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Description of Business
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
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Description of Business

 NOTE 1   DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Nutrien Ltd. (collectively with its subsidiaries, “Nutrien”, “we”, “us”, “our” or “the Company”) is the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services. Nutrien plays a critical role in helping growers around the globe increase food production in a sustainable manner.

 

The Company is a corporation organized under the laws of Canada with its registered head office located at Suite 500, 122 – 1st Avenue South, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. As at December 31, 2020, the Company had assets as follows:

 

Segment

Description

Nutrien Ag Solutions (“Retail”)

  • various retail facilities across the US, Canada, Australia and South America
  • private label and proprietary crop protection products and nutritionals
  • an innovative integrated digital platform for growers and crop consultants

Potash

  • six operations in the province of Saskatchewan

Nitrogen

  • eight production facilities in North America: four in Alberta and one each in Georgia, Louisiana, Ohio and Texas
  • one large-scale operation in Trinidad
  • six upgrade facilities in North America: three in Alberta and one each in Georgia, Missouri, and Washington
  • 50 percent investment in Profertil S.A. (“Profertil”), a nitrogen producer based in Argentina

Phosphate

  • two mines and processing plants: one in Florida and one in North Carolina
  • phosphate feed plants in Illinois, Missouri and Nebraska
  • an industrial phosphoric acid plant in Ohio

Corporate and Others

  • investment in Canpotex Limited (“Canpotex”), a Canadian potash export, sales and marketing company owned in equal shares by Nutrien and another potash producer
  • 22 percent investment in Sinofert Holdings Limited (“Sinofert”), a fertilizer supplier and distributor in China