Medicine Hat and Carseland — CF Industries Holdings Inc. reported July 1 that it was in the process of restarting operating units at its Medicine Hat, Alberta, nitrogen complex. The company had shut down production at the complex as a precautionary measure June 23. Although the site on which the complex is located is approximately 200 feet above the normal river level, the pump house containing equipment used to draw river water for plant operations is near the river bank. The pump house equipment that had been relocated to higher ground prior to the flooding has been reinstalled and is back in service. Agrium Inc. also confirmed last week that it has successfully brought its Carseland nitrogen complex back up after a few weeks offline for repairs. Industry observers, noting the waning fertilizer season, said it was an opportune time to have an outage.
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