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CF restarts Woodward plant

CF Industries Holdings Inc. said July 16 that it has restarted operating units at its Woodward, Okla., nitrogen complex. As announced on April 21, 2014, CF had shut down production at the complex to address an issue in one of the site’s boilers. During the outage, the plant completed turnaround maintenance activities that previously were scheduled to begin in June.

“We are pleased to have resumed production at Woodward and are in contact with our customers regarding the status of deliveries from the facility,” commented Phil Koch, CF senior vice president, manufacturing.

The Woodward complex has average annual production capacity for 480,000 st of gross ammonia, 820,000 st of UAN, and 25,000 st of urea liquor.

Wilbur-Ellis to relocate Agribusiness Division to Colorado

July 16, 2014Breaking Industry Newswebster@kennedyinfo.com

Wilbur-Ellis Company announced on July 16 that it is moving its Agribusiness Division from Walnut Creek, Calif., to Denver, Colo., as part of a multi-part initiative called Alignment for Growth. Wilbur-Ellis said the move, which is expected to take place by Jan. 1, 2015, will allow the Agribusiness Division to be more accessible to relevant geographies while enhancing communication and collaboration among the division’s nearly 3,000 employees.

“In the next several years, the agribusiness industry will experience volatile markets, more retirements, the introduction of new innovation and technology, coupled with unpredictable weather and other worldwide influences,” said Dan Vradenburg, president of the Agribusiness Division. “Alignment for Growth will help us to be more responsive than ever to these changing industry conditions, provide greater value to our customers, automate processes for greater efficiency, and pave a clear path for our future leaders as we continue to grow across the country.”

Wilbur-Ellis reported no other details of its Alignment for Growth strategy, other than to say that the initiative “will create new opportunities for employees while supporting greater productivity, and help improve communication and responsiveness to better support customers and suppliers.”