Fire at Yara Porsgrunn plant
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Oslo, 24 April 2017: There has been a fire in the ammonia plant at Yara
Porsgrunn this morning. The fire has been put out, and no personnel have been
injured.
Investigations into the cause and material damage of the fire are on-going, but
the damage is limited to the ammonia plant.
The Porsgrunn plant has the capability to produce for full finished fertilizer
production based on imported ammonia.
The Yara Porsgrunn plant has an annual production capacity of approximately 0.5
million tonnes ammonia, 2.2 million tonnes NPK and 0.8 million tonnes Calcium
Nitrate.
Contact
Thor Giæver, Investor Relations
Office: (+47) 24 15 72 95
Cellular: (+47) 48 07 53 56
E-mail: thor.giaver(at)yara.com
Esben Tuman, Media Relations
Office: (+47) 24 15 70 26
Cellular: (+47) 90 50 84 00
E-mail: esben.tuman(at)yara.com
About Yara
Yara's knowledge, products and solutions grow farmers', distributors' and
industrial customers' businesses profitably and responsibly, while protecting
the earth's resources, food and environment.
Our fertilizers, crop nutrition programs and technologies increase yields,
improve product quality and reduce the environmental impact of agricultural
practices. Our industrial and environmental solutions improve air quality by
reducing emissions from industry and transportation, and serve as key
ingredients in the production of a wide range of goods. We foster a culture that
promotes the safety of our employees, contractors and societies.
Founded in 1905 to solve emerging famine in Europe, today Yara has a worldwide
presence with more than 16,000 employees and sales to more than 150 countries.
www.yara.com
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
This announcement is distributed by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions on behalf of Nasdaq Corporate Solutions clients.
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Yara International ASA via GlobeNewswire
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Datum: 24.04.2017 - 09:20 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
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