up procedures began March 13 and ammonia production started the next day, ramping up to full operation over the weekend.
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CF Industries has a 66 percent economic interest in the Medicine Hat complex and receives about 66 percent of the complex’s output. Westco, owned by Viterra, is the minority partner.
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