Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited Information

Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited is a joint venture between Koch Industries Inc. of Wichita, Kansas and CF Industries of Deerfield, Illinois in the United States. PLNL operates a 2,040 metric tons per day (MTPD) plant at North Caspian Drive, Point Lisas, close to the Carli Bay area. The PLNL fertilizer complex is the first facility to be located in the new Point Lisas Industrial Estate (North). The plant was constructed by the Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. (formerly The M.W. Kellogg Company) of Houston for Farmland Industries, Inc., and Mississippi Chemical Corporation who were the original joint-venture partners. The plant began production in April 1998. In addition to being one of the world’s largest single-train ammonia production facilities, the plant is also designed to be the world’s most efficient, incorporating the new, gas efficient Kellogg Advanced Ammonia Process (KAAP) technology. Included in the complex are the ammonia plant, two ammonia storage tanks, an ammonia pipeline from the plant to the ammonia loading pier, an ammonia loading arm at the pier, and buildings, roads, pipelines, and other supporting facilities for the production and shipping of ammonia. PLNL’s team is led by its President, Fitzroy Harewood. At present, there are 104 full time employees, all nationals of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.