Terra mothballs Donaldsonville NH3 plant,sources product from Yara,prepays 75 M in debt

摘要

Terra Industries Inc.said May 2 that it has mothballed its Donaldsonville,La.,ammonia plant indefinitely.The ammonia plant,which has an annual production capacity of approximately 500,000 tons,last operated on Dec.23,2004.Terra had bought the plant from Mississippi Chemical Corp.,which itself had operated the plant as a"swing"plant.Miss Chem had previously shut down another ammonia and urea plant at Donaldsonville.Terra says this latest closure completes the transition of the site from an integrated manufacturing facility to a facility used solely as a storage and distribution terminal.