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Yara International
Norwegian chemical company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yara International ASA is a Norwegian chemical company. It produces, distributes, and sells nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers and related industrial products. Its product line also includes phosphate and potash-based mineral fertilizers, as well as complex and specialty mineral fertilizer products.[3][4][5]
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Company type | Allmennaksjeselskap |
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Industry | Chemicals |
Founded | 1905 |
Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Key people | Svein Tore Holsether (President and CEO), Leif Teksum (Chairman) |
Products | Nitrogen fertilizers, nitrates |
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Number of employees | 17,000 (end 2020)[2] |
Website | www.yara.com |
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The company was established in 1905 as Norsk Hydro — the world's first producer of mineral nitrogen fertilizers — and de-merged as Yara International ASA on March 25, 2004.[6] Yara is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has its headquarters in Oslo. The company has more than 17,000 employees, production sites on six continents, operations in more than 60 countries and sales to about 150 countries.[7]
The Norwegian government owns more than a third of Yara and is its largest shareholder.[8]