Agrium Inc.

History Agrium was founded as Cominco Fertilizers (short for Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company[3]) in 1931 and changed its name to Agrium in 1995. Agrium was headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Crop Production Services, Inc., a subsidiary company, was based in Loveland, Colorado and was the location of Agrium's Retail Business Unit head office. The company was a part-owner of Canpotex, which manages all potash exporting from Saskatchewan.[4] On September 12, 2016, Agrium announced that it had agreed to merge with PotashCorp, which will make the combined company, Nutrien, the largest producer of potash and second-largest producer of nitrogen fertilizer worldwide.[5][6][7] Agrium divested certain U.S. assets.[8] The merger closed on January 1, 2018.[2]