There was a fire at Koch Nitrogen Co.’s Enid, Okla., ammonia plant Wednesday, Nov. 7. Firefighters responded around 4:15 p.m. and quickly extinguished the blaze.
“We had a fire at our ammonia plant in Enid, Oklahoma, yesterday,” Koch’s Melissa Cohlmia told Green Markets. “There were no injuries and everyone is safe and accounted for. We are assessing the situation and making necessary repairs to bring the plant back up as soon as possible.”
According to the Enid News, the fire was caused by a hydrogen leak in a line at the facility. Reportedly, the line was isolated and allowed to burn out.
Koch is in the process of expanding its urea production at Enid by adding at least another 125,000 st/y (GM April 9, p. 1). Koch put existing production at 350,000 st/y. Enid ammonia production is put at just over 1 million st/y by the International Fertilizer Development Center.
On Nov. 6, Koch had raised urea prices at Inola and Enid to $430/st FOB, which observers say was some $40/st FOB above the last posting.