The Geismar Plant is located on the border of Ascension and Iberville Parishes. The main products produced at the facility are liquid fertilizers containing nitrogen and phosphorous. Industrial grade Nitric Acid and Phosphoric Acid, which are used by other local industries as a raw material are also produced at the site. The main raw materials used are natural gas, phosphate rock, and molten sulfur.

The plant started operation in 1967 under Allied Chemical. In 1984, a group of investors bought the liquid fertilizer business from Allied and the company was renamed Arcadian Corporation. In 1997, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc. purchased Arcadian Corporation and Geismar became part of PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer, L.P. Throughout the years the plants have been upgraded to enhance safety, environmental, and energy performance with state-of-the-art computer control systems. In 1999, construction of a modern and efficient nitric acid plant with excellent environmental performance was completed. As a result an old acid plant has been permanently shut down.

The plant has operated 23 years without a loss-time injury. PCS and contract employees have embraced and are driving the ”Behavior Based Safety Process.“

Number of PCS Employees: 189

PCS Employee Payroll: $13 million

State/Local Taxes: $4 million

PCS Nitrogen employees are active members of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), Ascension Parish Community Awareness Emergency Response (CAER), Geismar Area Mutual Aid (GAMA), and the Ascension Sheriff‘s Office Haz-Mat Unit.

In addition to our exemplary safety performance and efforts to reduce environmental releases, PCS Nitrogen continues to work to reduce routine operational emissions from our facility. Our emissions have been reduced by 85 percent since 1987 and we are continuing to evaluate reduction opportunities by exploring technology which is new to our industry.

In addition to supporting the community with its payroll and tax base, PCS Nitrogen employees are active participants in the community in which we live and work. We support the United Way, March of Dimes, 4-H, Toys for Tots, and numerous education programs. One educational activity is the Cooperation Office Education (COE) program where high school students are interviewed and hired into temporary positions. Some of these students have been hired into permanent positions. Other educational activities supported by PCS Nitrogen include tutoring, Career Day, judging science fairs, Earth Day presentations, safety education, library and reading programs, student scholarship programs, and the Chemfriends Expo.

The improvements and records discussed about clearly demonstrate PCS Nitrogen‘s commitment to growing and improving with our community. Adding value to our community is essential to PCS Nitrogen‘s success and the success of our community.

Corporate web site: http://www.potashcorp.com/nitrogen/index.zsp