Oslo, 5 August 2014: Yara International ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire a 60% stake in Galvani Indústria, Comércio e Serviços S/A ("Galvani"), for an enterprise value of USD 318 million.
Galvani is an independent, privately held fertilizer company, controlled by Mr. Rodolfo Galvani Jr., a Brazilian entrepreneur. The company is engaged in phosphate mining, Single Super Phosphate (SSP) production and [...]
Oslo, 21 July 2014: The Board of Directors of Yara International today announced the appointment of Mr. Svein Richard Brandtzæg as the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed Jørgen Ole Haslestad by February 2015.
Mr. Brandtzæg currently serves as President and CEO of Norsk Hydro ASA, a position he has held since 2009. Prior to this, he has held a number of management positions in Norsk [...]
Oslo, 21 July 2014: The Board of Directors of Yara International today announced the appointment of Mr. Svein Richard Brandtzæg as the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed Jørgen Ole Haslestad by February 2015.
Mr. Brandtzæg currently serves as President and CEO of Norsk Hydro ASA, a position he has held since 2009. Prior to this, he has held a number of management positions in Norsk [...]
Oslo, 18 July 2014: Yara International ASA delivered strong second-quarter results, with improved European commodity margins due to lower gas price. The results were impacted by lower nitrate deliveries, but NPK deliveries and value- added premiums remained strong.
"Yara reports a strong second-quarter result as margin improvements more than offset the volume impact of an earlier end to the season in Europe," said Jørgen [...]
Yara International ASA second quarter 2014 results will be released on Friday 18 July 2014. The results will be available at www.yara.com from 08:00 CEST.
The results will be presented at 09:30 CEST by President and CEO Jørgen Ole Haslestad and CFO Torgeir Kvidal. The presentation will take place in the Auditorium in Drammensveien 131 and will be webcast at www.yara.com. The presentation will be held in English.
Yara International ASA second quarter 2014 results will be released on Friday 18 July 2014. The results will be available at www.yara.com from 08:00 CEST.
The results will be presented at 09:30 CEST by President and CEO Jørgen Ole Haslestad and CFO Torgeir Kvidal. The presentation will take place in the Auditorium in Drammensveien 131 and will be webcast at www.yara.com. The presentation will be held in English.
Oslo (2014-06-17): Following the Borealis acquisition of GPN SA including 52.15% ownership in the Le Havre urea plant, Yara has accepted an offer from Borealis to acquire Borealis' ownership in Le Havre, situated on the north-west coast of France.
Yara currently holds 47.85% in the 320,000 metric tons p.a. urea production facility, and 100% in 400,000 metric ton p.a. ammonia production facility.
BASF and Yara have made good progress with their plan to jointly build a world-scale ammonia plant on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The proposed plant would be located at the existing BASF site in Freeport, Texas, have an annual capacity of 750,000 metric tons, and be based on a hydrogen-synthesis process. Further details of the planned joint venture are currently under discussion between the parties.
Yara delivers solutions for sustainable agriculture and the environment. Our fertilizers and crop nutrition programs help produce the food required for the growing world [...]
Oslo (2014-05-06): The Yara International ASA Annual General Meeting yesterday approved a dividend of NOK 10.00 per share and a new Power of attorney to the Board regarding acquisition of own shares. The new Board elected Leif Teksum as its new chairperson.
The dividend of NOK 10.00 per share will be paid on 15 May 2014 to shareholders as of 5 May 2014, and the Yara share will be traded ex dividend from 6 May 2014 [...]
Oslo (2014-05-02): Yara International AS and Yara Norway moves into its new Headquarters on 5 May 2014.
Phone landlines will be down at the Oslo offices from 12:00 until 20:00 on 2 May. For Yara Porsgrunn and Yara Glomfjord, landlines will be down from 16:00 until 20:00 also on 2 May. Mobile phones are not affected.
The new visiting address for Yara's Headquarters, including the Yara Norway office, will be [...]
Oslo (2014-04-30): Yara International ASA delivered strong first-quarter results, with record deliveries. The results were impacted by lower commodity nitrogen prices, but premiums for Yara's value-added products remained robust.
"Yara reports a strong first-quarter result reflecting record deliveries," said Jørgen Ole Haslestad, President and Chief Executive Officer in Yara.