| Business Summary | | Agrium,
Inc.
is
a
producer
and
marketer
of
fertilizer
in
North
America
and
a
major
retail
supplier
of
agricultural
products
and
services
in
both
North
America
and
Argentina.
The
Company
conducts
substantially
all
its
operations
through
direct
and
indirect
wholly
owned
subsidiaries
and
the
Agrium
Partnership.
Nitrogen
fertilizers
are
produced
at
the
Company's
six
plants
located
in
Carseland,
Fort
Saskatchewan,
Joffre
and
Redwater,
Alberta;
Borger,
Texas;
and
Beatrice,
Nebraska.
Sulphur
and
phosphate
fertilizers
are
produced
at
the
Redwater
plant
and
phosphate
fertilizers
are
also
produced
at
an
additional
plant
in
Conda,
Idaho.
Agrium
owns
and
operates
two
phosphate
rock
mines
in
Ontario
and
Idaho
and
one
phosphate
rock
mill
in
Ontario.
The
Company
operates
a
potash
mine
and
production
facility
at
Vanscoy,
Saskatchewan.
The
Company
also
has
a
50%
interest
with
YPF
in
Profertil,
which
is
constructing
a
world-scale
nitrogen
production
facility
in
Argentina. | More
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| Financial Summary | | AGU
owns
and
operates
nitrogen
production
facilities
in
Alberta,
Texas
and
Nebraska,
phosphate
production
facilities
in
Alberta
and
Idaho,
phosphate
rock
mine
in
Idaho
and
Kapuskasing,
Ontario,
potash
mine
and
mill
in
Saskatchewan.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
net
sales
rose
17%
to
$1.18
billion.
Net
income
applicable
to
Common
increased
12%
to
$46.6
million.
Results
reflect
higher
international
nitrogen
sales,partially
offset
by
higher
natural
gas
prices. | More
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Developments |
| Officers | | | FY1999 Pay | |
| Frank Proto Chairman | -- | John Van Brunt Pres,
CEO | $596K | Michael Wilson Exec.
VP, COO | -- | Bruce Waterman Sr.
VP-Fin., CFO | -- | Bill McClung VP, Operations | -- | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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