- Kemira GrowHow
Infobox_Company
company_name = Kemira GrowHow Oyj| company_type = Wholly-owned subsidiary
foundation = 1920
location_city = Helsinki
location_country = Finland
key_people =Heikki Sirviö , CEO
industry = Agriculture, Chemicals
products =Fertilizers ,Chemicals
slogan = partnership knowledge solutions / it all springs from knowledge
revenue = profit€1,166.2 million EUR (2006)
net_income = loss€7.8 million EUR (2006)
owner =Yara International
num_employees = 2,500 (2006)
homepage = [http://www.kemira-growhow.com/English www.kemira-growhow.com]Kemira GrowHow is a
fertilizer producer headquartered in downtownHelsinki ,Finland . Its products are sold in over 100 countries but it has market stronghold in Northern Europe. Most of the revenue (55%) comes from Western Europe, particularly from the UK and Ireland (18%). Kemira Growhow was a division ofKemira , which was originally a fertilizer producer owned by state of Finland. Kemira's operations were started in year 1920, and Kemira Growhow was separated from the rest of Kemira in 2004. In 2004, Kemira Growhow had 2700 employees, a revenue of 1220.9 millioneuro s, with profit 47.8 million euros.On May 24th 2007
Yara International , a Norwegian rival, bought 30.05% of the company from the Finnish State and offered to buy the rest, valuing the company at 671.8 million euros. After the EU approval, Yara completed the acquisition and in March 2006 "Kemira GrowHow" became Yara subsidiary "Yara Suomi" and started re branding its products to Yara.External links
* [http://www.kemira-growhow.com Kemira GrowHow Oyj]
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