First US Phosphate Plant in 40 Years Planned in Louisiana

Ag Web, August 26, 2026

For the first time since 1984, a new phosphate fertilizer plant is planned in the U.S. CHS and OCP North America announced a 50-50 joint venture to build and operate a phosphate fertilizer production facility at the Cornerstone Energy Park in Waggaman, Louisiana. “This will cut roughly in half the amount of finished phosphate fertilizer products imported into the United States,” CHS President and CEO Jay Debertin says. The country uses about 2.5 million tons a year, he said, “and about 40 to 60 percent of that, depending on the year, is imported, and this will cut it in half. The plant would be sized to produce up to 1.3 million tons of phosphate-based fertilizer a year. Each company is responsible for about half of the roughly $450 million investment.

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