Agrium - Soda Springs

Acid Plant Database June 30, 2019

Owner	Itafos - Conda Phosphate Operations
Operator	Nu-West Industries Inc.
Location	3010 Conda Road Soda Springs 83403 Idaho
Background	Formerly - Agricultural Products Corporation - Beker Industries Inc. - Nu-West Industries Inc. 1995 - Agrium U.S. Inc. acquires Nu-West Industries Inc. 2017 - Purchased by Itafos
Website	www.agrium.com
Plant	East Sulphuric Acid Plant	West Sulphuric Acid Plant
Coordinates*	42° 44' 21" N, 111° 32' 25" W	-
Type of Plant	Sulphur Burning	Sulphur Burning
Gas Source	Elemental Sulphur	Elemental Sulphur
Plant Capacity	1550 STPD	-
SA/DA	DA	-
Emissions	SO₂: 4 lb/ton, < 258 lb/h, 945 tons/a Acid Mist: 0.15 lb/ton Opacity: < 10%	-
Status	Operating	Shutdown
Year Built	-	-
Technology	-	-
Contractor	-	-
Remarks	-	-
Permit	Permit No.: 029-00003 Facility ID: 029-00003 Issue Date: October 28, 2002 Expiration Date: October 28, 2006
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General	-
References	Idaho Air Quality Tier I Operating Permit No. 029-00003
News	June 26, 2019 - Itafos announced today that Itafos Conda completed its planned plant turnaround during June 2019 and achieved record May MAP production during May 2019. “The team at Itafos Conda continues to demonstrate a safety-first approach to operational excellence, confirming the dedication and skill of our people and the benefits of robust training, precision maintenance and reliability programs. The successful completion of the plant turnaround helps to ensure that Itafos Conda will continue to deliver quality phosphate products to our customers,” said Dr. Mhamed Ibnabdeljalil, interim CEO of Itafos.The plant turnaround at Itafos Conda was completed on schedule and within budget. The plant turnaround focused on inspection, testing and preventative maintenance of critical equipment, as well as performing electrical infrastructure upgrades. Following completion of the plant turnaround, Itafos Conda has returned to full production capability.Prior to the plant turnaround, Itafos Conda achieved record May MAP production of 34,288t in May 2019, exceeding the previous record of 32,341t in May 2013. November 7, 2017 - Itafos today announced that it has signed a definitive arm’s length purchase agreement with Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) (NYSE:AGU) to acquire Agrium’s Conda Phosphate Operations, an integrated producer of phosphate fertilizers and specialty products, for total cash consideration of approximately US$100 million (which includes inventory) on a cash and debt free basis. Conda Phosphate Operations, located in Conda, Idaho, which include phosphate production facilities and adjacent phosphate mineral rights, produces approximately 540,000 metric tons per year of mono-ammonium phosphate (“MAP”), super phosphoric acid (“SPA”), merchant grade phosphoric acid (“MGA”) and specialty products (“phosphate solutions”) and serves the North American fertilizer market. The transaction includes long-term strategic supply and off-take agreements. Under the terms of the supply and off-take agreements, Agrium will supply 100% of the ammonia requirements of Conda Phosphate Operations and purchase 100% of MAP product produced, with pricing formulas for both tied to benchmark phosphate fertilizer prices. “This transaction is transformative for Itafos and vastly accelerates our strategic objective of becoming a leading global player in the phosphate fertilizer industry,” said Brian Zatarain, Chief Executive Officer of Itafos. “Conda Phosphate Operations further diversifies our global position of long-term strategic phosphate assets with an operating business in North America that has a long and successful track record of safe, responsible, reliable, continuous and financially stable operations.” The transaction is expected to close by year end 2017, subject to customary closing conditions, including approval of the Federal Trade Commission and approval of the TSXV.

MTPD - Metric Tonne per Day STPD - Short Ton per Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum STPA - Short Ton per Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption

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