Chemicals & MaterialsJul 17, 2026

Nutrien Ltd

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Year Founded & Workforce

2016-12-31

22,300 Employees

Industry

Chemicals & Materials

Services

Nutrien Ltd Overview

Company Headquarters: Saskatoon, Canada

Founded: 2017

Workforce: ~22,300

Company Working: Nutrien Ltd. (Nutrien) is engaged in the production and distribution of products for agricultural, industrial, and feed customer. It operates through 4 business segments, namely, retail, potash, nitrogen, and phosphate. It produces and distributes over 25 million tons of potash, nitrogen, and phosphate products globally. It has a strong global footprint with operations and investments in 14 countries with more than 1600 retail locations.

The annual production of Nutrein for ammonia is 7.1 million tons from 9 production facilities located in North America. The company produced 6.61 million tonnes of ammonia in 2019.

Nutrien was formed by the merger of Agrium Inc. (Agrium) and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp), two fertilizer giants of Canada.

Strategy

Nutrien focuses on creating value through offering its customers a wide range of solutions coupled with technology and innovation across its supply chain. Additionally, the company established a 5-year plan to enhance its retail business segment including the launch of e-commerce capability and integrated farm-planning tools. It aims to invest in Brazil to expand its presence and provide Brazilian growers latest yield enhancing products.

Company Snapshot

$20,084M

Revenue

22,300

Employees

2016-12-31

Founded

Saskatoon, Canada

Headquarters

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Wide distribution and sales network
Access to low-cost natural gas
Diversified product portfolio
Strong customer relationships and distribution network
Leading producer of fertilizers

Weaknesses

Debt of USD 13,899.83 million in 2019
Dependent on raw material suppliers
High debt due to the merger

Opportunities

Expansion in the untapped markets
Investments on R&D
Strategic alliances and capacity expansion

Threats

Fluctuations in currency exchange rates
Stringent environmental regulations

Key Developments

Date	Approach	Development
Jan 2018	Merger	Agrium and PotashCorp signed a merger agreement to form Nutrien Ltd. The merged company has the world’s largest crop nutrient production portfolio with a strong distribution network that includes more than 1,500 farm retail centers
April 2018	Expansion	Nutrien is getting out of the phosphate business by shutting down its Redwater facility and aims at transforming this production facility for ammonium sulfate production. It invested USD 24 million for doubling its production capacity in Redwood, US.

Product Offering

Nutrien Ltd
- Phosphate and sulfate
- Water Soluble Fertilizers

Financial Performance

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Sales Leader, Bamberg

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Peter Groot Koerkamp

Account and Business Manager, EFS-Holland BV

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Younghwan Choi

Senior Retail Manager, LG Chem

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Mark Irwin

Management Consultant, Level 21

I am very pleased with how market segments have been defined in a relevant way for my purposes (such as "Portable Freezers & refrigerators" and "last-mile"). In general the report is well structured. Thanks very much for your efforts.

Rob Kooiker

Group Product Manager HVAC & Fire Protection GMA, Rockwool

I have been reading the first document or the study, the Global HVAC and FP market report 2021 till 2026. Must say, good info! I have not gone in depth at all parts, but got a good indication of the data inside!

Jason Lee

R&D Director, Seojin

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Akif Moroglu

Strategy & Business Development Director, Dogan Holding

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Nutrien Ltd

Company Headquarters: Saskatoon, Canada Founded: 2017 Workforce: ~22,300 Company Working: Nutrien Ltd. (Nutrien) is engaged in the production and distribution of products for agricultural, industrial, and feed customer. It operates through 4 business segments, namely, retail, potash, nitrogen, and phosphate. It produces and distributes over 25 million tons of potash, nitrogen, and phosphate products globally. It has a strong global footprint with operations and investments in 14 countries with more than 1600 retail locations. The annual production of Nutrein for ammonia is 7.1 million tons from 9 production facilities located in North America. The company produced 6.61 million tonnes of ammonia in 2019. Nutrien was formed by the merger of Agrium Inc. (Agrium) and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp), two fertilizer giants of Canada.

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