[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 41 (Friday, March 22, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E423]
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                     TRIBUTE TO CF INDUSTRIES, INC.

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                          HON. PHILIP M. CRANE

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 21, 1996

  Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today along with my colleagues: Mr. 
Gibbons and Mr. Bilirakis of Florida; Mr. Poshard, Mr. LaHood and Mr. 
Weller of Illinois; Mr. Latham of Iowa; Mr. Myers, Mr. Burton and Mr. 
Hostettler of Indiana; Mr. Tauzin of Louisiana; Mr. Barrett of 
Nebraska; Mr. Pomeroy of North Dakota; and Mr. Chabot of Ohio, to pay 
tribute to CF Industries, Inc. CF Industries is an interregional 
fertilizer manufacturing cooperative, which this year is celebrating 
its fiftieth anniversary of providing service and agricultural products 
to the Nation's farmer cooperatives. Over 1 million farmers and 
ranchers in 46 States and two Canadian provinces depend on CF and its 
eleven regional member companies to distribute nitrogen, phosphate and 
potash fertilizers in a timely and cost effective manner. We 
congratulate CF on its high quality service and products over the past 
fifty years as well as its commitment to environmental, health, and 
safety practices.
  CF began in 1946 as a broker of fertilizers for its farmer-owners. CF 
then branched out into manufacturing and by 1960 came closer to its 
goal of being the Nation's major fertilizer supplier for the 
agricultural cooperative community.
  Today, CF manufacturing plants have the capacity to produce more than 
8 million tons of fertilizer products annually. In 1995, CF sales 
totaled over $1.3 billion. CF manufacturing plants include nitrogen 
fertilizer complexes in Donaldsonville, LA and Medicine Hat, Alberta, 
Canada, as well as extensive phosphate mining and manufacturing 
facilities in Florida. CF's headquarters are located in Long Grove, IL.
  The extensive distribution system operated by CF allows products to 
reach their regional member cooperatives and, ultimately, their farmer-
owners. CF has ownership and lease positions in 63 regional terminals 
and warehouses. Total storage capacity of CF's distribution terminals 
and warehouses is in excess of 2.4 million tons of product.
  We would like to close, Mr. Speaker, in expressing our best wishes to 
CF and its employees as they look forward to providing good quality 
products and services to their members for the next 50 years.

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