Yara International ASA reported April 24 that there was a fire in the ammonia plant at Yara Porsgrunn in Norway this morning. The fire was put out, and no personnel have been injured.
Investigations into the cause and material damage of the fire are ongoing, 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 mt ammonia, 2.2 million mt NPK and 0.8 million mt calcium nitrate.