CVR Coffeyville Nitrogen Plant, Kansas

It is common for nitrogen plants to be sited within larger chemical production complexes, as they can symbiotically share feedstocks and byproducts. CVR Energy’s nitrogen plant in Coffeyville, Kansas, for example, is next to its oil refinery. This plant is unique because it uses petroleum coke, a byproduct from the oil refinery, to make the hydrogen component of ammonia (instead of natural gas, which is typically used to do this).