SIMPLOT AGRIBUSINESS www.simplot.com Don Phosphate fertilizer manufacturing plant Plant in Pocatello, Idaho Phosphate Acid Plant ern Idaho economy through employ- ee salaries, wages, and benefi ts. Ore Slurry Pipeline Terminal TSP Storage Raw Materials Used A-Panel In the production of fertilizer, the Don Ammonium Plant annually uses 1.6 to 1.8 million Sulfate Storage tons of phosphate ore. The facility Site Layout Site Dome annually requires approximately 400,000 tons of sulfur, and uses over Tech Center and 90,000 tons of ammonia per year. Machine Shop Products Produced Ammonium Phosphate Storage • Dry and Liquid Phosphate and Nitrogen Fertilizers History are reduced, the threat of contamina- • Feed Phosphates The Don Plant was constructed tion to rivers and streams is lessened. • Purifi ed Phosphoric Acid in 1944, and was the fi rst fertilizer Also, by improving the effi ciency of production facility built by the J.R. food production, the fertilizers and Safety and Environment Simplot Company. When production feed inputs produced at the Don At the Don Plant, workplace safety began in the 1940’s, the Don Plant Plant help to feed our nation and the and environmental stewardship are world in an affordable fashion. produced less than 1,000 tons of top priority. Plant management main- phosphate products annually. Now the plant produces over 1,000,000 Local Economic Benefi ts tains a strong working relationship tons annually of various phosphate Annually, the Don Plant spends between employees, management, fertilizers, feed phosphates, and in- $20 million for a variety of goods and and the Occupational Safety and dustrial products. The plant has op- services–for such things as industrial Health Association (OSHA). The Don erated continuously since it was built, supplies, heavy equipment, and utili- Plant safety performance is one of the with regular upgrades and adoption ties. The facility pays $2.3 million each best in the industry with an incident of new technology. Today the Don year in municipal taxes, and annually rate that is far below the industry Plant employs 350 people in a diverse channels $31.1 million into the east- standard and it is continuing to fall. range of occupations, including plant operations, instrumentation, environ- mental science, chemistry and ma- How We Make Fertilizer chining. Consumer Benefi ts The Don Plant produces high-quality phosphate fertilizer and feed phos- phates, while maintaining its status as a low-cost leader in the fertilizer industry. Fertilizer helps replace miss- ing soil nutrients, thereby promot- ing stronger plants. In turn, organic matter is increased, root systems are strengthened and soil is less suscep- tible to wind and water erosion. When erosion and agricultural tilling Bringing Earthʼs Resources to Life SIMPLOT AGRIBUSINESS www.simplot.com Don Plant IT’S A FACT The Don Plant and the railroad siding that serves the Don Plant facility were both named after J.R. Simplot’s second son. • Super Phosphoric Acid (68%) • MAP (Monoammonium Phosphate), a dry, granulated fertilizer • FSA (Fluorosilicic Acid) Overton, Nevada • Silica Sand: AFS grades 55, 60, 70, and 100. Simplot Mining & Manufacturing Smoky Canyon SYSTEM OVERVIEW Idaho-Wyoming Border • Phosphate Ore The Don Plant Corporate Information Located just outside Pocatello, Idaho, Other facilities in the AgriBusiness Group and the principal products The AgriBusiness Group is part of the the Don Plant is one of four fertilizer J.R. Simplot Company, a privately held manufacturing plants in the J.R. Sim- they produce include: agribusiness company. With facili- plot Company’s AgriBusiness Group. Vital to fertilizer production at the Lathrop, California ties throughout the western United Don Plant is phosphate ore mined at • Ammonium Phosphates States and in Canada, the AgriBusi- Simplot’s Smoky Canyon Mine near • Feed Phosphates ness Group is focused on meeting Afton, Wyoming. The plant receives • Ammonium Sulfate the needs of its customers through 100 percent of the ore mined at • Ammonium Hydroxide the environmentally conscious Smoky Canyon. Once mined, • Sulfuric Acid extraction of natural resources, the the ore is mixed with water and manufacture of fertilizers that help shipped to the plant through an un- Helm, California make modern agriculture a miracle derground slurry pipeline. • Liquid Ammonium Nitrates of productivity, and the distribution • Nitric Acids of the highest-quality agricultural Both management and staff at the • Calcium Ammonium Nitrate products. Along with the rest of the Don Plant approach facility op- • Urea Ammonium Nitrate J.R. Simplot Company, the employees erations with the goal of continually • Liquid Ammonium Phos- of the AgriBusiness Group recognize seizing opportunities to apply new phate and embrace the responsibilities that technology and improve effi ciency. fall to a company dedicated to According to industry standards, the Simplot Phosphates: Bringing Earth’s Resources to Life. Don Plant is rated as one of the most Vernal, Utah and Rock Springs, cost-effi cient fertilizer producers in Wyoming North America. • Phosphoric Acid (54%) J.R. Simplot Company - Don Plant 1150 West Highway 30 • Pocatello, ID 83201 • 1-208-232-6620 • 1-208-234-5487 fax Bringing Earthʼs Resources to Life.