Oklahoma City-LSB Industries Inc. said Oct. 9 that it has experienced certain start-up delays at the Pryor Chemical Co. (PCC) subsidiary’s UAN production facility located in Pryor, Okla. LSB had previously announced that the Pryor plant would probably be producing and shipping UAN in September 2009. Based upon the estimated time to make required plant adjustments, it is now anticipated that production at the plant will begin in November 2009, barring unforeseen circumstances. PCC will continue to expense start-up costs until the plant is in production. “Although we have experienced a temporary delay in the start-up of the Pryor Plant, we continue to be optimistic about the prospects of this operation,” said Jack Golsen, LSB board chairman and CEO. There has been industry speculation in recent weeks that the long-idled Pryor plant would not meets its start-up timeline. Koch Nitrogen Co. has signed a long-term agreement to market the UAN.
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