Company Profile
Agrium Inc. is a leading global producer and marketer of agricultural nutrients and industrial products and a major retail supplier of agricultural products and services in both North America and Argentina.
We are one of the top two nitrogen producers in the world, with approximately three percent of the nitrogen market. We have 14 production facilities in North America and Argentina, and have the capacity to produce, market and distribute approximately seven million tonnes of nitrogen, two million tonnes of potash and one million tonnes of phosphate.
We sell about 80 percent of these products to agricultural customers and the remaining 20 percent for industrial applications. Our two million tonnes of storage capacity is strategically located near our primary markets to better serve our customers during the peak spring and fall application seasons.
Our Retail operation has 206 retail farm centres in the U.S., and is one of North America?s largest independent retailers of fertilizers, seed and chemicals and a major provider of agronomic services. In Argentina, we own and operate 18 retail farm centres.
Agrium?s corporate headquarters is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.