Plymouth, Minn.-The Mosaic Co. had a minor explosion at its Faustina, La., anhydrous ammonia plant on Wednesday evening, Oct. 11. No injuries resulted from the explosion, which is believed to have occurred in a vessel that contained hydrogen used in the conversion to ammonia. The combustion of hydrogen results in water – therefore, no toxic releases occurred, according to the company. Damage to the Faustina plant is estimated to be minimal, but the company has temporarily shut down its phosphate granulations operations to complete its investigation of the incident. It is not expected that this event will have a material impact on the company’s production operations at the facility.
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