Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) (NYSE:AGU) reported that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has granted an early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) in connection with the proposed acquisition of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) and has accepted for public comment the previously announced Consent Agreement between Agrium and the Staff of the FTC.
The press release is quoted as saying:
Agrium Inc. is a major retail supplier of agricultural products and services in both North and South America and a leading global producer and marketer of agricultural nutrients and industrial products. Agrium produces and markets three primary groups of nutrients: nitrogen, phosphate and potash as well as controlled release fertilizers and micronutrients.
