UPDATED: 10/16/2017 — see Change Log
OWNER: Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC (Koch Industries Inc)
PROJECT: Ammonia-UAN plant[memberful does_not_have_subscription=”1314-ammonia-industry-annual-subscription,1311-ammonia-industry-monthly-subscription,3338-ammonia-industry-30-day-subscription”]
EXISTING PLANT:
COST (reported): [none given]
JOB CREATION: 55 permanent — see Job Openings [LINK]
START-UP DATE (reported): 1968
| CAPACITY | USGS[1] | COMPANY[2] | PERMIT[3] | ADJUSTED[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 280,000 mtpy | [none given] | [Membership required] | [Membership required] |
| Units: stpd, stpy, mtpd, mtpy = short/metric tons per day/year. [1] United States Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Yearbook, Nitrogen gives capacity in metric tons per year, calculated as “engineering design capacity adjusted for 340 days per year of effective production capability,” rounded to three significant digits. Source: most recent year, Table 4: Domestic Producers of Ammonia, http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/nitrogen/. [2] Koch does not publish capacity information. [3] [Membership required]. Sources: linked below. [4] [Membership required]. See Methodology. |
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[memberful has_subscription=”1314-ammonia-industry-annual-subscription,1311-ammonia-industry-monthly-subscription,3338-ammonia-industry-30-day-subscription”]SUMMARY STATUS:
In operation since 1968. In 2012, Koch Industries had announced potential “production enhancements” at this and other sites but, despite completing major expansions at its other sites, there have been no indications of any expansions at Dodge City.
EXISTING PLANT:
COST: [none given]
JOB CREATION: 55 permanent — see Job Openings [LINK]
START-UP DATE: 1968
| CAPACITY | USGS[1] | COMPANY[2] | PERMIT[3] | ADJUSTED[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 280,000 mtpy | 300,558 mtpy | ||
| UAN | 248,342 mtpy | |||
| Units: stpd, stpy, mtpd, mtpy = short/metric tons per day/year. [1] United States Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Yearbook, Nitrogen gives capacity in metric tons per year, calculated as “engineering design capacity adjusted for 340 days per year of effective production capability,” rounded to three significant digits. Source: most recent year, Table 4: Domestic Producers of Ammonia, http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/nitrogen/. [2] Koch does not publish capacity information. [3] Kansas DHE does not publish permit documents online. Sources: linked below. [4] Adjusted Capacity is in metric tons per year assuming operations for 365 days per year; based on press reports of 309,000 stpy ammonia and 255,000 stpy UAN assuming operations for 340 days per year. See Methodology. |
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FEEDSTOCK: Natural gas
END PRODUCTS: Ammonia, UAN
RESEARCH NOTES:
Farmland Industries Inc built the Dodge City plant in 1968, with an initial capacity of 210,000 short tons per day (stpd).
Following Farmland’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2002, Koch Nitrogen purchased the Dodge City plant at auction in 2003, paying $171 million for it and three other plants, including Enid, OK, Fort Dodge, IA, and Beatrice, NE, and a dozen terminals.
Fertilizer is shipped from the site by rail and truck.
In 2012, Koch Industries announced that engineering company Black & Veatch would “help develop” projects across Koch’s North American plants, to increase capacity by “more than two million tons annually,” “through production enhancements and new capacity investments.”
Since then, expansion projects have been confirmed at Brandon, MB, Enid, OK, and Beatrice, NE, but not at Dodge City. No information about expansions has been included in permit documents available at Kansas DHE.
Koch Industries Inc reorganized its corporate structure: Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC is now a subsidiary of Koch Fertilizer LLC, which is a subsidiary of Koch Ag & Energy Solutions LLC.[/memberful]
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ADDRESS: 11559 US Highway 50, Dodge City, KS 67801, United States
WEBSITE: http://www.kochind.com/
WEBSITE: http://www.kochagenergy.com/
WEBSITE: http://www.kochfertilizer.com/
REGULATORY SOURCES:
- USGS: Minerals Yearbook, Nitrogen [RECENT / ARCHIVE]
- EPA Emissions data: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Large Facilities: Koch Fertilizer Dodge City [LINK]
- Risk Management Plan: Right to Know Network: Koch Fertilizer Dodge City [LINK]
- Permit information: none available online at Kansas DHE [LINK]
NEWS SOURCES:
- UNDATED: Koch Industries fact sheet: Dodge City, Kansas [PDF]
- 12/05/2013: Koch Industries press release: Koch Fertilizer Announces New Holding Company and Leadership Changes [LINK]
- 02/14/2013: Argus Media news story: Koch pays civil penalty to settle EPA violations [LINK]
- 02/13/2013: US EPA press release: Koch Nitrogen Company to Pay $380,000 Civil Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations at Facilities in Iowa and Kansas [LINK]
- 05/14/2012: Koch Industries press release: Koch Fertilizer to Develop Projects for Production Increase [LINK]
- 04/25/2007: Koch Industries press release: KOCH NITROGEN TO IMPROVE FERTILIZER PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY [PDF]
- 03/28/2003: Associated Press news story: Koch buys Farmland fertilizer assets [LINK]