Product Stewardship
LSB Industries is committed to observing all applicable product-related laws and regulations regarding the safe production, handling, transportation, and use of our products.
LSB Industries is committed to observing all applicable product-related laws and regulations regarding the safe production, handling, transportation, and use of our products. Through our product stewardship endeavors, we work with our customers to understand their regulatory and societal expectations. By sharing regulatory and safety information with our customers we effectively manage risk and exposure throughout our product’s lifecycle.
LSB is dedicated to ensuring customers and end users of our products have up-to-date information to safely handle, use, transport, and dispose of our products in compliance with laws, while following the best environmental practices.
We support The Fertilizer Institute’s 4R Nutrient Stewardship Program, which provides growers with guidance on appropriate nutrient use to minimize environmental impacts.
Right Source
Ensure a balanced supply of essential nutrients, considering both naturally available sources and the characteristics of specific products, in plant-available forms.
Right RateAssess and make decisions based on soil nutrient supply and plant demand.
Right Time
Assess and make decisions based on the dynamics of crop uptake, soil supply, nutrient loss risks, and field operation logistics.
Right Place
Address root-soil dynamics and nutrient movement and manage spatial variability within the field to meet site-specific crop needs and limit potential losses from the field.
Our Products Support Multiple Industries
LSB supplies industrial and high purity metallurgical grade ammonia for many specialty applications, including water treatment, refrigeration, and power plants emission abatement. Nitric acid is also an important product in our industrial portfolio that is used to manufacture semi-conductors, nylon, and polyurethane intermediates. We also provide ammonia and derivative products used as nitrogen fertilizers. Nitrogen is a key nutrient necessary for crop growth and soil quality. Our agricultural products are used for growing a variety of crops. The largest of these being corn, on both an acreage planted and nitrogen per acreage consumption basis. We educate our customers directly and through our membership with The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), to ensure our products are used effectively, safely, and sustainably.
Product Design Use-phase Efficiency
LSB strives to incorporate sustainable attributes into the product design process. Some examples of this include the use of anti-caking coatings to increase our Ammonium Nitrate product longevity.