Agrium Marks First Production Run at $720M Urea Plant

Canadian firm Agrium Inc. celebrated the first production run of urea at the company’s new Border Nitrogen Operations facility in Texas, the company announced by press release Monday. Production will be accelerated at the facility as Agrium moves the site toward full operational capacity by the end of the second quarter in 2017.

"The successful completion of our first run of urea production from our Borger nitrogen expansion project continues to emphasize our commitment to operational excellence and creating shareholder value at Agrium. We look forward to bringing our reliable and high quality urea and DEF products to existing and new customers in this key agricultural region of the U.S.," said Agrium's president and chief executive officer, Chuck Magro, in the release.

The new facility will have a capacity of 610,000 tn of urea and 100,000 tn of urea equivalent used as Diesel Exhaust Fluid.

CanadianManufacturing.com reported that costs to construct the plant totaled $720 million, with work commencing on the project in 2014.

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