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ND Mulls $1M Grant For Mobile Fertilizer Plants
A New York company wants $1 million in North Dakota taxpayer aid to help build a mobile plant that would turn natural gas into farm fertilizer.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A New York company wants $1 million in North Dakota taxpayer aid to help build a mobile plant that would turn natural gas into farm fertilizer.
The North Dakota Industrial Commission will consider the request by N-Flex LLC on Monday.
The company says the state grant would cover about a quarter of the project's cost.
Natural gas is a byproduct of oil production.
About a third of the gas produced in North Dakota is burned off and wasted because the pipeline networks needed to move the gas haven't been built yet.
State officials are expecting big increases in natural gas output in the future.
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, who's on the commission, says the project could reduce the amount of wasted gas while providing much-needed and lower-cost fertilizer for farmers.
AP
