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Agrium Inc. (AGU)At 3:29PM ET: 52.33  Up 0.48 (0.93%)  
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Agrium Inc.
13131 Lake Fraser Drive SE
Calgary, AB T2J 7E8
Canada - Map
Phone: 403-225-7000
Fax: 403-225-7609
Web Site: http://www.agrium.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Basic Materials
Industry:Agricultural Chemicals
Full Time Employees:10,975

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Agrium Inc. produces and markets agricultural nutrients, industrial products, and specialty products worldwide, as well as involves in the retail supply of agricultural products and services in North and South America. It operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Advanced Technologies. The Retail segment markets crop nutrient products, including nitrogen, phosphate, potash, sulphur, and micronutrients; crop protection products, such as herbicides, fungicides, adjuvants, and insecticides; seeds; and a range of custom application and agronomic consulting services, as well as other services, including crop input product application, soil and leaf tissue testing and analysis, and crop scouting. As of December 31, 2008, this segment operated approximately 800 retail farm centers in the U.S., Argentina, and Chile. The Wholesale segment manufactures, purchases, and markets a range of nutrients, including nitrogen-based, potash, and phosphate-based crop nutrient products. It also owns and operates facilities that upgrade ammonia and urea to other products, such as nitrogen solutions and nitric acid. In addition, this segment operates fertilizer granulation and blending plants in the United States. The Advanced Technologies segment produces and sells controlled-release crop nutrient and professional products to the agriculture, specialty agriculture, professional turf, horticulture, and consumer lawn and garden markets. This segment also offers pest control products to the structural pest control industry, including pest control in residential and commercial structures. It was formerly known as Cominco Fertilizers Ltd. and changed its name to Agrium Inc. in 1995. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Michael M. Wilson B.Sc. (Chem), P.Eng., 57
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres
    $ 3.33M $ 980.00K
    Mr. Bruce G. Waterman , 58
    Chief Financial Officer and Sr. VP of Fin.
    $ 1.11M $ 3.13M
    Mr. Richard Gearheard ,
    Sr. VP and Pres of Retail Bus. Unit
    $ 1.01M $ 0
    Mr. Ronald A. Wilkinson ,
    Sr. VP and Pres of Wholesale Bus. Unit
    N/A N/A
    Ms. Leslie A. O’Donoghue B.A. (Econ), LL.B.,
    Chief Legal Officer and Sr. VP of Bus. Devel.
    $ 794.00K $ 0
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.


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