First Mississippi

Company History: First Mississippi Corporation manufactured specialty chemicals, explored for and produced resources and invested in high technology businesses. The Company made aniline, nitrated aromatics and specialty intermediate and electronic chemicals and fertilizer. First Mississippi was acquired by Mississippi Chemical Corp. on December 24, 1996.

Successor/Parent History: Mississippi Chemical Corporation was originally organized as a farmers’ cooperative in Yazoo City, Mississippi. The company produced and marketed the three essential crop fertilizers necessary for high-yield agriculture: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (potash).

Brief History: The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.