Our History

Celebrating Two Decades of Helping the World Grow the Food it Needs In October 2024, The Mosaic Company will celebrate twenty years of an unwavering commitment to help the world grow the food it needs. Built on a legacy that extends far beyond our 20 years as Mosaic, we have earned our position as an industry leader in crop nutrition through the hard work, innovation, collaboration, and conviction to act responsibly that our people carry with them every day.

Join us as we look back and celebrate all that we’ve accomplished over the past two decades:

In 2004, a new chapter in the work to feed an ever-growing population began when IMC Global and Cargill, Inc.’s crop nutrition division merged to form a new entity: The Mosaic Company. From the combined strengths of these two industry leaders emerged the critical mission to help the world grow the food it needs.

Early on, we established ourselves as a company deeply rooted in the communities we serve and solidified this connection in 2006 when we secured the naming rights for the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ stadium, now known as Mosaic Stadium. More than just a name, this partnership symbolizes our commitment to supporting the communities where we live and work.

Leadership transitions introduced an era of growth and innovation under the guidance of Jim Prokopanko, who succeeded Fritz Corrigan as President and CEO in 2007. In November 2009, we released our first sustainability report, showcasing our commitment to responsible and sustainable practices.

Our first decade concluded with activities that furthered our global reach and solidified our role as leaders in agricultural innovation. Strategic acquisitions expanded our phosphate and fertilizer distribution businesses, mining activity investments supported new efficiencies, and new ways of engaging with customers enhanced the user experience.

The transition into our next ten years was complete in August 2015, when Joc O’Rourke was appointed Mosaic’s new President and CEO, succeeding Jim Prokopanko, continuing our expansion and acquisition activities.

Resilience and commitment became the watchwords guiding us through the global COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to the end of 2021. Despite the challenges introduced by this once-in-a-century event, we forged ahead, implementing the Villages program in Brazil in 2020 and reinforcing our commitment to environmental stewardship with the December 2021 announcement of our Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets.

We emerged from the pandemic looking to the future and dedicating ourselves to creating a more inclusive workplace. Our ongoing commitment to innovation and growth shone through in 2022 with the completion of Esterhazy K3 and in 2023 with the launch of Mosaic Biosciences and an investment in Brazil’s Palmeirante blending unit. We formalized our global diversity and inclusion targets in 2023 and launched six Employee Inclusion Networks. These activities have been foundational to our commitment to remove barriers and increase opportunities, creating innovative and collaborative environments that welcome, value and respect diversity of people, thoughts and perspectives.

With over $227 million in community investments to date and a diverse global workforce committed to sustainably advancing our mission to help the world grow the food it needs, we celebrate 20 years of growth, innovation, and positive impact in the many operating communities around the world, where our employees live, work and raise families.

2004

IMC Global merged with Cargill, Inc.'s crop nutrition division to form The Mosaic Company, a crop nutrition company

2006

Naming rights partnership with CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders – newly named Mosaic Stadium

2007

Jim Prokopanko succeeds Fritz Corrigan as President and CEO of Mosaic (January)

2008

The Villages in India (Krishi Jyoti) launched – Learn more here

2009

Mosaic releases first sustainability report (November)

2010

Mosaic announces completion of investment in Bayovar Phosphate Project (July)

2011

— Shaft sinking for K3

— Partnership with Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation to build the first dedicated children’s hospital in Saskatchewan

— Mosaic offers common stock for inclusion into the S&P 500 Index (September)

— Mosaic introduces Nexfos (September)

2012

Streamsong Resort built on Mosaics reclamation area.

— Celebrated 50 years of mining in Esterhazy

— Mosaic introduces the Pursuit of 300: The Road to Higher Yields (August)

— Mosaic invests in STARS to bring Western Canada’s air ambulance to Saskatchewan

— Streamsong Opened

2013

Mosaic launches CropNutrition.com (July)

2014

View of Fertilizer Distribution in Brazil - Paraguay

— The Mosaic Company acquires CF Industries’ phosphate business (March)

— The Mosaic Company acquires fertilizer distribution business from Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) in Brazil and Paraguay

2015

Joc O'Rourke succeeds Jim Prokopanko as Mosaic's President and CEO (August)

2017

Mosaic hits potash at K3, first successful shaft sinking/potash mine development in 50 years

Mosaic extracts potash at K3, first successful shaft sinking/potash mine development in 50 years

2018

Man Celebrating: Mosaic completes acquisition of Vale Fertilizantes SA / Became Majority Owner of Miski Mayo

— Mosaic completes acquisition of Vale Fertilizantes SA / Became Majority Owner of Miski Mayo

— Mosaic moves corporate headquarters to Hillsborough County (May)

2020

— Mosaic implements the Villages program in Brazil

— FishHawk Integrated Operations Center Opens (April)

2021

Soy Bean Field. Mosaic Announces Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets

— Announces Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets (December)

— Sports partnerships address food insecurity

2022

Woman and Men collaborating. Mosaic diversity and inclusion

— Esterhazy K3 Completed

— Mosaic announces global Diversity and Inclusion Targets

2023

Women working in the bioscience field. Mosaic launches Mosaic Biosciences

— Mosaic launches six Employee Inclusion Networks

— Mosaic launches Biosciences

— Mosaic announces investment in the construction of Palmeirante blending unit, state of Tocantins, Brazil

2024

Mosaic Donates 1 Million to Regina Foodbank

— Bruce Bodine succeeds Joc O’Rourke as Mosaic’s President and CEO

— GDA Go Live

— Brand evolution

— Riverview’s 100^th Anniversary