Add-on Acquisition • Chemicals

Yara International Acquires Fertilizantes Olmeca S.A. De C.V.

On October 30, 2006, Yara International acquired chemicals company Fertilizantes Olmeca S.A. De C.V.

Acquisition Context

This is Yara International’s 3rd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
This is Yara International’s 1st transaction in Mexico.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	October 30, 2006
Target	Fertilizantes Olmeca S.A. De C.V.
Sector	Chemicals
Buyer(s)	Yara International
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Fertilizantes Olmeca S.A. De C.V.

Mexico

Olmeca has an established commercial organization with strong presence in the market through its network of rented warehouses and sales outlets. Olmeca has a 4 percent total domestic market share and a 9 percent market share in the central region of Mexico where it is most active. Olmeca has established a leading position in the specialty fertilizer segments for both fertigation and dry applied products.

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Buyer

Yara International

Oslo, Norway

Category	Company
Founded	1905
Sector	Chemicals
Employees	16,624
Revenue	13.9B USD (2024)

DESCRIPTION

Yara International is an entity which manufactures nitrogen chemicals worldwide. Yara was founded in 1905 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	3 of 12
Sector: Chemicals	3 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition	3 of 10
Country: Mexico	1 of 1
Year: 2006	3 of 3

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2006-09-26	Ceylon Oxygen Colombo, Sri Lanka Ceylon Oxygen Ltd. is a manufacturer of industrial and medical gases with a market share in excess of 80%. Its primary products are oxygen, nitrogen, argon, acetylene, carbon dioxide and dry ice.	Sell	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2006-09-26

Ceylon Oxygen

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Ceylon Oxygen Ltd. is a manufacturer of industrial and medical gases with a market share in excess of 80%. Its primary products are oxygen, nitrogen, argon, acetylene, carbon dioxide and dry ice.

Sell

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2007-09-21	Kemira GrowHow Oyj Siilinjärvi, Finland Kemira GrowHow Oyj is a producer of fertilizers and feed phosphates in Europe, with production facilities in 8 countries, sales to over 100 countries. Kemira GrowHow Oyj focuses on providing customized fertilizers and related services for crop cultivation, feed phosphates for use in animal feed, as well as process chemicals for selected industrial segments. The company owns and operates a major phosphate mine at Siilinjärvi, Finland and has access to additional phosphate rock through mining rights at Sokli, also in Finland.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2007-09-21

Kemira GrowHow Oyj

Siilinjärvi, Finland

Kemira GrowHow Oyj is a producer of fertilizers and feed phosphates in Europe, with production facilities in 8 countries, sales to over 100 countries. Kemira GrowHow Oyj focuses on providing customized fertilizers and related services for crop cultivation, feed phosphates for use in animal feed, as well as process chemicals for selected industrial segments. The company owns and operates a major phosphate mine at Siilinjärvi, Finland and has access to additional phosphate rock through mining rights at Sokli, also in Finland.

Buy

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