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Traded as NYSE: CFS&P 500 Component Industry Manufacturing and distribution Revenue US$ 5.4747 billion (2013) US$ 6.104 billion (2012) Stock price CF (NYSE) US$ 30.95 -0.61 (-1.93%)3 Mar, 4:03 PM GMT-5 - Disclaimer Headquarters Deerfield, Illinois, United States CEO W. Anthony Will (Jan 2014–) Subsidiaries Terra International, Inc, TERRA CAPITAL INC Profiles | ||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. is a North American manufacturer and distributor of agricultural fertilizers, based in Deerfield, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. It was founded in 1946 as the Central Farmers Fertilizer Company. For its first 56 years, it was a federation of regional agricultural supply cooperatives. CF then demutualized, and became a publicly traded company.
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Operations
The primary operating subsidiary is CF Industries, Inc.
History
The company was founded in 1946 as the Central Farmers Fertilizer Company, a federation of regional agricultural supply cooperatives.
CF demutualized in 2002 and made an initial public offering of shares of equity stock in 2005. Since 2008, the shares of CF Industries have been included in the S&P 500 index of large-cap stock prices.
In 2013, Mosaic Company agreed to buy CF Industries' phosphate business for $1.4 billion in cash.
In 2014, Yara International announced that it was in talks with CF Industries about a possible merger of equals, a deal worth over $27 billion.
On July 1, 2015, CF Industries announces an agreement to acquire remaining 50% interest in GrowHow from Yara for $580 million.
On August 6, 2015, CF Industries announced that it will combine with OCI N.V.'s European, North American and Global Distribution businesses for $8 billion. The combined company will be domiciled in the UK and it will use the CF Industries name.