Corporate News

Corporate News

Agrium is one of the world’s largest publicly traded agriculture retailers and crop nutrient producers.  It is the only company that crosses the entire crop input value chain with three separate business units: Retail, Wholesale and Advanced Technologies.

News Archive

Release Date Title
12/14/2011 Agrium’s Board approves substantial potash expansion
11/15/2011 MOPCO suspends operations at nitrogen facility
11/3/2011 Agrium reports strong third quarter results, expects record earnings year
9/27/2011 Agrium executes long-term rock agreement with OCP S.A.
8/3/2011 Agrium reports record second quarter
5/11/2011 Agrium completes sale of AWB Commodity Management Business to Cargill
5/4/2011 Agrium’s sale of AWB Grain Business receives Australian foreign investment approval
5/4/2011 Agrium reports first quarter 2011 results
5/2/2011 Agrium expands European fertilizer distribution with purchase of CerealToscana and Agroport
4/13/2011 Fire at Agrium’s Redwater Ammonia Plant #1 Fertilizer Operations
3/7/2011 Agrium posts 2010 Annual Report
2/17/2011 Agrium arranges for return of Rainbow NPK Products containing Zinc
2/15/2011 Fire at Agrium’s Hartsville South Carolina facility
2/9/2011 Agrium reports record fourth quarter results
1/18/2011 Agrium makes $100,000 Australian flood donation
12/15/2010 Agrium Sells AWB Commodity Management Business to Cargill
12/14/2010 Agrium in Discussions to sell AWB Commodity Management Businesses
12/3/2010 Agrium completes acquisition of AWB
11/15/2010 AWB shareholders support Agrium’s offer
11/3/2010 Agrium reports improved third quarter results, cites exceptional outlook and industry fundamentals
10/20/2010 Agrium is Proud to be on Top
10/20/2010 Canpotex and Sinofert sign new MOU
10/3/2010 Agrium receives Australian foreign investment approval
8/26/2010 Agrium reinforces support for Canpotex
8/24/2010 AWB Board recommends Agrium’s proposal to AWB Shareholders
8/19/2010 Agrium and AWB enter into definitive agreement
8/15/2010 Agrium Makes Proposal to Acquire AWB
8/3/2010 Agrium delivers second highest quarterly earnings; sees strengthening fundamentals
5/13/2010 Agrium’s Vanscoy Site Resumes Operation
5/12/2010 Agrium Update on Fatality at its Vanscoy Potash Operations
5/10/2010 Agrium Experiences Fatality at Vanscoy Potash Mine
3/11/2010 Agrium to terminate offer to acquire CF Industries
2/19/2010 Agrium extends exchange offer for CF Industries to March 22, 2010
1/14/2010 Agrium to nominate two directors to CF's Board of Directors and calls for removal of poison pill
1/13/2010 Agrium enters into Agreement to supply urea for production of Diesel Exhaust Fluid
12/21/2009 Agrium extends exchange offer for CF Industries to January 22, 2010
12/17/2009 Agrium advances Vanscoy potash expansion
12/16/2009 Financing secured for tripling Egyptian nitrogen facility
12/4/2009 Agrium has withdrawn and re-filed its Hart-Scott-Rodino notification in connection with proposed acquisition of CF Industries
12/2/2009 Agrium to nominate directors to CF Board; challenges CF to drop poison pill
11/23/2009 CF Stockholder Support for Agrium/CF Combination Significantly Greater than Terra Stockholder Support for CF/Terra Combination
11/19/2009 CF Industries stockholders strongly support Agrium’s offer with 62% of CF shares tendered
11/18/2009 Agrium urges CF stockholders to tender into its offer today to receive a premium, not pay one
11/17/2009 Agrium signs Consent Agreement with FTC Staff on CF Acquisition
11/16/2009 RiskMetrics recommends CF stockholders tender their shares into Agrium’s best and final offer
11/12/2009 Agrium sends letter to CF Industries stockholders
11/5/2009 Agrium makes Best and Final offer for CF Industries of $45.00 per share in cash plus one Agrium share
10/19/2009 Agrium to sell portion of Carseland nitrogen facility to Terra to facilitate CF acquisition
9/21/2009 Agrium extends exchange offer for CF to October 22
8/17/2009 Agrium extends exchange offer for CF to September 22
7/20/2009 Agrium extends exchange offer for CF to August 19, reaffirms commitment to acquiring CF.
6/29/2009 CF ignores clear stockholder message: disregards compelling majority of CF shares tendered in support of Agrium offer
6/23/2009 62 percent of CF shares tendered into Agrium offer
6/18/2009 Agrium responds to misleading statements in recent CF filing
6/16/2009 Agrium urges CF stockholders to tender shares into Agrium offer of $40.00 in cash plus one Agrium share per CF share, which expires June 22
6/3/2009 Agrium reaffirms offer for CF of $40.00 in cash plus one Agrium share per CF share
5/26/2009 Agrium to withdraw and re-file Hart-Scott-Rodino notification in connection with proposed acquisition of CF Industries
5/18/2009 Agrium responds to CF rejection of increased offer
5/11/2009 Agrium substantially increases offer for CF Industries to $40.00 in cash plus one Agrium share per CF share
4/21/2009 Agrium reaffirms commitment to acquiring CF Industries
4/20/2009 Agrium sends letter to CF Industries stockholders
4/16/2009 Agrium sends letter to CF Industries reaffirming commitment to transaction
4/15/2009 Agrium sends letter to CF stockholders
4/6/2009 Agrium files definitive proxy materials; Sends letter urging CF stockholders to WITHHOLD votes for CF’s board and vote the GREEN proxy card today
3/27/2009 Agrium increases offer for CF Industries to $35.00 in cash plus one Agrium share per CF share, an increase of 10 percent in cash consideration
3/16/2009 Agrium commences exchange offer to acquire CF Industries
3/9/2009 Agrium Responds to CF Rejection of Agrium Offer
2/25/2009 Agrium proposes to acquire CF Industries for US$72.00 per share in cash and stock, a 30 percent premium
Agrium executes long-term rock agreement with OCP S.A.
Agrium’s sale of AWB Grain Business receives Australian
MOPCO suspends operations at nitrogen facility
Agrium executes long-term rock agreement with OCP S.A.
Agrium’s Board approves substantial potash expansion