EX-24 7 dex24.txt POWERS OF ATTORNEY Exhibit 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, EDWARD G. BEIMFOHR hereby constitute and appoint Mark A. Kalafut, Francis G. Meyer and Michael L. Bennett, or each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead, to sign my name as a director of Terra Industries Inc. (the "Company") to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to file said Annual Report and any amendment or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys, or each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 20th day of February, 2002. /s/ Edward G. Beimfohr --------------------------- EDWARD G. BEIMFOHR POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, MARTHA O. HESSE hereby constitute and appoint Mark A. Kalafut, Francis G. Meyer and Michael L. Bennett, or each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead, to sign my name as a director of Terra Industries Inc. (the "Company") to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to file said Annual Report and any amendment or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys, or each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 20th day of February, 2002. /s/ Martha O. Hesse --------------------------- MARTHA O. HESSE POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, EDWARD M. CARSON hereby constitute and appoint Mark A. Kalafut, Francis G. Meyer and Michael L. Bennett, or each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead, to sign my name as a director of Terra Industries Inc. (the "Company") to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to file said Annual Report and any amendment or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys, or each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 20th day of February, 2002. /s/ Edward M. Carson --------------------------- EDWARD M. CARSON POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, THOMAS H. CLAIBORNE hereby constitute and appoint Mark A. Kalafut, Francis G. Meyer and Michael L. Bennett, or each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead, to sign my name as a director of Terra Industries Inc. (the "Company") to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to file said Annual Report and any amendment or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys, or each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 20th day of February, 2002. /s/ Thomas H. Claiborne --------------------------- THOMAS H. CLAIBORNE POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, ERIC K. DIACK hereby constitute and appoint Mark A. Kalafut, Francis G. Meyer and Michael L. Bennett, or each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead, to sign my name as a director of Terra Industries Inc. (the "Company") to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to file said Annual Report and any amendment or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys, or each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 20th day of February, 2002. /s/ Eric K. Diack --------------------------- ERIC K. DIACK POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, DAVID E. FISHER hereby constitute and appoint Mark A. Kalafut, Francis G. Meyer and Michael L. Bennett, or each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead, to sign my name as a director of Terra Industries Inc. (the "Company") to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to file said Annual Report and any amendment or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys, or each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 20th day of February, 2002. /s/ David E. Fisher --------------------------- DAVID E. FISHER POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, JOHN R. NORTON III hereby constitute and appoint Mark A. Kalafut, Francis G. Meyer and Michael L. Bennett, or each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead, to sign my name as a director of Terra Industries Inc. (the "Company") to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to file said Annual Report and any amendment or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys, or each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 20th day of February, 2002. /s/ John R. Norton --------------------------- JOHN R. NORTON III POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, HENRY R. SLACK hereby constitute and appoint Mark A. Kalafut, Francis G. Meyer and Michael L. Bennett, or each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead, to sign my name as a director of Terra Industries Inc. (the "Company") to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to file said Annual Report and any amendment or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys, or each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 20th day of February, 2002. /s/ Henry R. Slack --------------------------- HENRY R. SLACK POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, WILLIAM R. LOOMIS, JR. hereby constitute and appoint Mark A. Kalafut, Francis G. Meyer and Michael L. Bennett, or each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead, to sign my name as a director of Terra Industries Inc. (the "Company") to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to file said Annual Report and any amendment or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys, or each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 20th day of February, 2002. /s/ William R. Loomis --------------------------- WILLIAM R. LOOMIS, JR. POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, BURTON M. JOYCE hereby constitute and appoint Mark A. Kalafut, Francis G. Meyer and Michael L. Bennett, or each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name, place and stead, to sign my name as a director of Terra Industries Inc. (the "Company") to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and any amendments or supplements thereto, and to file said Annual Report and any amendment or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys, or each of them, or his substitute or substitutes, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 20th day of February, 2002. /s/ Burton M. Joyce --------------------------- BURTON M. JOYCE