Nutrien is the third-largest nitrogen producer in the world. Our owned and operated facilities have a combined annual gross ammonia nameplate capacity of more than seven million tonnes.
Our Nitrogen business is part of Nutrien’s upstream portfolio, which produces the food, fiber and fuel our world needs. Partnered with our extensive midstream distribution network and our downstream Retail business, we can anticipate trends, respond faster, and more effectively produce and distribute the products and services farmers need.
Find a nitrogen facility
We produce and upgrade nitrogen at 11 strategically located facilities in Canada and the US, in addition to our facility in Trinidad. Our North American operations, which account for approximately 85 percent of our nitrogen sales volumes, have access to some of the lowest-cost natural gas in the world and are well positioned to serve agriculture and industrial markets.
Nitrogen 101
Nitrogen (N) is one of the building blocks of life. About 80 percent of the air we breathe is nitrogen. Plants use it once it becomes ammonium or nitrate through industrial or natural processes.
1. Ammonia plant
Ammonia is synthesized from natural gas, air, and steam.
2. Downstream plants
Our nitrogen products (including ammonia) can be sold as is or upgraded to value-added products.
3. Finished product and primary uses
Primary distribution methods
Truck, rail, pipeline, barge and marine vessel.
North American nitrogen producer
Nameplate ammonia capacity
Owned or leased railcars
nitrogen production and upgrade facilities
Nitrogen (N) is required by every living cell. It’s a fundamental building block of plant proteins that improve crop yield and quality and is essential for proper animal nutrition and maturation.
Essential for protein synthesis and speeds up plant growth.
Plays a key role in animal growth and development.
Used to make industrial products like plastics, resins, adhesives, and emission control.
This scheduled maintenance event focused on improving the safety, reliability and operational efficiency of the site’s sulfuric acid plant and ammonium sulfate plant.
Read the storyWhile the turnarounds boosted local businesses, they also led to higher traffic volumes, and Nutrien Trinidad took measures to minimize disturbances.
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