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2014 Corporate Sustainability Report

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Our Part in Global Food Production

As one of the world’s largest producers of nitrogen-based plant nutrients, we are doing our part to help meet the world’s growing demand for food.

Nitrogen is considered to be the most important primary plant nutrient because it is essential to protein formation.

of food production today is made possible by the effective use of fertilizer.

70% more food will be needed to meet nutritional demands in the future.

Population growth and other macroeconomic factors are driving the global demand for food and pressuring the limited amount of arable land in the world.

Today’s farmers focus on applying the right source of fertilizer at the right rate, at the right time and in the right place in order to maximize yield and minimize environmental impact.

By investing $4.2 billion to expand our nitrogen fertilizer production capacity, we are helping to meet growing global food demand.

Vast reserves of North American natural gas, the primary feedstock for nitrogen fertilizer production, ensure that farmers worldwide have an abundant source of nitrogen-based nutrients.