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:
Whenever used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following respective meanings:
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A.
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"Adder" shall
have the same meaning assigned to that term in Article VI, Section
B.
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B.
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"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.
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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.
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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.
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C.
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"Ammonia
Pipeline" shall mean the anhydrous ammonia pipeline currently owned
by NuStar Pipeline Operating Partnership, L.P.
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D.
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"Ammonia
Pipeline Tariff" means the Ammonia Pipeline's current tariff for
interstate movement of anhydrous ammonia, as amended from time to
time.
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E.
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"Ammonia
Pipeline Transportation Charge" shall have the same meaning
assigned to that term in Article VI, Section C.
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F.
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"Buyer
Facility" shall mean Buyer's chemical production facility located
at El Dorado, Arkansas, as presently configured.
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G.
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" *****" 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,
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***** 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.
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as applicable,
from the previous week shall be used to calculate the *****.
Examples of how ***** is calculated are set forth on Exhibit
1.
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H.
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"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.
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I.
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"KNC Facility"
shall mean any of the anhydrous ammonia production facilities owned
by Seller’s affiliate, Koch Nitrogen Company.
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J.
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"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.
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K.
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"Month" shall
mean a calendar month.
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L.
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"Performance
Assurance" means collateral in the form of either cash, letter(s)
of credit, or other security acceptable to Seller in its sole
discretion.
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M.
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"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.
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N.
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"Price" shall
be described in Article VI, Section A hereof.
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O.
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"Product" shall
mean commercial anhydrous ammonia provided hereunder having the
following specifications:
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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
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"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.
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Q.
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"Seller" shall
mean Seller.
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R.
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"short ton"
shall mean 2,000 pounds.
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S.
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"Taxes" shall
have the same meaning assigned to that term in Article IX
hereof.
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T.
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"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.
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A.
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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,
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("OriginalTermination Date") unless otherwise
terminated earlier in accordance with this Agreement or extended
pursuant to Section B below.
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B.
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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.
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A.
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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.
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B.
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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.
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C.
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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.
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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.
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A.
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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".
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B.
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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.
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A.
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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:
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Price per short
ton = *****.
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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.
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B.
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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.
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C.
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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.
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***** 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.
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D.
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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
*****.
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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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