traded as nyse cf s & p 500 component industry manufacturing and distribution founded 1946 1946 headquarters deerfield illinois united states area served north america products fertilizer revenue us 5.4747 billion 2013 1 us 6.104 billion 2012 1 operating income us 2.4117 billion 2013 1 us 2.9594 billion 2012 1 net income us 1.4646 billion 2013 1 us 1.8487 billion 2012 1 total assets us 10.6781 billion 2013 2 us 10.1669 billion 2012 1 total equity us 5.4384 billion 2013 2 us 6.2822 billion 2012 2 website www.cfindustries.com cf industries holdings inc. is a north american manufacturer and distributor of agricultural fertilizers based in deerfield illinois a suburb of chicago . it was founded in 1946 as the central farmers fertilizer company . for its first 56 years it was a federation of regional agricultural supply cooperatives . cf then demutualized and became a publicly traded company . contents 1 operations 2 history 3 references 4 external links operations edit the primary operating subsidiary is cf industries inc. history edit the company was founded in 1946 as the central farmers fertilizer company a federation of regional agricultural supply cooperatives . 4 cf demutualized in 2002 and made an initial public offering of shares of equity stock in 2005 . 4 since 2008 the shares of cf industries have been included in the s & p 500 index of large cap stock prices . 5 in 2013 mosaic company agreed to buy cf industries phosphate business for 1.4 billion in cash . 6 in 2014 yara international announced that it was in talks with cf industries about a possible merger of equals a deal worth over 27 billion . 7 on july 1 2015 cf industries announces an agreement to acquire remaining 50 % interest in growhow from yara for 580 million . 8 on august 6 2015 cf industries announced that it will combine with oci n.v. s european north american and global distribution businesses for 8 billion . the combined company will be domiciled in the uk and it will use the cf industries name . 9 references edit a b c d e f g cf industries holdings inc. 2013 annual report form 10 k xbrl . united states securities and exchange commission . february 27 2014 . a b c cf industries holdings inc. 2014 q1 quarterly report form 10 q xbrl . united states securities and exchange commission . may 8 2014 . data . nyse . 2008 09 12 . a b corporate profile cf industries history . cf industries . archived from the original on october 9 2007 . retrieved 2008 09 12 . cf cf industries replaces eds electronics data systems in s & p 500 index . s & p 500 stocks . rish llc . aug 27 2008 . retrieved apr 6 2015 . mosaic co. to spend about 1.4 billion on purchase of cf industries phosphate business associated press minneapolis star tribune october 28 2013 yara cf in talks to create 27 billion fertilizer giant . reuters 23 september 2014 streetinsider 1 july 2015 http www.businesswire.com news home 20150806005598 en cf industries oci create global nitrogen leader . vcnqhf8iriu 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