Agrium plans to lay off 65 employees

Petroleum News Staff

As part of an effort to improve the efficiency and global competitiveness of its Nikiski, Alaska, fertilizer plant, Agrium said April 25 that it will lay off approximately 65 employees over the next several months. This represents 22 percent of the company’s 296 Kenai employees. The reductions come as a result of an “extensive analysis” that began late last year, Agrium said. The layoffs, which Agrium blames in part due to its “current gas supply issues with Unocal,” are expected to begin in mid-May.