Joplin
PotashCorp is the world's largest supplier of phosphate mineral supplements for livestock and poultry
feeds. PotashCorp offers a full line of feed phosphate products including Dical (18.5% P dicalcium phosphate), Monocal (21% P monocalcium
phosphate), DFP (18% P tricalcium phosphate), MAP (24% monoammonium phosphate) and feed grade phosphoric acid. In addition to the feed
products produced by PotashCorp Phosphate, feed grade urea is provided by the PCS Nitrogen division.
Feed phosphates make up about 20% of all PotashCorp's phosphate sales. Dical
and Monocal are produced at five US production sites located at Weeping Water, NE; Marseilles, IL; White Springs, FL; Joplin, MO; and
Aurora, IL, and one production site located at San Vicente, Brazil. These products are primarily used in the production of feeds for
livestock. DFP is manufactured at White Springs, FL.
Our new-technology DFP plant at Aurora, which came on stream in 2003, is now demonstrating its design capacity. It allowed
us to focus feed phosphate production at Aurora in 2005, eliminating the need to operate the White Springs DFP plant. PotashCorp has
announced the construction of a new world-class DFP facility to be located at Aurora, NC. The strategic location of the facilities helps
reduce distribution and warehousing costs and provides excellent service to our customers.
Transportation:
Domestic Shipments – All of the facilities can supply bulk customers by either rail or
truck. In addition, finished products can be bagged to allow shipment of smaller quantities.
Export Shipments –
Most of the overseas bulk shipments are made through the deep water port at Morehead City, NC.
Containers are also loaded
at the Kinston, North Carolina facility for export shipments through either Wilmington, North Carolina, or Norfolk, Virginia ports.