Agrium
| Agrium Inc.
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| legal form | Incorporated (public company) |
| ISIN | CA0089161081 |
| founding | 1931 |
| Seat |
Calgary , Canada
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| Number of employees | approx.15,800 (2013) |
| sales | 15.7 billion US $ (2013) |
| Website | www.agrium.com |
Agrium Inc. was a Canadian company headquartered in Calgary , Alberta . The company was listed in the S & P / TSX 60 share index. It was founded in 1931 under the company name Cominco Fertilizers, Ltd. founded and in 1995 changed the name to Agrium, Inc.
At the end of 2006, Agrium had around 6,554 employees with annual sales of 4.2 billion US dollars . In 2013 it was US $ 15.7 billion in sales with around 15,800 employees. Agrium was a major supplier of agricultural products and services in North and South America and Australia, as well as a manufacturer and marketer of mineral and specialty fertilizers in North America. In September 2016, Agrium and Potash announced an agreement on their intention to combine. In January 2018, Potash Corp merged with Agrium to form Nutrien .
history
Agrium was founded in 1931 under the name "Cominco Fertilizers Ltd.". In the following years Cominco Fertilizers opened up several reservoirs. For example, in Homestead (1965) in Nebraska and in Borger (1968) in Texas , both of which are responsible for nitrogen production. In 1969, a deposit in Vanscoy (now PotashCorp ) in Saskatchewan was developed and is responsible for the production of potash salt .
In 1993, Agrium went public and was first traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange . In 1994 the company Crop Production Services (CPS) was added. In 1995 the companies "Nu-West Industries Inc." and "Western Farm Service" (WFS) were taken over. In the same year the name of the company was changed to "Agrium Inc.". Agrium establishes itself as an international company under the trade name "Agroservicios Pampeanos" (ASP). Wholesale growth began with the acquisition of Nu-West Industries, a phosphate manufacturer in Idaho .
On October 4, 1996, Agrium began trading on the New York Stock Exchange . In December 1996 the company "Viridian" was merged in Connecticut . In 1997 Agrium announced the further development of phosphate mines in Kapuskasing . In 1998 Agrium was expanded into the Argentine market and has a market share of 50%. In 2000 the "Unocal Agricultural Products Division" was added to the company and in September 2000 the company "Union Oil of California" (UNOCAL's) was taken over. In 2006 "Royster-Clark", "Pursell Technologies" and "Nu-Gro" were added. With the incorporation of United Agri Products (UAP) in 2008, Agrium became the largest fertilizer dealer in North America. In the same year Agrium and "Misr Fertilizers Production Company" ( MOPCO ) signed a contract in Egypt, so that MOPCO had a market share of 26% and should triple the production of nitrogen. In addition, the company "Turf Care Products Canada Ltd." was also included in the same year. An office was also set up in Beijing .
In 2014, Agrium achieved the full expansion of PotashCorp and should reach 1 tonne production for the next 2.5 years. The facility in Borger is expected to produce 610,000 tons of urea by the end of 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Annual Report 2013 ( Memento of the original dated August 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed on May 21, 2014 (PDF).
- ↑ CBC News: PotashCorp-Agrium merger finally official, Nutrien starts trading today (English)
- ↑ Annual Report 2008/2009 ( Memento of the original dated June 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed on December 4, 2014 (PDF).
- ↑ Annual Report 2014–2015 ( Memento of the original dated June 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed on December 4, 2014 (PDF).
