Yara International ASA

Yara International ASA (OSL:YAR) Oslo (2009-01-22): Yara International ASA has decided to restart production of urea and ammonia at its site in Ferrara, Italy.

Yara International ASA (OSL:YAR) Oslo (2009-01-14): The five-person team that has investigated the explosion at one of the two the NPK plants in Porsgrunn has concluded that the serious incident that occurred on 3 December was caused by the decomposition of liquid in the NP buffer tank.

Yara International ASA (OSL:YAR) Oslo (2008-12-08): Yara International ASA's joint venture, GrowHow UK Ltd, will temporarily stop ammonia and ammonium nitrate production in Ince, UK after Christmas. The site has an annual capacity of 365,000 tons ammonia and 500,000 tons of ammonium nitrate.

Yara International ASA (OSL:YAR) Oslo (2008-12-09): Yara International ASA has delivered strong financial performance and executed major growth projects. The company today meets with investors and analysts for Yara's Capital Markets Day to present how it is using its flexible business model to mitigate the current slow-down and prepare for long-term growth.

Yara International ASA (OSL:YAR) Oslo (2008-12-08): Yara International ASA will strengthen its phosphate rock base by investing in new capacity at its mine in Siilinjärvi in Finland. The EUR 60 million investment will increase capacity from 850,000 tons to 1 million tons per year.

Yara International ASA (OSL:YAR) Oslo (2008-12-08): Yara International ASA's joint venture, GrowHow UK Ltd, has temporarily stopped ammonia production in Billingham, UK. The plant has an annual capacity of 550,000 tons ammonia.

Yara International ASA (OSL:YAR) Oslo (2008-12-03): Following an earlier explosion, the resulting fire in NPK plant 3 at Yara's Porsgrunn site is under control. Four people were injured, of which two are in hospital. Everyone who signed in to the factory premises during today have been accounted for. There are no missing persons.

Yara International ASA (OSL:YAR) Oslo (2008-12-01): Yara International ASA will permanently close its NPK plant in Kedainiai, Lithuania. NPK production at Yara's site in Ravenna, Italy will be temporarily stopped by mid December.

Yara International ASA (OSL:YAR) Oslo (2008-11-14): Yara International ASA will temporarily stop production of ammonia and urea at its site in Le Havre, France by early next week. Ammonia and urea production at Yara's site in Sluiskil, Netherlands, will also be reduced temporarily. The timing of restarts will depend on the development in ammonia, urea and natural gas markets.

Yara International ASA (OSL:YAR) Oslo (2008-11-03): Yara has today released the 2008 edition of its Fertilizer Industry Handbook containing updated information about the fertilizer market and industry.