Petitioners’ appeal on the Deputy Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s order to grant a permit for the Ona extension of The Mosaic Company’s phosphate mines in central Florida is pending in the District Court of Appeal of…
The Mosaic Company continues to talk with various United States government agencies on financial assurances for Phosphogypsum Management Systems in Florida and Louisiana.
In Florida and Louisiana, the Company is required to comply with financial assurance regulatory requirements to provide comfort…
The Mosaic Company is awaiting a response from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) over proposed measures at the Company’s sinkhole, located at the salt solution mining and steam extraction facility in Hutchinson, Kans.
In January 2005, the 210-foot…
The Mosaic Company may face enforcement actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the U.S. Department of Justice over possible violations of Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.
The DOJ sent a letter dated July 28,…
The Mosaic Company continues to cooperate with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance’s review on facilities in mineral processing industries, including phosphoric acid producers.
The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance has announced that it has…
The Mosaic Company accrued about US$29.1 million for environmental matters at Nov. 30, 2008, compared with US$22.8 million at May 31, 2008.
The Company has contingent environmental liabilities that arise principally from three sources:
— Facilities currently or formerly owned by the…
CHS Inc. reports that it intends to enter into settlement discussions with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) over a Notice of Violation dated September 4, 2007 alleging that the refinery in Laurel, Montana exceeded nitrogen oxides (NOx) limits…
CHS Inc. reported that as of Nov. 30, 2008, the aggregate capital expenditures related to settlements with National Cooperative Refinery Association totaled about $35 million.
In addition, the Company anticipates spending an additional $6 million before December 2011.
In October 2003, the…
CHS Inc. and the National Cooperative Refinery Association (NCRA), as of Aug. 31, 2008, recorded aggregate capital expenditures of about US$33 million related to air emissions at the Company’s Laurel, Mont., and NCRA’s McPherson, Kans., refineries.
The Company owns about 74.5%…
PepsiAmericas, Inc., at the end of first nine months of 2008, had US$40.7 million accrued to cover potential indemnification obligations, compared to US$40.2 million recorded at the end of fiscal year 2007. This indemnification obligation includes costs associated with about…