Agrium Inc.

Calgary, AB Canada

  (Toronto: AGU)

Company Description

It's no bull that Agrium is a top producer and marketer of fertilizers in the Americas. A leader in the production of nitrogen, the company operates plants in 14 countries on six continents, producing about 10 million tons of nitrogen, potash, and phosphate products per year. In addition to supplying wholesalers, Agrium operates more than 800 fertilizer retail outlets in the US and South America. The company also owns 50% of Profertil, a joint venture with Spain's Repsol YPF that runs Argentina's largest nitrogen plant, and 25% of a nitrogen fertilizers plant in Egypt. After a 2009 bid for CF Industries fell short, Agrium acquired Australian wheat exporter AWB Ltd. for $1.2 billion in 2010.