Keyword: fertilizers

News

Potash Corp Wants to Buy Israel Chemicals Despite Obstacles

26.02.2013 - Canadian fertilizer producer Potash Corp of Saskatchewan says it is determined to buy most, if not all, of ICL Israel Chemicals and that stiff local opposition to such a takeover...

News

Borealis Continues to Deliver Strong Results in 2012

25.02.2013 - Borealis, a provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announces a net profit of €100 million in the fourth quarter of 2012...

News

India to Cut Fertilizer Subsidy for FY14

08.02.2013 - India plans to cut its fertilizer subsidy bill by at least 15% for the fiscal year 2013-14, four sources told Reuters, a move that takes advantage of a fall in international prices...

News

Agrium Fires Back at Jana's Plan to Split Company

28.01.2013 - Canadian fertilizer company Agrium will not split its wholesale and retail divisions as its biggest shareholder, Jana Partners, wants because doing so would "destroy value" for...

News

Potash Corp Sees "Lots of Hurdles" to a Takeover of ICL

29.11.2012 - Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, the world's biggest potash producer by capacity, sees "lots of hurdles" to its plans to take over Israel Chemicals, an executive of the Canadian...

News

Activist Jana Digs in for Long Agrium Battle

26.10.2012 - From Agrium's perspective, a campaign by Jana Partners to break up the Canadian fertilizer company is effectively dead in the water. But the $3.5 billion activist hedge fund...

News

Agrium to Double Dividend Payout

22.10.2012 - Canadian fertilizer maker and agricultural goods retailer Agrium said on Monday its board plans to double the annual dividend payout. The move, announced as the company completed a...

News

Agrium Refuses Investor Demand to Spin Off Retail

14.08.2012 - Canadian fertilizer company Agrium said on Tuesday it would not take the "substantial risk" of spinning off its retail operations, as the company sought to fend off pressure from...