LSB Industries, Inc. Announces New 7 Year Nitric Acid Contract
LSB Industries, Inc. (NYSE: LXU) has secured a long-term nitric acid supply contract with a key customer, committing to deliver 70,000 to 100,000 tons annually starting Q1 2021. This agreement is strategic for LSB, as it aims to optimize the underutilized nitric acid production capacity at its El Dorado facility. Coupled with previous CO2 and LDAN agreements and a new fertilizer storage facility completed in April, these initiatives are projected to significantly enhance annual EBITDA.
- Long-term nitric acid supply contract secured for 70,000 to 100,000 tons annually, starting Q1 2021.
- Utilization of underutilized production capacity at the El Dorado facility.
- Expected meaningful increase in incremental annual EBITDA from current contracts and new storage facility.
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OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LSB Industries, Inc. (“LSB”), (NYSE: LXU), today announced that it has signed a new long term nitric acid supply contract with a customer. Under the agreement, LSB will supply between 70,000 to 100,000 tons of nitric acid per year. Sales are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2021.
“We are very pleased to have been chosen as key long-term supplier of nitric acid to an important customer,” stated Mark Behrman, LSB’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Notably, his contract advances one of our key operating initiatives to leverage our underutilized nitric acid production capacity at our El Dorado facility. This contract, along with the previously released CO2 and LDAN agreements, is the result of our focused marketing efforts to sell our excess production capacity and change product mix in order to enhance our margins. We expect these agreements, when combined with the impact of a new fertilizer storage facility that we completed construction on in April, will provide a meaningful increase in incremental annual EBITDA when fully implemented.”
About LSB Industries, Inc.
LSB Industries, Inc., headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, manufactures and sells chemical products for the agricultural, mining, and industrial markets. The Company owns and operates facilities in Cherokee, Alabama, El Dorado, Arkansas and Pryor, Oklahoma, and operates a facility for a global chemical company in Baytown, Texas. LSB’s products are sold through distributors and directly to end customers throughout the United States. Additional information about the Company can be found on its website at www.lsbindustries.com.
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