ABOUT US

TIMAC AGRO, a pioneer in soil and plant nutrition. More than a source of products, a resource for ag knowledge and service.

TIMAC AGRO DEVELOPS CUTTING-EDGE INNOVATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Nourish the soil with our specific soil conditioners, nourish plants with our fertilizers, and stimulate plant function with our biostimulants. TIMAC AGRO offers farmers tailor-made, innovative technological solutions for productive, sustainable agriculture. Since 1959, our unique model has enabled us to be a pioneer in sustainable agriculture and a leader in technological nutrition for soils, plants and animals.

Corn roots studied in CMI greenhouse.
EXCELIS MAXX nitrogen stabilizer jug in the field.
TIMAC AGRO granular fertilizer in the field

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TIMAC AGRO Field Reps work side by side growers in the field.

Proximity to the farming world

TIMAC AGRO has set up a unique network of local representatives. Always in the field, they maintain a relationship of partnership with the players in the agricultural world. Trained in our innovations in plant and animal nutrition, our TIMAC AGRO representatives can make personalized recommendations tailored to each farm. They know every acre, every soil structure, every crop, every plant within their perimeter.

This intimacy enables us to listen to farmers and understand precisely the needs of soils and plants, so that we can constantly innovate, enrich and refine our solutions. More than a source of products, we aim to be a resource that customers can count on for knowledge and service.

Technological Solutions

TIMAC AGRO develops exclusive soil conditioners, fertilizers and biostimulants using innovative technologies. TIMAC AGRO combines its products with tailor-made nutritional programs for farmers to meet their specific needs. Our products provide the most comprehensive response possible to the needs of plants and soils. Our solutions come in a variety of forms: granules, micro-granules, water-soluble, liquid, foliar or root applications, etc.
All our products are made from high-quality, carefully sourced, natural raw materials.
All our products are approved and have undergone extensive agronomic trials in the field, as well as on-farm testing.

TIMAC AGRO industrial employee holding nitrogen fertilizers.
TIMAC AGR USA Headquarters in Reading PA
Aerial view of Rainbow Plant Food, in Americus GA
Liquid tanks in the Circle R unit, in Illinois.
Fertilizer treated with a TIMAC AGRO nitrogen stabilizer

Local, diversified and agile industry

With 85 industrial units around the world, close to our customers, TIMAC AGRO is a resolutely industrial company. We design and produce everything we sell. This means that each production unit can adapt its product portfolio to deliver solutions that meet the precise demands of its customers.
In the US, the company is headquartered outside Reading, PA, with manufacturing facilities in Georgia, New York, Michigan, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. 
All TIMAC AGRO plants are irreproachable in terms of quality, respect for the environment and personal safety. ISO 9001, ISO 18001, ISO 14001 certifications… the same exacting standards are applied worldwide.

locations in the USA

Our commercial presence is divided in three zones (Northeast, South, and Midwest), to better serve the unique needs of each region.

Our industrial plants are located in:

  • Reading, PA
  • Americus, GA
  • Springerton, IL
  • Saint Louis, MI
  • Eden, NY
USA map with TIMAC AGRO commercial zones division and manufacturing locations

Scientific Innovation

Innovation is at the core of TIMAC AGRO. It enables us to develop breakthrough products. Our innovation approach is based on 4 pillars. Research rooted in the field, with researchers in close contact with the field and farmers throughout the research process. Multidisciplinary research: agronomists, biologists, chemists, physicists… work together to innovate. Collaborative research: our researchers work with the world’s leading experts, thanks to partnerships with scientific institutes and universities around the globe. Responsible research: all TIMAC AGRO’s areas of research are based on biosourced chemistry, making the most of nature’s potential to serve all types of agriculture.

Plant and root development in analysis in the Roullier Global Innovation Center.

OUR HISTORY

1905

Construction of the Reading plant by the Reading Bone Fertilizer Company.

1915

By this time, Reading Bone fertilizers could be purchased all across the Northeast states.

1959

Creation of TIMAC AGRO and the Groupe Roullier.

1971

Building of the first granulation unit, in Saint-Malo, France.

1978

Opening of the first international TIMAC AGRO subsidiary, in Switzerland.

1984

Acquisition of a granulation plant in Lodosa, Spain and in Charleroi, Belgium.

1989

TIMAC AGRO creates the biostimulants market for field crops to limit the impact of abiotic stress.

1994

After five years under the name Reading Bone-Agway, the US-Reading site is bought by Moyer & Son Fertilizer.

2002

TIMAC AGRO acquires Moyer and Son and leases the Reading USA fertilizer plant.

2010

After consolidation in the Northeast, TIMAC AGRO USA expands to southern states.

2014

Under a new executive team, TIMAC AGRO USA restructures its business strategy and expands sales to the Midwest.

2015

Inauguration of the biostimulants plant in Reading, starting local manufacture of high-effiiency, patented liquid formulas and fertilizer additives.

2015

Opening of the Roullier Global Innovation Center in Saint-Malo.

2016

TIMAC AGRO partners with A&E Ag, in Michigan.

2017

TIMAC AGRO partners with Circle R, in Illinois. Opening of the new headquarters building in Reading, PA.

2018

TIMAC AGRO partners with Laing-Gro, in New York.

2019

Inauguration of new liquids building at Circle R (Illinois facility).

2020

Inauguration of new dry blending facility in the Reading PA unit, and creation of Innovation Farms across the country.

2019

Market launch of the TimaLine, focused on secondary and micronutrients.

2021

DUO MAXX and TOP-PHOS are finalists at the Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers (EEF) challenge.

2021

TIMAC AGRO acquires Rainbow Plant Food, based in Americus, Georgia.

2023

Launch of BLUE, homogeneous granular line.

2024

DUO MAXX receives Certified Biostimulant label from The Fertilizer Institute (TFI).

Construction of the Reading fertilizer plant.
Reading Bone Fertilizers booth in a tradeshow.
Creation of TIMAC AGRO in Saint Malo France
TIMAC First Granulation Unit in France
TIMAC AGRO Swiss logo
TIMAC AGRO unit in Lodosa, Spain
TIMAC AGRO First Biostimulant Line in 1989
Moyer & Son Fertilizer
Aerial view of TIMAC AGRO USA headquarters in Reading PA
USA map showing expansion of TIMAC AGRO's presence form Northeast to Southeast
USA map with TIMAC AGRO leaf logo on top
Industrial employee filling FERTILEADER jugs in the biostimulant plant in the Reading unit.
Roullier Global Innovation Center (CMI), located in Saint Malo, France.
A&E Ag unit, in Saint Louis Michigan
Aerial view of the Circle R unit, in Springerton Illinois.
Laing-Gro unit, in Eden NY.
Truck being loaded in the new liquids building in Circle R, Illinois.
Dry Blending Unit in Reading PA
Timaline logo
DUO MAXX NPK Stabilizer jugs in the manufacturing line.
Aerial view of Rainbow Plant Food, in Americus GA
BLUE fertilizer bag
TFI Certified Biostimulant label

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TIMAC AGRO, main activity of the Groupe Roullier

Created in 1959 by Daniel Roullier, TIMAC AGRO is at the origin of the Groupe Roullier adventure. Today, thanks to its 10,000 employees, 70% of whom work internationally, Groupe Roullier achieves a consolidated revenue of €4.1bn. Its diverse range of activities (soil, plant and animal nutrition, food industry and renewable energies) centered around human needs, demonstrate the openness of a Group in touch with the issues of the future. With 109 production units around the world, it is a Group which is always on the move, which sees innovation and continuous improvement as an ongoing challenge.

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