Binningen, Switzerland-Ameropa AG has become the majority shareholder in Impact Fertilisers Pty Ltd. and Impact Fertilisers Australia Pty Ltd. Impact Fertilisers includes an SSP plant and distribution business in Tasmania. The company was fully owned until now by the Bender family. Impact Fertilisers Australia started more than three years ago as a joint venture between the Bender family and Ameropa, and is focused on fertilizer distribution in Eastern Australia. The transaction closed on May 7, 2010. Both Impact Fertilisers Pty Ltd. and Impact Fertilisers Australia Pty Ltd. will have a common shareholding and board of directors, and will be trading as Impact Fertilisers. Ray Bender will continue his involvement in the company as a shareholder and member of the board of the Impact companies.
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