Agrium Inc. on April 11 announced the establishment of a representative office in Beijing, China. The office will be led by Dr. Mark Wong, who will serve as president of Agrium (China) Inc. Agrium said the move will allow it to pursue growth opportunities beyond its current interests in the region. Agrium purchases urea from Chinese sources, supplies potash to Chinese customers through its investment in Canpotex Ltd., and holds a 19.6 percent equity position in a Chinese specialty fertilizer company, Hanfeng Evergreen Inc., with whom Agrium has licensing agreements for sulfur-coated urea technology in China.
H.J. Baker & Bro. Inc. announced on April 10 that James DeWitt will be the new plant manager at the company’s Wilmington, Calif., sulfur manufacturing facility. DeWitt will be responsible for all facets of the manufacturing process. He was previously employed as production manager at Mizkan Americas Inc. in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Prior to that he held senior management positions at a number of manufacturing companies.