LSB Industries Inc., Oklahoma City, reported Nov. 25 that the Pryor, Okla., ammonia plant returned to service and production Nov. 13 after a turnaround took 15 days longer than expected. As part of the turnaround, a new urea reactor was installed and it is currently being brought online.
In the meantime, the El Dorado, Ark., ammonia plant came back up Nov. 19 after being taken out of service Nov. 3 to make adjustments to improve service.
LSB estimates the additional downtime at the two plants will have an impact of $8-$9 million on fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA.