Geismar, La. — Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.’s plant here began producing ammonia again Feb. 28, some ten years since it was idled in 2003 due to high natural gas prices. The company said it has achieved its production capacity of 1,500 st/d, but the operating rate currently varies as they work out some of the startup "bugs," which is common in starting up a large facility. The cost of the restart was $260 million. Since 2003, the site has used imported ammonia to produce nitric acid, urea, and nitrogen solutions.
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