Rentech, LSB see benefits from bail-out bill

Los Angeles and Oklahoma City-Rentech Inc., which owns nitrogen producer Rentech Energy Midwest Corp., and LSB Industries Inc., which owns nitrogen producer El Dorado Chemical Co., say their other businesses will benefit from the recently passed bail-out bill. Rentech said that the inclusion of several tax provisions in the Emergency Stabilization Act will greatly benefit Rentech’s efforts in domestic alternative fuels production. Likewise, LSB says tax credits will benefit its ClimateMaster subsidiary by encouraging the purchase of residential and non-residential geothermal heat pumps.