OCI NV said Nov. 21 that the start-up of its Iowa Fertilizer Co. plant in Wever, Iowa, is imminent. It said the introduction of feed gas and steam to the primary reformer is expected this week and the downstream plant is in the commissioning phase. The start of ammonia production is expected in December, followed shortly afterwards by the downstream products (UAN, urea and DEF).
The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Commission announced Nov. 18 that it is removing antidumping duties from PhosAgro’s urea.
“The U.S. Department of Commerce made this decision following a major effort to prove that PhosAgro sells its high-quality fertilizers in full compliance with anti-dumping regulations,” said PhosAgro CEO Andrey Guryev.
PhosAgro noted that in 2017 it plans to launch a new, high-tech granulated urea line with a capacity of 500,000 mt/y. It said production output from this line that is not consumed by PhosAgro’s domestic Russian market will be sold to export markets, including possibly the U.S.
