Full Service Logistical Provider
& Consistent Fertilizer Results
Molten Sulfur Overview
• Sales contracts typically last 1 to 5 years
• Contracts priced as a margin over a published market indicator
– Both sales and purchase prices are tied to a market published index (products/commodities are simultaneously purchased
and sold)
• Prilling capability provides logistical services on a reservation fee basis; customers pay cost plus if prilling capacity is used
• Cash flow generation for 2010 equally split among traditional sulfur services, including prilling and our fertilizer production
Fertilizer Overview
• Dedicated offtake from MMLP owned sulfuric acid production facility
• Produces 4 primary sulfur and sulfur-based niche fertilizer products
– Plant nutrient sulfur products - agricultural ground sulfur products produced in Odessa, TX and Seneca, IL
– Ammonium sulfate products - includes nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium products and custom grades of lawn and garden
fertilizer produced in Plainview, TX and Salt Lake City, UT
– Industrial sulfur - produced in Texarkana, TX for paper manufacturing processes, rubber manufacturing, etc.
– Ammonium thiosulfate - a liquid nutrient sprayed directly on plants and manufactured in Beaumont, TX
• Low competition levels in primary areas of operation (Texas and the Midwest)
• Competitive Advantages
– Proximity of manufacturing plants to customer base
– Reduced freight costs and enhance ability to respond to customer requests
– Regional market dynamics captured through multiple production facilities
– Product offering provides optionality to maximize profits with shifts in demand/supply dynamics
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