Koch Ag & Energy Solutions
Agriculture 🏭 Expanding Wichita, KS · Private
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions completed a major $3.6 billion acquisition of OCI Global's Wever, Iowa fertilizer plant, significantly expanding its nitrogen fertilizer production capacity. The company is modernizing operations through digital transformation initiatives with Cognite and AWS while maintaining its position as one of the world's largest fertilizer producers.
📢 Completed $3.6 billion acquisition of Wever, IA fertilizer plant, adding major manufacturing capacity to existing portfolio.
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of nitrogen-based fertilizers (ammonia, urea, UAN, and related products), operating through subsidiaries Koch Fertilizer, Koch Methanol, Koch Energy Services, and Koch Agronomic Services. The company serves agricultural and industrial customers globally, with capacity to produce and distribute more than 13 million tons of fertilizer products annually.
Employees
827
Mfg Plants
6
All Facilities
9
Activity
8/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (9 mapped)
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Recent News
Top 10 Players in the Green Ammonia Market - Straits Research
Google News · 11/18/2025
Koch Achieves Multiple EPA Recognitions - Koch
Google News · 8/28/2025
Female Koch Ag Leader Advances Harassment, Reprisal, Pay Claims - Bloomberg Law News
Google News · 7/29/2025
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions Selects Cognite to Create Transformative Change in Operations Through Data Discovery & Contextualization - Business Wire
Google News · 9/17/2024
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions Completes $3.6 Billion Acquisition of OCI Global’s Wever Fertilizer Plant - iGrow News
Google News · 8/30/2024
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions Completes Acquisition of Wever, Iowa, Fertilizer Plant - PR Newswire
Google News · 8/29/2024
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions to acquire Iowa Fertilizer Company nitrogen plant - Michigan Farm News
Google News · 12/19/2023
How Koch Agriculture and Energy Solutions (KAES) worked with AWS to modernize their application architecture using Event Driven Design - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Google News · 7/27/2022
Manufacturing Plants (6)
Koch Fertilizer Fort Dodge Plant
Duncombe, IA
Nitrogen fertilizer production facility producing ammonia, UAN, and ammonium thiosulfate (ATS). EPA ENERGY STAR certified. Acquired by Koch in 2003; $140M expansion completed ~2022 to increase ammonia capacity by 85,000 tons/yr.
Koch Fertilizer Wever Plant (Iowa Fertilizer Co.)
Wever, IA
Largest nitrogen fertilizer greenfield plant built in the US in 25+ years; capacity 3.5 million metric tons/yr of nitrogen fertilizers and diesel exhaust fluid. Opened 2017, acquired by Koch from OCI Global for $3.6B in August 2024. ~300 employees. Located on the Mississippi River in Lee County.
Koch Fertilizer Dodge City Plant
Dodge City, KS
Nitrogen fertilizer plant producing ammonia, UAN, and carbon dioxide; began operations 1968. $30M optimization project underway to increase UAN production by 35,000 tons/yr.
Koch Methanol St. James Plant
Saint James, LA
World-scale methanol production facility on 1,300 acres along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Capacity ~1.8 million metric tons/yr of IMPCA-quality methanol. Koch Methanol acquired majority ownership in 2019.
Koch Fertilizer Beatrice Plant
Beatrice, NE
Nitrogen fertilizer plant producing ammonia and UAN for agriculture and industrial markets; operational since 1964, located on the Mid-America ammonia pipeline. EPA ENERGY STAR certified.
Koch Fertilizer Enid Plant
Enid, OK
One of the largest nitrogen fertilizer plants in North America; produces ammonia, UAN (urea-ammonium nitrate solution), and granular urea. EPA ENERGY STAR certified. Acquired by Koch in 2003.
Other Facilities (3)
Koch Fertilizer Washington Terminal (Keota)
Keota, IA · distribution
Fertilizer distribution terminal operated by Koch Nitrogen Company LLC; handles and stores nitrogen fertilizer products for agricultural customers in the Washington County Iowa area.
Koch Fertilizer Marshalltown Terminal
Marshalltown, IA · distribution
Fertilizer distribution terminal operated by Koch Nitrogen Company LLC; one of 50+ US terminals supporting bulk product delivery by barge, rail, and truck.
Koch Ag & Energy Solutions Corporate HQ
Wichita, KS · hq
Corporate headquarters for Koch Ag & Energy Solutions and its subsidiaries including Koch Fertilizer, Koch Energy Services, Koch Methanol, and Koch Agronomic Services.