Koch Fertilizer, Wichita, announced on May 18 that it is building a 2-million-gallon ammonium thiosulfate (ATS) terminal at its Fort Dodge, Iowa, facility to support growing demand. With the additional storage and loading capacity, Koch said it will be able to supply more customers throughout the Cornbelt with ATS produced by Koch affiliate Flint Hills Resources. Koch markets 100 percent of the ATS Flint Hills Resources produces at its Pine Bend, Minn., refinery – approximately 100,000 st/y.
“In the last few years, retailers and farmers have had difficulty finding adequate supply of ATS, and at the same time demand continues to grow,” said Scott McGinn, Koch Fertilizer Executive Vice President. “By building on our relationship with Flint Hills Resources and our terminal expertise, we can provide additional ATS capacity to the region and better serve our customers into the future.”
The terminal will be commissioned and operational in December 2021. This project builds on the $140 million Fort Dodge expansion announced in November 2020 (GM Nov. 20, 2020).
Koch said the ATS storage tank will feature insulation and an internal coating to enable winter storage and tank reliability. It also will tie into the existing automated UAN loadout infrastructure, providing the ability to mix ATS with UAN or water in a single truck for customized fertilizer blends without impacting current UAN loadout ability. The terminal will support 24-hour loading and will load a truck in approximately 20 minutes.