Fertilizer producer Nutrien restarting Augusta facility in Georgia

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Canadian fertilizer major Nutrien confirmed it is in the process of restarting its Augusta, Georgia, facility.

The operation which produces several products including ammonia and urea was shut down after Hurricane Helene made landfall under safety protocols during storm induced power failures.

“I can confirm that Augusta is in start-up and expected to be back online later in the week,” said a Nutrien spokesperson.

The plant’s annual production capacity is listed at 765,000 tonnes of ammonia, 415,000 of ammonia nitrate, 400,000 tonnes of UAN and 260,000 tonnes of urea.

The producer had said on 30 September all their colleagues were safe at their locations but that in many areas, the roads had remained closed due to downed power lines and flooding.

Further Nutrien did expect that it could take several days before their full post storm assessment was completed.