The UK’s Caddick Construction Group has been chosen to build Yara International ASA’s new global production plant for specialty crop nutrition products and biostimulants in Howden, East Yorkshire, in northeast England, the construction firm announced on its website.
Yara revealed the new $150 million investment in May, which it said will be one of the largest facilities in the world for these products (GM May 26, p. 1). The new plant will be located on the Ozone Business Park in Howden, close to Yara’s existing site in Pocklington, Yorkshire.
The facility is expected to be operational by the end of 2025 and will allow Yara to double the capacity of its YaraVita specialty crop nutrition products and biostimulants, and further expand production capacity if needed. Virtually all of the output from the plant will be exported to markets around the world, Yara said in May.
Caddick Construction said it will deliver a £28 million (approximately $34 million at current exchange rates) contract, including the construction of a manufacturing plant, warehouses, distribution, and other facilities.