Pryor meeting expectations, says LSB

Oklahoma City, Okla.-LSB Industries Inc. CEO and Chairman Jack Golsen said Jan. 6 that the company’s Pryor, Okla., nitrogen facility is up and running and meeting expectations. “We believe that Pryor is a valuable asset to LSB as it is strengthening our agricultural market presence.” For the month of November 2010, the plant produced and sold approximately 16,500 st of anhydrous ammonia. For December, Pryor produced approximately 16,500 st of ammonia. Approximately, 4,700 st of the ammonia was converted into 11,500 st of UAN, with most of the balance sold as ammonia. Throughout November and December, LSB said market demand for ammonia was strong and most ammonia produced at Pryor was sold rather than converted to UAN. LSB expects to be able to satisfy customer demand for UAN as it converts more ammonia to UAN to meet seasonal demand. LSB has been working to get the long-idled Pryor plant to full production. It was well on its way last summer when a fire halted production (GM July 5, 2010). The facility began start-up in the fall (GM Oct. 18, 2010).