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Title: ANHYDROUS AMMONIA SALES AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Kansas     Date: 3/13/2009
Industry: Misc. Capital Goods     Sector: Capital Goods

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Exhibit 10.49

ANHYDROUS

AMMONIA SALES AGREEMENT

 

 

THIS ANHYDROUS AMMONIA SALES AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into on this    3 rd     day of December, 2008, and made effective January 1, 2009 (the "Effective Date"), between KOCH NITROGEN INTERNATIONAL SÀRL, a Switzerland corporation, with a branch office located at Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, B.W.I. (hereinafter "Seller") and EL DORADO CHEMICAL COMPANY, an Oklahoma corporation, with principal offices at 16 S. Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107 (hereinafter "Buyer"). Seller and Buyer are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the "Parties" and individually referred to herein as a "Party".

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, as specified in this Agreement, Buyer and Seller desire to enter into an anhydrous ammonia sales agreement under which Seller agrees to supply to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller, 100% of its Product Requirements (as defined below) and

WHEREAS, Seller's intent is to supply Buyer's Product Requirements primarily by pipeline deliveries and supply Buyer's Railcar Product Requirements (as defined below) either by railcar or pipeline.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

I.           DEFINITIONS

 

Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

 

A.

"Adder" shall have the same meaning assigned to that term in Article VI, Section B.

 

B.

"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with such Person.

 

 

PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS PUBLIC FILING PURSUANT TO A REQUEST BY THE COMPANY FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.  THE OMITTED INFORMATION HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR PURPOSES OF SUCH REQUEST.


 

 

 

For purposes of this definition, the term "control" (including the correlative terms "controlled by" and "under the common control of"), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

C.

"Ammonia Pipeline" shall mean the anhydrous ammonia pipeline currently owned by NuStar Pipeline Operating Partnership, L.P.

 

D.

"Ammonia Pipeline Tariff" means the Ammonia Pipeline's current tariff for interstate movement of anhydrous ammonia, as amended from time to time.

 

E.

"Ammonia Pipeline Transportation Charge" shall have the same meaning assigned to that term in Article VI, Section C.

 

F.

"Buyer Facility" shall mean Buyer's chemical production facility located at El Dorado, Arkansas, as presently configured.

 

G.

" *****" shall mean the                               *****                       per metric ton of the weekly price range published under the heading "Ammonia Price Indications, Delivered prices, US Gulf/Tampa, - Tampa" in Fertecon Ammonia Report ("Fertecon") and (ii) the *****      per metric ton of the weekly price range published under the heading "Ammonia c+f Tampa" in the FMB Weekly Fertilizer Report ("FMB") for the week Product is delivered by pipeline to Buyer or shipped by railcar to Buyer. For example, if Product is delivered to Buyer by the Ammonia Pipeline during the week from Monday, December 15, 2003 through Sunday, December 21, 2003, the   *****   published in the December 18, 2003 issue of Fertecon and the December 18, 2003 issue of FMB shall apply. The Parties acknowledge that currently, both Fertecon and FMB publish a price range for Tampa/US Gulf prices and a Tampa only price. The Tampa only price, as set forth above, shall be used to calculate the             *****            . If either publication or the price contained in such publication that is necessary to calculate the          *****            is not published far a particular week for any reason, then the publication or price, 

 

 

*****  INDICATES INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT WHICH HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS PUBLIC FILING PURSUANT TO A REQUEST BY THE COMPANY FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.  THE OMITTED INFORMATION HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR PURPOSES OF SUCH REQUEST.


 

 

 

 

as applicable, from the previous week shall be used to calculate the *****. Examples of how ***** is calculated are set forth on Exhibit 1.

 

H.

"Delivery Point" shall mean: (i) for pipeline deliveries, the discharge side of the Ammonia Pipeline's Product meter located at Buyer's Facility, or (ii) for rail or truck deliveries, the point at Buyer's Facility where the truck or rail cars enter Buyer's Facility, or (iii) an alternate delivery point along the Ammonia Pipeline; provided that Buyer gives Seller at least forty-five (45) days written notice prior to the date it wishes to begin delivery at such alternate delivery point.

 

I.

"KNC Facility" shall mean any of the anhydrous ammonia production facilities owned by Seller’s affiliate, Koch Nitrogen Company.

 

J.

"KNC Terminal" shall mean Koch Nitrogen Company’s anhydrous ammonia terminal at Taft, Louisiana, capable of receiving ammonia by vessels, loading and shipping ammonia in a barge, and re-injecting ammonia into the Ammonia Pipeline.

 

K.

"Month" shall mean a calendar month.

 

L.

"Performance Assurance" means collateral in the form of either cash, letter(s) of credit, or other security acceptable to Seller in its sole discretion.

 

M.

"Person" means any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated organization, business, syndicate, sole proprietorship, association, organization, other entity or governmental body.

 

N.

"Price" shall be described in Article VI, Section A hereof.

 

O.

"Product" shall mean commercial anhydrous ammonia provided hereunder having the following specifications:

 

Ammonia (NH 3 ) Content:                      99.5% minimum, by weight %

 

Water:                                                      0.2% minimum to 0.5% maximum, by weight %

 

 

*****  INDICATES INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT WHICH HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS PUBLIC FILING PURSUANT TO A REQUEST BY THE COMPANY FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.  THE OMITTED INFORMATION HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR PURPOSES OF SUCH REQUEST.


 

 

Oil:                                                           5 ppm maximum, by weight

 

P.

"Product Requirements" shall mean total Product purchased by Buyer for Buyer's account for further processing at Buyer's Facility, as adjusted to accommodate Buyer's Railcar Product Requirements. Currently, the Product Requirements during a calendar year at Buyer's Facility are approximately 165,000 to 175,000 short tons, which includes approximately 45,000 short tons currently used by Buyer to manufacture finished product on behalf of Orica USA Inc., but is exclusive of any tolling arrangements by Buyer with third parties. Product Requirements shall not include approximately 45,000 additional short tons of anhydrous ammonia annually, for production of finished product for Orica USA Inc. The 45,000 additional short tons referenced above shall be excluded from the Product Requirements during the Term of this Agreement, unless Buyer requests and Seller elects, at Seller's sole option, to include such quantity in the Product Requirements. Provided that Buyer has given Seller at least sixty (60) days prior written notice, Product Requirements shall not include Product supplied to Buyer's Facility which shall be produced by Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer and physically delivered to Buyer's Facility.

 

Q.

"Seller" shall mean Seller.

 

R.

"short ton" shall mean 2,000 pounds.

 

S.

"Taxes" shall have the same meaning assigned to that term in Article IX hereof.

 

T.

"Total Credit Exposure" shall mean the sum of the (i) outstanding invoice(s) for Product delivered from Seller to Buyer, (ii) the estimated invoice for Product delivered to Buyer but not yet invoiced by Seller, and (iii) the estimated invoice amount for Product that shall be delivered from Seller to Buyer until the payment due date of the oldest outstanding invoice, less the amount of any Performance Assurance.

 

II.           TERM

 

A.

Term . The term of this Agreement (the "Term") shall commence at 12:01 a.m. central time on January 1, 2009 and shall terminate at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2010,

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

("OriginalTermination Date") unless otherwise terminated earlier in accordance with this Agreement or extended pursuant to Section B below.

 

B.

Renewal . At the Original Termination Date, this Agreement may be extended for a one (1) year period (commencing on January 1 st and ending on December 31 st ) upon the written agreement of both Seller and Buyer made no later than November 1 st of the then current year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Party shall be obligated to renew this Agreement.

 

III.           QUANTITY

 

A.

Quantity . During the Term, Buyer shall purchase from Seller one hundred percent (100%) of its Product Requirements for Buyer's Facility. However, in the event Buyer installs railcar unloading capabilities at Buyer's Facility, then Buyer shall have the option to purchase up to twelve percent (12%) of Buyer's Product Requirements during a calendar year from a third party ("Railcar Product Requirements"); provided, such Railcar Product Requirements must be delivered to Buyer's Facility by railcar; and provided further, Buyer gives Seller the right of first refusal to match any bona fide third party railcar delivered price. Buyer shall provide Seller with a written copy of such third party offer. In the event Seller determines to meet the price for any Railcar Product Requirements to Buyer's Facility within two (2) business days after its receipt of a written copy of the third party offer, Seller shall have the option to deliver the Railcar Product Requirements to Buyer's Facility either by railcar or pipeline. In addition, if Buyer installs railcar unloading capabilities at Buyer's Facility, then Seller may request, from time to time, that Buyer take delivery of a specified quantity of Buyer's Product Requirements by railcar, instead of delivery by pipeline, during each calendar year; provided Seller gives Buyer thirty (30) days written notice that Seller wants to deliver Product by railcar. Buyer shall make reasonable commercial efforts to accommodate Seller's request as stated above; however, it shall be Buyer's option to grant such request.

 

B.

No Resale . Buyer shall use the Product delivered to Buyer for processing at Buyer's Facility only, and shall not resell, transfer, exchange, or otherwise assign Product without

 

 

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first obtaining the prior written consent of Seller, which consent may be granted or withheld by Seller in its sole discretion.

 

 

C.

Measurement . The quantity of Product delivered hereunder to Buyer by the Ammonia Pipeline shall be governed by the weights and measures taken by meters owned by the Ammonia Pipeline at the Delivery Point pursuant to the Ammonia Pipeline Tariff. For truck or rail deliveries, the quantity of Product delivered to Buyer shall be governed by the weights and measures taken as the trucks or rail cars are loaded at the KNC Facility, KNC Terminal, alternative Seller supply sources, or at an alternative third party supply source and as stated on the bill of lading. The foregoing measurements of said quantities shall be final and conclusive, unless proven to be in error.

 

IV.           QUALITY

 

 

All Product delivered hereunder shall conform to the specifications set forth in Article I, Section O. All claims by Buyer that any Product delivered hereunder does not conform to the specifications set forth in Article I, Section O, shall be made in writing and sent within thirty (30) days after Seller's delivery of such Product to the Delivery Point. Failure to give written notice of such claim within the specified time shall constitute an unqualified acceptance of the Product and a waiver by Buyer of all claims with respect thereto.

 

 

 


 

 

V.       WARRANTIES

 

A.

As its exclusive warranties, Seller warrants to Buyer that, at the Delivery Point: (i) the Product shall conform to the specifications specifically set forth in Article I, Section O and (ii) title to the Product shall be free from any security interest, lien, or encumbrance. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE, (I) BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT KOCH NITROGEN, AND ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES HAVE NOT MADE, DO NOT MAKE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS, OR GUARANTEES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WHETHER ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE MERCHANTABILITY, QUANTITY, CONDITION, OR QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS SUITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE AND (II) THE PRODUCT IS SOLD "AS IS".

 

B.

Seller's liability, and Buyer's exclusive remedy, for any cause of action arising out of or related to the breach of the warranty above, is, at Buyer's option, limited to (i) replacement of the non-conforming Product at the Delivery Point or (ii) a refund to Buyer of the portion of the Price allocable to such non conforming Product. IN NO EVENT WILL SELLER'S CUMULATIVE LIABILITY UNDER THE AGREEMENT EXCEED THE TOTAL SALES PRICE OF THE PRODUCT OR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT, WHETHER ARISING UNDER WARRANTY, GUARANTEE, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, INDEMNIFICATION, FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OR COMBINATION OF CAUSES WHATSOEVER. WITHOUT LIMITATION ON THE FOREGOING, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL EITHER KOCH NITROGEN OR BUYER BE LIABLE OR HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO THE OTHER OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST EARNINGS, LOST PROFITS, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION.

 

 

 


 

 

VI.       PRICE

 

A.

Price . Except as set forth below, for each short ton of Product sold to Buyer hereunder, Seller shall charge, and Buyer shall pay to Seller, the following Price:

 

 

Price per short ton = *****.

 

 

However, in the event Seller agrees to sell any of Buyer's Railcar Product Requirements as set forth in Article III, Section A, then the Price- for each short ton of Product sold to Buyer as Railcar Product Requirements shall be as determined in accordance with Article III, Section A and documented in writing between the Parties. The Price shall be determined on a  *****  basis.

 

B.

Adder . Adder shall equal   *****     per short ton.  However, if the Ammonia Pipeline Transportation Charge is modified as set forth in Section VI C. of this Agreement, the Parties agree to modify the Adder as set forth in Section VI C.

 

C.

Ammonia Pipeline Transportation Charge . The Ammonia Pipeline Transportation Charge per short ton shall be a flat rate of ***** per short ton from Taft, Louisiana or Sterlington, Louisiana to the Delivery Point for pipeline deliveries.  In the event the   ****            is increased above                              *****                        , then the Ammonia Pipeline Transportation Charge for both injection points shall be changed to the revised Ammonia Pipeline Tariff rate as published for       *****     .  Notwithstanding the foregoing, starting January 1, 2009, for the first increase of the Ammonia Pipeline Transportation Charge in each calendar year of the Term, Seller will, up to a maximum of          *****          per short ton, decrease the amount of the Adder per short ton by an amount equal to *****. For any other increases of the Ammonia Pipeline Charge in the same calendar year, the Adder shall not be changed.

 

 

*****  INDICATES INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT WHICH HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS PUBLIC FILING PURSUANT TO A REQUEST BY THE COMPANY FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.  THE OMITTED INFORMATION HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR PURPOSES OF SUCH REQUEST.


 

 

 

D.

Market Publications and Prices . If either (a) Fertecon or FMB or (b) the price contained in such publication that is necessary to calculate the             *****              is not published for three (3) consecutive weeks, then Seller and Buyer shall meet in person, negotiate, and agree on a substitute publication or price, as applicable, within thirty (30) days of such event. During such thirty (30) day period, the publication or price that is published, as applicable, shall solely be used to calculate the Price hereunder. For example, if FMB was not published for three (3) consecutive weeks in March 2005, then Fertecon would solely be used to calculate the *****.

 

E.

Demurrage . Railcars shall be allowed ten (10) days of free time from the earlier of constructive or actual placement of the railcar at Buyer's Facility until being released by Buyer to the railroad. In the event Buyer is unable to obtain actual placement of railcars within a reason


 
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