The Andersons, Inc. is an agriculturally rooted diversified company, which engages in the provision of railcar leasing and repair, turf products production, and consumer retailing. It operates through the following segments: Trade, Renewables, and, Nutrient and Industrial. The Trade segment includes commodity merchandising and the operation of terminal grain elevator facilities. The Renewables segment produces, purchases, and sells ethanol and co-products. The Nutrient and Industrial segment manufactures and distributes agricultural and related plant nutrients, liquid industrial products, corncob-based products, pelleted lime and gypsum products, and various turf fertilizer, pesticide and herbicide products. The company was founded by Harold Anderson and Margaret Anderson in 1947 and is headquartered in Maumee, OH.