LSB Industries, Inc. Provides Operational Update on Its El Dorado, Arkansas Facility

LSB Industries, Inc. (NYSE: LXU) (“LSB” or “the Company”) today announced that the ammonia plant at its El Dorado, Arkansas chemical facility (“El Dorado Facility” or “El Dorado”) was taken out of service on October 3, 2017 to make mechanical repairs to the burner refractory system on the boiler which were completed on October 8, 2017. Following the work on the boiler, the Company determined that repairs on a process heat exchanger were necessary. LSB management has determined that the repairs to the heat exchanger will be completed, and ammonia production will resume by October 23, 2017.

The Company expects to meet all customer commitments for sales in the fourth quarter of 2017 and estimates that the EBITDA impact resulting from the repair expenses and the reduced absorption of fixed costs related to the collective period of downtime will be approximately $2.5 million to $3.0 for the fourth quarter of 2017.

LSB will provide an update on the progress of the repairs at El Dorado and earlier announced Pryor repairs and the impacts of the downtime on financial results when the Company reports third quarter 2017 results in late October.

About LSB Industries, Inc.

LSB Industries, Inc., headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, manufactures and sells chemical products for the agricultural, mining, and industrial markets. The Company owns and operates facilities in Cherokee, Alabama, El Dorado, Arkansas and Pryor, Oklahoma, and operates a facility for a global chemical company in Baytown, Texas. LSB’s products are sold through distributors and directly to end customers throughout the United States. Additional information about the Company can be found on its website at www.lsbindustries.com.

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