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CHS locks in fertilizer supply, scraps plan for N.D. plant

By Reuters August 12, 2015

Reuters — U.S.-based agribusiness CHS Inc. said it would invest US$2.8 billion in a unit of fertilizer producer CF Industries to secure nitrogen fertilizer supplies. This is the third deal in a week in the highly fragmented global fertilizer industry, which is trying to cope with weak prices caused by excess supply. CHS will have […] Read more

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CVR to buy Rentech arm in N fertilizer merger

By Amrutha Gayathri, Rishika Sadam August 11, 2015

Reuters — Nitrogen fertilizer producer CVR Partners said Monday it would buy Rentech Nitrogen Partners for US$533 million, excluding debt, as global fertilizer makers scale up at a time when increased supplies weigh on nitrogen prices. The deal creates North America’s fifth-largest nitrogen producer, vaulting the companies past Norway-based Yara International. It comes less than […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Fertilizer firm CF Industries to buy OCI assets

By Rod Nickel, Shubhankar Chakravorty August 6, 2015

Reuters — U.S. fertilizer maker CF Industries said on Thursday it will buy OCI NV’s North American and European plants for US$6 billion, making CF the world’s largest publicly-traded nitrogen company. The stock and cash deal comes 10 months after CF’s merger talks with Yara International collapsed. It marks the largest fertilizer M+A deal since […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Ukrainian N plants to shut, government pressure cited

By Reuters May 28, 2015

Kiev | Reuters –– A company controlled by Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash said Thursday it was closing down its last two nitrogen fertilizer plants in Ukraine because of “unprecedented pressure” from the government which had deprived the plants of gas. A statement by his Group DF said the closure of the Cherkassky Azot and Rivneazot […] Read more

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Ottawa’s new GHG goal eyes fertilizer, chem sectors

By Alberta Farmer Staff May 16, 2015

The federal government’s new target, to cut the country’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30 per cent below 2005 levels in the next 15 years, will involve new regulations on fertilizer and chemical companies’ output. Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced the government’s new target and general plans on Friday in Winnipeg, but hasn’t yet specified […] Read more

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CHS locks in fertilizer supply, scraps plan for N.D. plant

CVR to buy Rentech arm in N fertilizer merger

Fertilizer firm CF Industries to buy OCI assets

Ottawa’s new GHG goal eyes fertilizer, chem sectors

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