Plans for Coal Gasification Still On; Royster-Clark Ownership Change Won't Alter Plans for East Dubuque Plant

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EAST DUBUQUE, Ill. - An acrimonious corporate takeover won't slow a massive expansion plan and historic technological transformation at Royster-Clark's East Dubuque fertilizer plant, company officials say.

Canadian feed and fertilizer giant Agrium Inc. acquired Virginia- based Royster-Clark last month in a half-billion dollar bid that followed a three-month power struggle. Agrium said it hopes the acquisition will "create the premier North American agricultural retail company."

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Plans for Coal Gasification Still On; Royster-Clark Ownership Change Won't Alter Plans for East Dubuque Plant

With the dust settling on the deal, a local company official says it's business as usual at the Royster-Clark Nitrogen fertilizer prod...

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