Yara International ASA is a Norwegian chemical company headquartered in Oslo, founded in 1905 as Norsk Hydro to exploit Norway's hydroelectric power for producing nitrogen fertilizer using the newly invented Birkeland-Eyde process, before being spun off from Norsk Hydro as the independent company Yara in 2004. It is one of the largest producers of nitrogen fertilizer and other agricultural chemical products in the world.
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Company TypeNorwegian chemical company producing nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers 1 Founded Year Headquarters Connections
Operates In
A major chemical company; classified in the atlas chemical-industry.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, located there.
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1. Yara International ASA (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section
Yara International ASA is a Norwegian chemical company. It produces, distributes, and sells nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers and related industrial products.
History section
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 25 March 2004.
Lead section, headquarters sentence
Yara is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has its headquarters in Oslo.
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