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Nutrien Shuts Trinidad Nitrogen Operations
Nutrien to permanently close Trinidad Nitrogen plant due to gas shortages and financial pressures.
In brief
Nutrien to permanently close Trinidad Nitrogen plant due to gas shortages and financial pressures. Nutrien will shut down its Trinidad Nitrogen operations indefinitely to improve cash flow after natural gas shortages reduced profitability. Originally reported by Financialpost.
Nutrien Announces Trinidad Shutdown
Nutrien Ltd. will indefinitely shut down its Trinidad Nitrogen operations at the Point Lisas Facility after reviewing strategic alternatives.
Reason for Shutdown
Ongoing natural gas constraints and uncertainty led Nutrien to choose this path to enhance free cash flow and return on invested capital.
Previous Shutdown
Nutrien previously shut down the facility on October 23, 2025, due to port access restrictions and unreliable natural gas supply.
Leadership Statement
Dean Perkins, Senior Vice President, Upstream, Nitrogen and Proprietary Product Operations, thanked the Trinidad team for their contributions and commitment to a responsible transition.
No Impact on Sales
Nutrien's 2026 Nitrogen sales volume guidance remains unchanged as the company assumes no production from Trinidad operations.
Future Outlook
Nutrien will focus on growing North American Nitrogen volumes through reliability improvements and low-cost debottleneck projects.
The main idea
Nutrien will shut down its Trinidad Nitrogen operations indefinitely to improve cash flow after natural gas shortages reduced profitability.
