{{Infobox company ,
name = Kemira GrowHow Oyj,
type = Wholly owned subsidiary ,
foundation = 1920 ,
location_city = Helsinki ,
location_country = Finland ,
key_people =
Heikki Sirviö
Heikki is a Finnish and Estonian male given name. It derives from a medieval vernacular form of the name Henrik. Notable people with the name include:
*Heikki Aho (footballer) (born 1983), Finnish footballer
* Heikki A. Alikoski (1912–1997), F ...
, CEO ,
industry = Agriculture, Chemicals ,
products =
Fertilizers
A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English; see spelling differences) is any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or to plant tissues to supply plant nutrients. Fertilizers may be distinct from ...
,
Chemicals
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,
revenue = {{profit€1,166.2 million EUR (2006) ,
net_income = {{loss€7.8 million EUR (2006),
owner =
Yara International
Yara International ASA is a Norwegian chemical company. It produces, distributes, and sells nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers and related industrial products. Its product line also includes phosphate and potash-based mineral fertilizers, as well ...
fertilizer
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producer headquartered in
Helsinki
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,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...
. 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 of
Kemira
Kemira Oyj () is a global chemicals company serving customers in water intensive industries. Kemira has two main segments, Pulp & Paper and Industry & Water. Kemira is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.
In 2019, Kemira had annual revenue of aro ...
, 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 2,700 employees, a revenue of 1,220.9 million
euro
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s, with profit 47.8 million euros.
On 24 May 2007
Yara International
Yara International ASA is a Norwegian chemical company. It produces, distributes, and sells nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers and related industrial products. Its product line also includes phosphate and potash-based mineral fertilizers, as well ...
, 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 2008 "Kemira GrowHow" became Yara subsidiary "Yara Suomi" and started re branding its products to Yara.