Please enter a query to search About Us Who We Are Our Strategy Safety Excellence Advantaged Network Decarbonization Leadership Decarbonization Roadmap Senior Leadership CF Fertilisers UK What We Do What We Do Ammonia Production Clean Energy Fertilizer Emissions Control Corporate Stewardship Corporate Stewardship Environment Safety Workforce Community Governance Downloads Newsroom Foundation Investors Investors Corporate Information SEC Filings News & Market Information Event Calendar Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. Update Careers Careers About Us Why CF Industries Business Areas Locations Search Jobs Products Safety Data Sheets Reports Policies Locations Contact We use cookies to enhance your website experience, improve functionality, and measure how users interact with our website. To learn more, please visit our Privacy Policy. By using our website, you agree to our Terms and Conditions, including the arbitration agreement contained therein. You may opt-out of the arbitration agreement within 60 days as described in the Terms. Acknowledge CF Fertilisers UK Announces Proposal to Permanently Close Ammonia Plant at Billingham Complex Home Newsroom 2023 CF Fertilisers UK Announces Proposal to Permanently Close Ammonia Plant at Billingham Complex By: Corporate Communications July 25, 2023 Company Share Company Intends to Continue to Import Ammonia to Produce Ammonium Nitrate Fertiliser and Nitric Acid at Billingham Site for U.K. Customers CF Fertilisers UK Limited, a subsidiary of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF), today announced a proposal to permanently close the ammonia plant at its Billingham Complex in order to secure the long-term sustainability of its business in the United Kingdom (U.K.) and more efficiently serve its customers in the country. The Company intends to continue to produce ammonium nitrate (AN) fertiliser and nitric acid at the Billingham site using imported ammonia, as it has for the last 10 months following its decision to temporarily idle the plant in August 2022. CF Fertilisers UK has made this proposal due to its forecast that producing ammonia at Billingham will not be cost-competitive for the long-term compared to importing ammonia due primarily to projected high natural gas prices in the United Kingdom relative to other regions and the impact of carbon costs. Additionally, shutdowns in recent years of industrial customers’ U.K. operations that had consumed significant ammonia volumes for their businesses have created a supply-demand imbalance for ammonia production at the Billingham Complex. The Company believes that ample global availability of ammonia for import, including from CF Industries’ North American production network, will enable more cost-competitive and efficient production and sales of ammonium nitrate fertiliser and nitric acid for its U.K. agriculture and chemicals customers moving forward. The Company’s proposal to permanently close the ammonia plant at its Billingham Complex could result in up to 38 redundancies at the site, in relation to which it will be entering into the required collective redundancy consultation process with its recognised union, Unite, and elected employee representatives. The Company anticipates that some of the proposed redundancies might be avoided by redeployment opportunities. About CF Industries Holdings, Inc. At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. With our employees focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management, we are on a path to decarbonize our ammonia production network – the world’s largest – to enable green and blue hydrogen and nitrogen products for energy, fertilizer, emissions abatement and other industrial activities. Our manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy. CF Industries routinely posts investor announcements and additional information on the Company’s website at www.cfindustries.com and encourages those interested in the Company to check there frequently. ### Previous Post Next Post Related Articles Company Andrew T. Scribner Elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. May 5, 2026 Company CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2024 Net Earnings of $194 Million, Adjusted EBITDA of $459 Million May 1, 2024 Copyright 2026 CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions