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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. RathboneNumber of Employees 3,112
Peer Companies
NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing: 325998
Recent Events
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Sinochem inks pact for US$2.4 bln takeover of Australia's Nufarm
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Sinochem Corp management reshuffled ahead of IPO
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China speaks with money
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Australian Stocks Look Up; Myer IPO
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Australian Market Report of September 3: US Jobs Data Raised Concerns
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UPDATE:Sinochem To Sell $1 Billion Dollar-Denominated Bonds Source
News & Analysis
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China-Oz deals to surge despite Rio tensions
By Joseph Chaney and Sonali Paul SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - China is undeterred by recent Sino-Australian tensions and is gearing up for a slew of deals down under in everything from iron ore to property, bankers and lawyers say. Investment bankers and industry sources in China say Beijing is trying to...
Rotam
Canadian agrochemical business Rotam has appointed Graham Dickinson as European regional manager. Dickinson joins Rotam from crop protection company Nufarm.
Giving the brush-off: new products, along with improved technologies, combine to fight rising fuel costs, shrinking work windows, tight budgets and invasive weeds
Vegetation control companies have their hands full dealing with rising fuel costs and tight work windows all in the name of keeping track clear. In addition to these challenges, the industry is becoming much more intimate with a familiar buzz term: Species resistance. Here's a look at what companies are...
CHEMCHINA CEASES TALKS WITH NUFARM
AsiaInfo Services 12-12-2007 ChemChina Ceases Talks with Nufarm BEIJING, Dec 12, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- China National Chemical Corporation ChemChina and its partners have ended the talks of acquiring Nufarm Ltd. (AX: NUF), a leading pesticide producer in Australia....
Mirrabooka confident market will persist.
Jul 10, 2007 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian listed investment company Mirrabooka Investments has announced a full-year 2006-07 net profit of $A24.51m. The increase of 20.1 was built on a stock portfolio whose value also rose 43.6 to reach $A317.8m. Excluding...
Finding value among surging stocks.
Byline: Nina Wan May 20, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Investing in stocks that have exposure to the agricultural sector has proved to be a winning strategy for Perennial Value Management. Incitec Pivot in particular has been an astute...
Nufarm snaps up the rest of Agripec.
Byline: Tracy Lee May 03, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Nufarm has bought out the remainder of Brazilian-based pesticide producer Agripec. It paid $A210m for the other half, having bought the first for $A160m in 2004. Analysts say a...
Nufarm stumps up $210m to buy out Agripec in hot Brazil.
Byline: Cathy Bolt May 03, 2007 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian agricultural chemicals group Nufarm will spend $A210m to acquire the outstanding 50.1 in Brazilian subsidiary Agripec. Nufarm MD, Doug Rathbone, said the company expects Agripec to produce strong profits,...
Nufarm in $210m deal to take over Agripec.
Byline: Philip Hopkins May 03, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian agrichemical group Nufarm will pay $A210m for the 50.1 of Brazil's Agripec it does not already own. The acquisition of the crop protection company is expected to be completed by...
Biofuels will revolutionise industry, Nufarm predicts.
Byline: Richard Hemming Mar 26, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Shares in Nufarm rose $A0.37 to $A12.32 on 26 March 2007 after positive half-year results were released. The Australian companyA's CEO, Doug Rathbone, said net profit for the half...
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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nufarm Limited | CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nufarm Limited | Vice President of Sales, Turf & Ornamental | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nufarm Limited | General Manager Business Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nufarm Limited | Supply Chain Manager Deutschland | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nufarm Limited | General Manager, Chemicals | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nufarm Limited | General Manager, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nufarm Limited | General Manager, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nufarm Limited | General Manager, Crop Protection | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nufarm Limited | General Manager, Research & Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nufarm Limited | General Manager, Corp Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nufarm Limited | Secretary & General Manager, Corp Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nufarm Limited | U.S. Herbicide Product Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nufarm Limited | Chairman | Current |
| Nufarm Limited | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nufarm Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - July 24
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Nufarm shares climb on talk of Sinochem approach
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