New $3 billion fertilizer plant opens in Iowa
April 24, 2017. 4 Min Read. GRAND OPENING: Gov. Terry Branstad (third from right) congratulates Nassef Sawiris (holding scissors) who cut the ribbon in a ceremony to open a new $3 billion Iowa Fertilizer Company plant in southeast Iowa. Rod Swoboda. Located in Iowa's southeast corner along the Mississippi River, the first nitrogen fertilizer ...