- CF Industries Holdings, Inc. is restarting the ammonia plant at its Billingham, UK complex
- An interim agreement was reached to cover the costs of restarting the plant and producing CO2 for the UK market
- The restart was made possible by the efforts of The Honorable Kwasi Kwarteng and his staff
- CO2 is a byproduct of the ammonia production process and the restart is expected to take several days
DEERFIELD, Ill. – September 21, 2021 – CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF), a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products, today announced that it is immediately restarting the ammonia plant at its Billingham, UK, complex. The restart follows an interim agreement reached today to cover the costs to restart the ammonia plant and produce CO2 for the UK market.
“We want to thank The Honorable Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and his entire staff for working tirelessly to bring about this agreement enabling restart of the plant and averting a potential CO2 supply disruption impacting many industries, including food and beverage availability to UK consumers,” said Tony Will, president and chief executive officer, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. “We look forward to working with Secretary Kwarteng and the UK government on developing a longer-term solution, including the development of alternative suppliers of CO2 for the UK market.”
CO2 is a byproduct of the ammonia production process. Safely restarting the ammonia plant at the Billingham Complex is expected to take several days
