CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The company planning to build a massive fertilizer plant in eastern Illinois says the start of construction has been delayed until next year.
c The plant is expected to employ about 175 people on land once considered for the FutureGen clean-coal project.
Cronus spokesman Dave Lundy said Friday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted the company a one-year extension on its air permit. Construction now must start by October 2017.
Lundy said Cronus is trying to finalize deals with contractors.
Cronus also now lists the cost as $1.9 billion on its website. The company originally listed the construction cost as $1.4 billion.
Lundy says the larger figure reflects finance costs.