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Home > Company Index > Metals & Mining > Industrial Minerals & Metals > Freeport-McMoRan Sulphur Inc.

Freeport-McMoRan Sulphur Inc.
 PROFILE
Business stinks for Freeport-McMoRan Sulphur, which mines, produces, transports, and markets sulphur. The company -- a subsidiary of McMoRan Exploration -- owns mines in Texas and offshore Louisiana. The company's handling system for molten sulphur has the capacity to transport and store more than 5 million tons of sulphur annually. About 90% of the company's production is used by the phosphate fertilizer industry. About 65% of its sales are to IMC-Agrico (a joint venture between IMC Global and Phosphate Resource Partners). The company was formed in 1997 by combining the sulphur businesses of IMC Global and then-named Freeport-McMoRan Resource Partners.

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1997 Sales (mil.): 211.90
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (4.3)%
Employees: 402
Revenue per employee: $527,114.43

 KEY PEOPLE
• James R. Moffett
    CEO
• Ken Ellzey
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
1615 Poydras St.
New Orleans, LA 70112
US
Phone: 504-582-4000
Fax: 504-582-4440

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