Calgary-Profertil, the Argentina nitrogen plant, will go into startup phase the week of Aug. 20, according to a spokesman for Agrium Inc., which owns 50 percent of the facility. “We now expect it to start back up next week; it will take a number of days to restart as it has been down for a while,” Agrium’s Richard Downey told Green Markets Aug. 17. The coldest winter in Argentina in 50 years impacted the plant, which was down 19 days in May and June due to gas supply interruptions. The problem continued through July and now August (GM Aug. 13, p. 1). The plant appears to be coming back up just as international prices are starting to perk up.
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