CVR Partners Announces Preliminary 2026 Capital Spending Plan

SUGAR LAND, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CVR Partners, LP (NYSE: UAN) today announced its preliminary capital spending estimates for 2026 of $60 million to $75 million. Estimated capital expenditures for 2026 by category are as follows:

Maintenance capital	$35 million to $45 million
Growth capital	$25 million to $30 million
Total capital expenditures	$60 million to $75 million

“For our growth capital projects, we look forward to progressing or completing certain margin-improvement and debottlenecking projects at both plants that are expected to improve reliability and production rates,” said Mark Pytosh, Chief Executive Officer. “During 2026, we plan to invest capital in the ammonia expansion and feedstock diversification project at the Coffeyville facility, along with water quality upgrade projects at both plants and the expansion of our diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) production and loadout capacity. The goal of these projects is to support our target of operating the plants at utilization rates above 95 percent of nameplate capacity, excluding the impact of turnarounds.”

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About CVR Partners, LP

Headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, CVR Partners, LP is a Delaware limited partnership focused on the production, marketing and distribution of nitrogen fertilizer products. It primarily produces urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) and ammonia, which are predominantly used by farmers to improve the yield and quality of their crops. CVR Partners’ Coffeyville, Kansas, nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing facility includes a 1,300 ton-per-day ammonia unit, a 3,100 ton-per-day UAN unit and a dual-train gasifier complex having a capacity of 89 million standard cubic feet per day of hydrogen. CVR Partners’ East Dubuque, Illinois, nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing facility includes a 1,075 ton-per-day ammonia unit and a 950 ton-per-day UAN unit.