{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"160486","rtpr_id":"nBw7BRhpsa-20261005","ticker":"NTR","exchange":"TSX","all_tickers":["NTR"],"title":"Nutrien Provides Update on Trinidad Nitrogen Operations","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-05T12:15:00.092Z","article_body":"Nutrien Provides Update on Trinidad Nitrogen Operations\n\nNutrien Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: NTR) announced today that it will indefinitely\nshut down its Trinidad Nitrogen operations at the Point Lisas Facility\nfollowing an extensive review of strategic alternatives and engagement with\nrelevant stakeholders. Due to ongoing natural gas constraints and uncertainty,\nthis was determined to be the optimal path to enhance free cash flow and\nreturn on invested capital.\n\nNutrien previously implemented a controlled shutdown of the facility on\nOctober 23, 2025, in response to port access restrictions and a lack of\nreliable and economic natural gas supply that reduced the free cash flow\ncontribution of the Trinidad Nitrogen operations over an extended period of\ntime.\n\n“We greatly appreciate the contributions and dedication of our Trinidad team\nand are committed to managing the transition responsibly and safely,” said\nDean Perkins, Senior Vice President, Upstream, Nitrogen and Proprietary\nProduct Operations.\n\nThere will be no impact to Nutrien’s 2026 Nitrogen sales volume guidance as\nthe company assumed no production from its Trinidad Nitrogen operations.\nNutrien remains well positioned to meet customer demand for nitrogen and grow\nvolumes from its North American Nitrogen assets through reliability\nimprovements and low-cost debottleneck projects.\n\nAbout Nutrien\n\nNutrien is a leading global provider of crop inputs and services. We operate a\nworld-class network of production, distribution and ag retail facilities that\npositions us to efficiently serve the needs of growers. We focus on creating\nlong-term value by prioritizing investments that strengthen the advantages of\nour business across the ag value chain and by maintaining access to the\nresources and the relationships with stakeholders needed to achieve our goals.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261004778075/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261004778075/en/)\n\nFOR FURTHER INFORMATION:\n\nInvestor Contact\nJeff Holzman\nSenior Vice President, Investor Relations and FP&A\n(306) 933 8545 – investors@nutrien.com (mailto:investors@nutrien.com)\n\nMedia Contact\nSimon Scott\nVice President, Global Communications\n(403) 225 7213 – media@nutrien.com (mailto:media@nutrien.com)\n\nContact us at: www.nutrien.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nutrien.com&esheet=54615762&newsitemid=20261004778075&lan=en-US&anchor=www.nutrien.com&index=1&md5=d35f6180126ba9237d540f70732af401)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw7BRhpsa-20261005","title":"Nutrien Provides Update on Trinidad Nitrogen Operations","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"NTR","created":"2026-10-05T12:15:00.092Z","tickers":["NTR"],"exchange":"TSX","article_body":"Nutrien Provides Update on Trinidad Nitrogen Operations\n\nNutrien Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: NTR) announced today that it will indefinitely\nshut down its Trinidad Nitrogen operations at the Point Lisas Facility\nfollowing an extensive review of strategic alternatives and engagement with\nrelevant stakeholders. Due to ongoing natural gas constraints and uncertainty,\nthis was determined to be the optimal path to enhance free cash flow and\nreturn on invested capital.\n\nNutrien previously implemented a controlled shutdown of the facility on\nOctober 23, 2025, in response to port access restrictions and a lack of\nreliable and economic natural gas supply that reduced the free cash flow\ncontribution of the Trinidad Nitrogen operations over an extended period of\ntime.\n\n“We greatly appreciate the contributions and dedication of our Trinidad team\nand are committed to managing the transition responsibly and safely,” said\nDean Perkins, Senior Vice President, Upstream, Nitrogen and Proprietary\nProduct Operations.\n\nThere will be no impact to Nutrien’s 2026 Nitrogen sales volume guidance as\nthe company assumed no production from its Trinidad Nitrogen operations.\nNutrien remains well positioned to meet customer demand for nitrogen and grow\nvolumes from its North American Nitrogen assets through reliability\nimprovements and low-cost debottleneck projects.\n\nAbout Nutrien\n\nNutrien is a leading global provider of crop inputs and services. We operate a\nworld-class network of production, distribution and ag retail facilities that\npositions us to efficiently serve the needs of growers. We focus on creating\nlong-term value by prioritizing investments that strengthen the advantages of\nour business across the ag value chain and by maintaining access to the\nresources and the relationships with stakeholders needed to achieve our goals.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261004778075/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261004778075/en/)\n\nFOR FURTHER INFORMATION:\n\nInvestor Contact\nJeff Holzman\nSenior Vice President, Investor Relations and FP&A\n(306) 933 8545 – investors@nutrien.com (mailto:investors@nutrien.com)\n\nMedia Contact\nSimon Scott\nVice President, Global Communications\n(403) 225 7213 – media@nutrien.com (mailto:media@nutrien.com)\n\nContact us at: www.nutrien.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nutrien.com&esheet=54615762&newsitemid=20261004778075&lan=en-US&anchor=www.nutrien.com&index=1&md5=d35f6180126ba9237d540f70732af401)\n\n\nCopyright Business 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