Construction Week

摘要

Cronus Chemicals has selected a 235-acre site in Tuscola, Ill., over a competing one in Iowa, for a $1.4-billion natural-gas-fired fertilizer plant, to take advantage of shale-gas supply. The plant, backed by Swedish and Turkish investors, will manufacture 800,000 tons per year of nitrogen-based urea and ammonia. Construction, set to start next spring, anticipates a 2,000-person labor force. Cronus cited proximity to gas pipelines and rail infrastructure in choosing the central Illinois site. The state is providing incentives, including $3 5 million in tax exemptions and $12.3 million for road improvements.