Trammo, Inc., (formerly known as Transammonia, Inc., also known as Trammo Group), engages in the international commerce, trade, transportation, distribution, and marketing of
fertilizer
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, chemicals, methanol, crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas, and
petrochemical
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s.
The company was established by Ronald Stanton in 1965,
and is currently headquartered in
New York City
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.
The company has offices in
Europe
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,
Asia
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,
North America
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,
South America
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, and
Africa
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.
History
The Company changed its name from Transammonia, Inc. to Trammo, Inc. on October 29, 2013. The Trammo trademark has long been associated with the company and had been the name of several subsidiaries. The name change reflected the current broad range of products and markets in which the company trades, in addition to
ammonia
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. The company began operations in the transportation and manufacture of ammonia, raw materials and fertilizer products.
In the fiscal year that ended on May 1, 1990, Transammonia posted sales of US$1.1 billion.
In 2006, the company ventured into
natural gas
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gathering in the United States.
In 2007, the company was ranked by ''Forbes'' magazine as among the top 50 private companies in the United States.
In 2012, the company was ranked as #24 by ''Forbes'' magazine in its list of the largest private companies in the United States.
Controversy
In 2010, Transammonia ended the dealings of its
Swiss
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subsidiary, Trammo Trading, with
Iran
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ian companies,
in part as a response to an investigation by
NBCregarding the company's involvement with entities within Iran.
The United States has prohibitions against commerce in Iran, in part to persuade that country to disengage in nuclear development.
Transammonia maintained that its foreign subsidiary's Iranian dealings were allowed under U.S. law, but decided to end them anyway. The company stated, "the small amount of business done there does not justify the reputational risk currently associated with doing business with entities located in Iran, due to the growing international concern over the policies of the current regime there."
Products
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Anhydrous ammonia
Ammonia is an inorganic compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula . A stable binary hydride, and the simplest pnictogen hydride, ammonia is a colourless gas with a distinct pungent smell. Biologically, it is a common nitrogenous wast ...
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Fertilizer
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Nitric acid
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Petroleum coke
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Sulfur
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Sulfuric acid
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External links
* {{Official website, http://www.transammonia.com/
Transammonia on the Forbes America's Largest Private Companies list(as of November 2012)
Companies based in New York City
Chemical companies established in 1965
Chemical companies of the United States
Fertilizer companies of the United States