TA L E N T, D I V E R S E P E R S P E C T I V E S F u e l O u r S u c c e s s Our company traces its  proud heritage to John Bean,  a prolific inventor who, even in  the comfort of his retirement in  the fertile plains of the Santa  Clara Valley, never stopped  innovating. It was Bean’s  invention of the continuous  spray pump in 1883 that  saved his almond orchard from  infestation. As demand for his  invention grew steadily, he  quickly assessed the need to  attract talented people who  could help the John Bean  Manufacturing Company grow  and prosper. And it did. Talent is the one constant  that defines great companies.  While much has changed  in 127 years, FMC’s ability  to enlist top talent to grow  our businesses and deliver  superior results has fueled our success.  Around the world, from our  corporate headquarters in  Philadelphia to the seaweed  The diversity of our workforce,  coupled with worldwide  innovation capability, allows  FMC to bring unique depth  and dimension to our product  offerings. For this reason, the  company’s ability to attract,  develop and retain top talent is at the focal farms in Cebu, we employ  nearly 5,000 very talented  employees who are committed  to creating a rich pipeline  of proprietary products  and technologies that meet  and often exceed even the  most challenging customer  requirements. Innovation  occurs not only in our labs,  but in the continuous business  process improvements that  result in greater operating  efficiencies and better ways of  serving customers.  It is not just where we do  business, but how we do it  that matters. FMC is committed  to a set of core values that  sets a global standard for  employee and process safety,  environmental stewardship and sustainability. point of our corporate strategy  as we embark on Vision 2015. 20 FMC Corporation | 2010 Annual Report