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TNH: produces and distributes nitrogen fertilizer products to agricultural and industrial customers. The company's principal products include urea ammonium nitrate solutions(UAN), a liquid fertilizer; and anhydrous ammonia, a form of nitrogen fertilizer and the feedstock for the production of other nitrogen fertilizers, including urea, liquid ammonium nitrate, and UAN. Its customers for fertilizer products include dealers, national farm retail chains, distributors, and other fertilizer producers and traders. The company sells its products primarily in the Central and Southern Plains, and the Corn Belt regions of the United States.

CMP: , through its subsidiaries, engages in the production and marketing of inorganic mineral products in North America and the United Kingdom. The company operates in two segments, Salt and Specialty Fertilizer. The Salt segment produces salt and magnesium chloride for use in road deicing and dust control, food processing, water softeners, pool salt, and agricultural and industrial applications. This segment also purchases potassium chloride and sells as a finished product. The Specialty Fertilizer segment produces and markets potash crop nutrients and industrial grade sulfate of potash, which are used in the production of specialty fertilizers for vegetables, fruits, tea, potatoes, nuts, tobacco, and turf grass. The company operates a rock salt mine located in Goderich, Ontario; and the salt mine located in Winsford, the United Kingdom. It primarily serves producers of intermediate chemical products used in the production of vinyls and other chemicals, and pulp and paper, as well as water treatment and other industrial uses. The company markets its products through direct sales personnel, contract personnel, and a network of brokers or manufacturers' representatives.

SMG: manufactures and markets lawn and garden care products worldwide. Its Global Consumer segment offers granular and combination lawn fertilizer and control products, grass seed, spreaders, plant care products, potting, garden and lawn soils, mulches and other growing media products, wild bird food, pesticide and rodenticide products, and garden and indoor plant foods. This segment sells its products under the brand names of Scotts, Turf Builder, EZ Seed, Water Smart, PatchMaster, Ortho, EverGreen, Fertiligene, Substral, Miracle-Gro Patch Magic, Weedol, Pathclear, KB, Celaflor, Nexa Lotte, EdgeGuard, AccuGreen, Handy Green, Osmocote, Shake 'N Feed, Hyponex, Earthgro, SuperSoil, ASEF, Roundup, Home Defence, Scotts Songbird Selections, Morning Song, Country Pride, Miracle-Gro Organic Choice, Whitney Farms, Morning Melodies, Weedol, Pathclear, Scotts EcoSense, Fertiligene Naturen, Substral Naturen, KB Naturen, Carre Vert, and Miracle-Gro Organic Choice, as well as under the Weed B Gon, Bug B Gon Max, GrubEx, LiquaFeed, Nature Scapes, Ortho Max, and Home Defense Max sub-brands. The company's Global Professional segment sells fertilizers, plant protection products, wetting agents, growing media, and grass seed products under brand names of Osmocote, Sierrablen, Peters Professional, Peters Excel, Agroblen, Agrocote, Agroleaf, Rout, OH2, Scotts Professional Seed, and Scotts Turf-Seed. Its Scotts LawnService segment provides residential and commercial lawn care, tree and shrub care, and pest control services. The company sells its products primarily to home centers, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, hardware chains, independent hardware stores, nurseries, garden centers, food and drug stores, commercial nurseries and greenhouses, and specialty crop growers through a direct sales force, as well as through a network of brokers and distributors. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Marysville, Ohio.