Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
Industry Description
The US agricultural chemicals manufacturing industry includes about 700 companies with combined annual revenue of $30 billion. Large companies include divisions of Dow, DuPont, and Monsanto; the US operations of Switzerland-based Syngenta and Germany-based Bayer and BASF; and specialized producers such as CF Industries, FMC, and Mosaic. Many smaller companies are involved in mixing purchased raw materials to produce customized fertilizer compounds with special characteristics.
SIC: 2873, 2874, 2875, 2879
NAICS: 325311, 325312, 325314, 325320
NAICS: 325311, 325312, 325314, 325320
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Top 5 Companies
| Company | Sales | Location |
|---|---|---|
| E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company | 38,719.00M | Wilmington, DE |
| Agrium Inc. | 15,470.00M | Calgary, AB |
| Syngenta AG | 13,268.00M | Basel, Switzerland |
| Yara International ASA | 10,842.62M | Oslo, Norway |
| The Mosaic Company | 9,937.80M | Plymouth, MN |
There are 20,164 companies in this industry. To view all of them, register now.Trends
Consolidation - The agrochemicals sector, which has undergone considerable consolidation in...
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The consumer price index for food, an indicator of agricultural chemical demand, rose 4.7 percent in December 2011 compared to the same month in 2010.
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Global Population Tops 7 Billion - Rapidly rising population levels are increasing the world's food requirements, creating demand for developers of agricultural chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides. The earth's population...
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