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Nufarm Ltd.

NUF is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.1B
  • Public
  • AU
Dow Jones Description

Nufarm Limited is one of the world's leading crop protection companies. We produce products to help farmers protect their crops against damage caused by weeds, pests and disease. With manufacturing and marketing operations based in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe and the Americas, Nufarm employs more than 2,600 people, all of whom make a vital contribution to the company's reputation for quality products, innovation and first class marketing and technical support. Proudly based in Australia, Nufarm is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (symbol NUF). Its head office is located at Laverton in Melbourne.

CEO & Managing Director
Doug J. Rathbone
Number of Employees 3,112
Contact Information

103-105 Pipe Rd

Laverton 3026

www.nufarm.com

(61) 392821000

NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing: 325998

Recent Events

  • Sinochem inks pact for US$2.4 bln takeover of Australia's Nufarm

    9/29/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Sinochem Corp management reshuffled ahead of IPO

    9/28/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • China speaks with money

    10/04/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Australian Stocks Look Up; Myer IPO

    9/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Australian Market Report of September 3: US Jobs Data Raised Concerns

    9/03/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

News & Analysis

nufarm ltd. and wesfarmers ltd. - All News and Analysis

  • Big dry stifles get up and grow.

    - 2003-06-11

    Jun 11, 2003 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) The drought in Australia is affecting suppliers of fertiliser. Orica had forecast that earnings would grow by 10 per cent if there was good rain before early June 2003. However, there is still a possibility ...

    Tags: Nufarm Ltd., Orica Ltd., Wesfarmers Ltd.

  • Businesses feel the drain as drought bites.

    - 2003-02-19

    Feb 19, 2003 (The Weekly Times - ABIX via COMTEX) Australia's drought is eroding agribusinesses' results. A number of leading companies have issued results inferior to those achieved in 2001-02, which was a record year. In the six months to December 2002, the net...

    Tags: Nufarm Ltd., Wesfarmers Ltd.

  • Share investors tuck into rich agribusiness harvest.

    - 2002-02-17

    Feb 16, 2002 The Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- Australian agricultural businesses are proving to be attractive to investors. A number of well-established companies, such as Australian Agricultural Company, have listed on the stock exchange. Co-operative agricultural groups, such as Namoi Cotton Co-operative,...

    Tags: ABB, Nufarm Ltd., Wesfarmers Ltd.

  • Nufarm buy helps tidy crop market.

    - 2001-08-05

    Aug 6, 2001 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- From mid-2001, Australian crop protection group, Nufarm, has been on an acquisition spree. It has acquired Artfern, a Victorian agricultural chemicals group with turnover of about $A40 million annually. It has also acquired...

    Tags: Nufarm Ltd., Wesfarmers Ltd.

  • Nufarm joint venture.

    - 2001-08-05

    Aug 6, 2001 Herald Sun ABIX via COMTEX -- Nufarm executives heralded the acquisition of Artfern before forming a joint venture with Wesfarmers Landmark. Nufarm executives say that the company will acquire the Lara-based manufacturing and formulation assets of Artfern that will be transferred...

    Tags: Nufarm Ltd., Wesfarmers Ltd.

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Doug J. Rathbone CEO & Managing Director
Kevin Martin CFO
Sean Casey Vice President of Sales, Turf & Ornamental
Geoff Quick General Manager Business Development
Andreas Eymann Supply Chain Manager Deutschland
Bob Ooms General Manager, Chemicals
Brian Benson General Manager, Marketing
David Pullan General Manager, Operations
John Allen General Manager, Crop Protection
Mike Dalling General Manager, Research & Development
Robert Reis General Manager, Corp Affairs
Rodney Heath Secretary & General Manager, Corp Services
Tim Birkel U.S. Herbicide Product Manager

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Kerry M. Hoggard Chairman
Bruce Goodfellow Board of Directors
Donald McGauchie Board of Directors
Doug Curlewis Board of Directors
Dryden Spring Board of Directors
Garry Hounsell Board of Directors
John W. Stocker Board of Directors
Richard Francis Egerton Warburton Board of Directors
Robert John Edgar Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Nufarm Limited CEO & Managing Director Current
Nufarm Limited Board of Directors Current
G.U.D. Holdings Limited Director Former

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Nufarm Limited CFO Current

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Nufarm Limited Vice President of Sales, Turf & Ornamental Current

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Nufarm Limited General Manager Business Development Current

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Nufarm Limited Supply Chain Manager Deutschland Current

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Nufarm Limited General Manager, Chemicals Current

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Nufarm Limited General Manager, Marketing Current

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Nufarm Limited General Manager, Operations Current

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Nufarm Limited General Manager, Crop Protection Current

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Nufarm Limited General Manager, Research & Development Current

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Nufarm Limited General Manager, Corp Affairs Current

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Nufarm Limited Secretary & General Manager, Corp Services Current

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Nufarm Limited U.S. Herbicide Product Manager Current

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Nufarm Limited Chairman Current
Nufarm Limited Board of Directors Former

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Nufarm Limited Board of Directors Current

Donald McGauchie, 57, joined the board in 2003. He has a farming background and has been extensively involved in agricultural trade, policy and market reform. He is currently chairman of Telstra Limited; a member of the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia; chairman of Australian Wool Testing Authority Limited and a director of James Hardie Industries NV.

Organization Position Status
Reserve Bank Board of Directors Current
Nufarm Limited Board of Directors Current

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Nufarm Limited Board of Directors Current

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Nufarm Limited Board of Directors Current

Garry Hounsell, 53, was appointed to the board in October 2004. He has a bachelor of business (accounting) and is a former senior partner with Ernst & Young and a former Australian country managing partner with Arthur Andersen. He has extensive experience across a range of areas relating to management and corporate finance and has worked with some of Australia's leading companies in consulting and audit roles, with a particular emphasis in the manufacturing sector. He is also a director of Qantas Airways Limited and Orica Limited.

Organization Position Status
Orica Limited Director Current
Nufarm Limited Board of Directors Current
Qantas Airways Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Ernst & Young Senior Partner Former
Nufarm Limited non-executive director Former
Qantas Airways Ltd. Director Former

Organization Position Status
Sigma Company Limited Chairman Current
Cambridge Antibody Technology Group plc Director Current
Nufarm Limited Board of Directors Current
Circadian Technologies, Inc. Former
Telstra Corporation Limited Director Former

Organization Position Status
TABCORP Holdings Limited Board of Directors Current
Nufarm Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Nufarm Limited Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - July 24

    Forbes.com - 7/23/09 - View Story

  • Nufarm shares climb on talk of Sinochem approach

    Forbes.com - 7/23/09 - View Story

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