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Nitrogen
| Performance Trends – Geismar |
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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Annual Production (000 tons) |
| Nitrogen solutions |
0 |
130 |
108 |
573 |
| Nitric acid |
574 |
626 |
585 |
771 |
| Phosphoric acid |
188 |
203 |
162 |
172 |
Employment |
| # of employees |
132 |
131 |
139 |
139 |
| # of female employees |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
| Gender ratio (% female/total employees) |
15.2 |
15.3 |
14.4 |
14.4 |
| Average tenure (years) |
14.3 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
14.3 |
| Absenteeism rate (% hours absent) |
3.2 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
| Employee training provided (hrs per employee) |
117 |
249 |
48 |
81 |
Safety Performance |
| Lost-time frequency (per 200,000 hrs) |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
0 |
| Recordable frequency (per 200,000 hrs) |
0 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
0 |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
| GHG emissions (000 tons) |
1,057 |
1,131 |
1,103 |
1,530 |
| Normalized GHGs (GHGs/ton N production) |
8.55 |
6.82 |
7.18 |
4.86 |
Criteria/Significant Air Pollutants (tons) |
| Nitrogen oxides |
167 |
170 |
190 |
426 |
| Carbon monoxide |
160 |
203 |
281 |
425 |
Emissions to Water (tons) |
| Ammonia as N |
11.2 |
31.9 |
40.6 |
25 |
| Total nitrogen as N |
55.1 |
106.0 |
155 |
86 |
Water Use (million gallons) |
| Water withdrawn |
4,530 |
2,834 |
1,880 |
4,758 |
| Recycled water |
1,711 |
2,000 |
1,606 |
1,695 |
Environmental Expenditures ($ million) |
| Operating expenditures |
6.1 |
7.2 |
6.7 |
7.8 |
| Capital expenditures |
1.9 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
Energy |
| Energy costs ($ million) |
6.4 |
8.5 |
12.8 |
14.8 |
| Energy use (BBtu) |
600 |
903 |
719 |
999 |
Procurement |
| Local purchasing ($ million) |
25.0 |
21.7 |
42.1 |
18.9 |
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