MARKET POSITION The Company is the second largest supplier
of ammonium nitrate in the South Central United States and is the
largest domestic merchant/supplier of concentrated nitric acid in
the United States. The Company is also a key manufacturer and supplier
of blasting agents and commercial explosives.
The El Dorado Chemical Plant is located in El Dorado, Arkansas. It
is freight logical to key markets for its products which include nitric
acid in concentrations up to 98%, sulfuric acid, ammonium nitrate
solution, and both high and low density ammonium nitrate prills.
In November 2000, the Company acquired the former LaRoche Industries
manufacturing facility in Cherokee, Alabama. The site now operates
as Cherokee Nitrogen Division and produces ammonia, regular nitric
acid, ammonium nitrate solution and prill, urea, UAN solution and
specialty ammonia/ammonium nitrate solutions. The plant also produces
high purity ammonia for refrigeration and metallurgical applications.
The El Dorado Nitrogen, LP subsidiary is one of the country's largest
and most modernnitric acid facilities. It is located at Bayer
Corporation's complex in Baytown, Texas. The plant, started up in
the spring of 1999, supplies 65% nitric acid to Bayer and other
customers, mainly in the Gulf Coast region. For further information
abut the site or our product, please call us at (866) 383-1807.
The CHEMICAL BUSINESS supplies three basic business units-agricultural
products, industrial products and explosives.
The AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS BUSINESS UNIT produces fertilizer
grade ammonium nitrate, Urea-Ammonium Nitrate solution (UAN), specialty
fertilizer solutions, and custom blends of fertilizers, micro nutrients
and other agricultural supplies. For further information on meeting
your agricultural needs contact our customer service center in Rockwall,
Texas at (800) 264-2853 or visit our website at eldoradochemical.com.
Fertilizer product markets are South Central United States and Mexico.
Key customers are wholesalers, farmers, and ranchers.
The INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS BUSINESS UNIT produces strong nitric
acid, regular nitric acid, mixed acids, low density ammonium nitrate,
and sulfuric acid. These products are sold in the united States,
Canada, and Mexico. Key customers are major chemical companies that
utilize nitric acid, sulfuric acid or ammonium nitrate in their
industrial processes. To place an order call (800) 876-1766 or visit
the eldoradochemical.com
website.
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