ICL Lawrence Phosphate Plant
Large load · 440 NORTH 9TH STREET, Lawrence, KS
ICL operates an inorganic chemical plant at 440 N. 9th St. in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas. The plant produces phosphoric acid and various sodium phosphates. EPA records list ICL Specialty Products North America Inc as the parent owner.
Overview
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment describes the site as an inorganic chemical manufacturing facility producing phosphoric acid and various sodium phosphates. An ISO 14001 certificate covers the manufacture and re-sale of phosphoric acid and phosphate salts for food, animal feeds and industrial applications at 440 North 9th Street. The plant's recruitment website says it is home to 140 employees.
Profile
- Electricity and energy
- A city neighborhood-association report states that ICL has begun increasing its energy efficiencies, decreasing its use of electricity, water and natural gas. A 2010 announcement of a new sodium hexametaphosphate plant at Lawrence included a new heat recovery system to reduce energy consumption.
- Ownership and permits
- The 2021 state notice states that ICL Performance Products, L.P. owns and operates the plant. It applied for a Class I operating permit renewal, and the plant holds Kansas Permit No. I-KS31-PO06 and Federal Permit No. KS0001511 for wastewater discharges to the Kansas River via a private storm sewer.
- Investment
- ICL has spent about $50 million improving plant efficiency and adding and expanding product lines since its 2005 acquisition of the plant.
Facility
- Activity
- Phosphoric acid and sodium phosphates
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Reported Oct 12, 2026
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- Kansas Permit I-KS31-PO06, federal permit KS0001511
Related records
Timeline
- Dec 8, 2010
- ICL announced a new sodium hexametaphosphate plant at its Lawrence facility.
ICL Performance Products Expands Specialty Phosphates