Agrium Advanced Technologies is a strategic business unit (SBU) of Agrium Inc., our history is founded on an enriched corporate history of approximately 80 years within the fertilizer business and industry.

Agrium Advanced Technologies

2010 - Opened a new ESN production facility in New Madrid, Missouri.
2008 - Opened a new fertilizer production facility in Courtright, Ontario.
2008 - Agronomics Division of Turf Care Products Canada Limited acquired.
2007 - 19.6 percent equity position in Hanfeng Evergreen Inc. acquired.
2007 - Agrium Advanced Technologies strategic business unit created.
2006 - Carseland Nitrogen Operations ESN expansion completed.
2006 - Pursell Technologies Inc. (PTI) acquired.
2006 - Nu-Gro fertilizer technology and professional products businesses acquired.

Agrium's History

2010 - Expansion into Australia with over 350 locations acquired.
2010 - 33 retail outlets established in Western Canada to create Crop Production Services (CPS).
2009 - Agrium Retail consolidates all U.S.A. operations under Crop Protection Services (CPS).
2008 - 26 percent equity in the MISIR Oil Processing Co, S.A.E. (MOPCO) of Egypt acquired.
2008 - 70 percent equity in Common Market Fertilizers S.A. (CMF) acquired.
2008 - Agronomics Division of Turf Care Products Canada Ltd. acquired.
2008 - Beijing office opened.
2008 - United Agri Products (UAP) acquired.
2008 - 70 percent equity position in Common Market Fertilizers S.A. (CMF) acquired.
2007 - Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) acquired as part of Retail business.
2006 - Royster-Clark acquired.
2006 - Vanscoy expansion completed.
2005 - W. Canadian fertilizer distribution assets from Imperial Oil acquired.
2004 - Astaris Production LLC assets acquired (Nu-West's Conda, ID phosphate operation).
2000 - Unocal agricultural products division acquired; Profertil S.A. begins production in Bahia Blanca, Argentina.
2000 - Profertil S.A. comes on stream.
1999 - Kapuskasing (Ontario) Phosphate Mine begins production.
1998 - Rasmussen Ridge (Idaho) Phosphate Mine acquired.
1996 - Viridian Inc. acquired; Redwater (Alberta) Fertilizer Operations (commenced operations 1968) and Fort Saskatchewan (Alberta) Nitrogen Operations (commenced operations 1983).
1995 - Nu-West Industries and Western Farm Service (WFS) acquired; Cominco Fertilizers Ltd. changes its name to Agrium Inc.; Agrium establishes its international presence under the trade name Agroservicios Pampeanos (ASP).
1994 - Crop Production Services (CPS) acquired.
1993 - Cominco Fertilizers Ltd. enters the public market.
1987 - Joffre (Alberta) Nitrogen Operations begins production.
1977 - Carseland (Alberta) Nitrogen Operations begins production.
1969 - Vanscoy (Saskatchewan) Potash Operations begins production.
1968 - Borger (Texas) Nitrogen Operations begins production.
1965 - Homestead (Nebraska) Nitrogen Operations begins production.
1931 - Cominco Fertilizers Ltd. enters the fertilizer business.