Yara International
Yara International ASA is a Norway-based global producer of nitrogen-based crop nutrition fertilizers (urea, NPK, calcium nitrate), industrial nitrogen solutions, and the world's largest AdBlue and clean ammonia shipper, serving farmers, food companies, and industrial/maritime customers across 60+ countries and 140 markets.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1905
- HeadquartersOslo, Norway
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Yara International does
Yara International ASA is a Norway-headquartered, Oslo Stock Exchange-listed (YAR; OTCMKTS:YARIY) global crop nutrition and nitrogen solutions company founded in 1905. It produces nitrogen-based fertilizers (ammonia, urea, NPK compounds, calcium nitrate, specialty and foliar products) using energy-intensive Haber-Bosch manufacturing, complemented by industrial nitrogen products including AdBlue (urea-based diesel exhaust fluid, where Yara is the world's largest producer with 1.1M tons/year capacity at Brunsbüttel, Germany), technical ammonia, and SOx scrubbers. The company operates in over 60 countries, sells into approximately 140 markets, delivered 23.76 million tons of fertilizer in 2025, and employs roughly 15,700 people, reaching an estimated 193 billion meals annually.
The company's revenue model is dominated by one-time sales of crop nutrition products (~95%+ of revenue, totaling USD 15.7B in FY2025), with growing recurring or contracted revenue from Yara Clean Ammonia (long-term offtakes for blue/green ammonia with industrial, energy, and maritime customers) and digital farming subscriptions (Atfarm, YaraIrix, Farm Weather App). Distribution combines direct enterprise sales to industrial customers and food value chain players (PepsiCo, John Deere, Höegh Autoliners, ATOME), global agronomist-led farmer engagement (~72,000 activities annually), and an extensive distributor and retail network particularly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Yara is positioning to capture the energy and food transition through its Yara Clean Ammonia subsidiary — the world's largest ammonia shipper — with active partnerships and offtake agreements spanning Norway, the Netherlands, the US Gulf, Oman, Egypt, Brazil, Paraguay, Japan, and Australia, plus digital tools, precision agriculture platforms, and a venture arm (Yara Growth Ventures) backing agritech, fintech, and clean hydrogen startups. Q1 2026 revenue grew 17% YoY and adjusted EBITDA reached USD 896M (+40% YoY), underscoring strong near-term commercial momentum alongside structural strategic repositioning.
Yara International firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Yara International
- Legal name
- Yara International ASA
- Website
- https://yara.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1905
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- Yara International ASA is a Norway-based global producer of nitrogen-based crop nutrition fertilizers (urea, NPK, calcium nitrate), industrial nitrogen solutions, and the world's largest AdBlue and clean ammonia shipper, serving farmers, food companies, and industrial/maritime customers across 60+ countries and 140 markets.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Yara International industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Crop Nutrition and Fertilizers
- NAICS
- Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (325311)
- SIC
- Agricultural Services (700)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Nitrogen Fertilizers (Ammonia, Urea, UAN, Ammonium Nitrate/Sulfate) (AFABABAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Nitrogen Fertilizers (Ammonia/Urea/UAN) (IMAEAEAA), NPK/Compound & Blended Fertilizers (Granular Blends, Bulk Blending) (AFABABAD)
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Where Yara International is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Oslo
- HQ country
- Norway
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices10 records
Markets served
Yara International business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Crop Nutrition (Fertilizers): Sale of mineral fertilizers including ammonia, urea, NPK compounds, calcium nitrate, and specialty/foliar fertilizers. Yara delivered 23.76 million tons of fertilizer in 2025. This is the primary revenue driver.
- Industrial Solutions: Nitrogen-based industrial products and services including AdBlue (diesel exhaust fluid), technical ammonia, SOx scrubbers, and environmental solutions for marine and industrial applications. Also includes CO2 products and animal nutrition.
- Yara Clean Ammonia: Low-carbon and green ammonia production and trading for industrial decarbonization, energy storage, and maritime fuel markets. Includes long-term offtake agreements and global ammonia logistics.
- Digital Farming Solutions: Digital tools and platforms (Atfarm, YaraIrix, Farm Weather App) offered via subscription or as part of integrated crop nutrition programs, creating recurring digital service revenue.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels8 records
Yara International product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Yara International ASA is a global crop nutrition company that manufactures and sells nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers (ammonia, urea, NPK compounds, calcium nitrate, specialty and foliar fertilizers), industrial nitrogen solutions including AdBlue diesel exhaust fluid, and clean ammonia for the energy transition. The company also sells digital farming tools (Atfarm, YaraIrix, N-Sensor) and operates Yara Marine Technologies supplying SOx scrubbers and emission reduction systems to the shipping industry.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Yara Clean Ammonia: A subsidiary of Yara International focused on clean ammonia production, storage, bunkering, and maritime fuel solutions. Described as the world's largest ammonia shipper and a key enabler of the hydrogen economy.
- Yara Marine Technologies
- Yara Growth Ventures
- GoGettaz
- AdBlue
- Yara Birkeland
- YaraIrix
- Adoro
- YaraLiva
- YaraBela
Products and services
- Crop Nutrition Fertilizers Nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers including ammonia, urea, NPK compounds, calcium nitrate, and specialty and foliar fertilizers sold to farmers globally for crop nutrition and yield optimization.
- AdBlue Diesel Exhaust Fluid Urea-based solution sold to automotive and industrial customers to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel engines by up to 90% under Euro 6 standards.
- Yara Clean Ammonia Blue and green ammonia produced and traded for industrial decarbonization, maritime fuel, and energy storage applications; sold via long-term offtake agreements to energy companies and shipping operators.
- Yara Marine Technologies (SOx scrubbers and fuel-saving systems) Marine emission reduction technology including SOx scrubbers, automated fuel-saving systems, and performance management software sold to shipping operators globally.
- Digital Farming Solutions (Atfarm, YaraIrix, Yara N-Sensor) Digital tools offered to farmers for precision nitrogen management, including the Atfarm platform, YaraIrix smartphone-based nitrogen analysis with AI, and Yara N-Sensor on-the-go variable rate application.
- Yara Climate Choice Fertilizers (Lower-Carbon Fertilizers) Lower-carbon crop nutrition products, including renewable-based ammonia produced from biomethane in Brazil, sold to food and beverage companies and farmers seeking Scope 3 emissions reductions.
- Organic and Recycled Fertilizers (Ecolan, Agribios Italiana) Organic-based and recycled fertilizers produced from industrial side streams, sold to farmers pursuing regenerative agriculture and circular economy practices in Europe.
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 90% lower carbon footprint in lower-carbon fertilizers delivered to Cooxupé in Brazil
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Yara International
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Yara International technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Yara International partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
22 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- WoodsideminorWoodside's USD 2.35 billion acquisition of OCI Clean Ammonia Holding highlighted as key industry development. Yara competes with Woodside in the ammonia market.
- ScateccoreScatec partnered with Yara International and ACME Group on green ammonia from Oman, with Yara holding offtake agreements. Scatec's Damietta green ammonia project in Egypt involves partnership with Egypt's MOPCO.
- Scatec / Egypt's MOPCOcoreScatec's green ammonia project at Damietta in Egypt involves partnership with Egypt's MOPCO and Yara International, with Norwegian ambassador praising Scatec's projects.
- ATOME PLCcore10-year binding offtake agreement with ATOME for all production from its 260,000 tpa low-carbon fertilizer plant in Villeta, Paraguay. Yara also involved in project financing with $420m debt from IDB Invest, IFC, EIB, FMO, Green Climate Fund.
- PepsiCocoreLong-term partnership expanded to Latin America for supply of crop nutrition programs to help decarbonize the food value chain, building on successful European partnership demonstrating Yara's ability to commercialize low-carbon products profitably.
- NYK Bulkship (Asia) / Golden IslandcoreThree-party partnership between NYK Bulkship, Golden Island (Singapore bunker supplier), and Yara Clean Ammonia Norge to market and supply low-carbon ammonia as marine fuel in Singapore. Non-binding term sheet signed, targeting operations within this decade.
- Höegh AutolinerscoreYara Clean Ammonia (world's largest ammonia distributor) and Höegh Autoliners (global ocean transportation provider) agreed on future supply deal for clean ammonia to cut maritime emissions.
- NorthSea Container LinecoreYara Clean Ammonia and NorthSea Container Line partnering to realize the world's first container ship using clean ammonia as fuel. Yara Eyde will operate between Norway and Germany.
- John DeerecorePartnership to increase fertilization efficiency by integrating Yara's crop nutrition expertise with John Deere's precision agriculture equipment and technology.
- Bunker HoldingminorMOU to explore opportunities to supply clean ammonia as marine fuel to First Movers in the shipping industry along key trade routes and bunkering ports globally.
- VNG (Leipzig)minorYara Clean Ammonia and VNG plan close collaboration in clean ammonia to support Germany's Hydrogen Strategy implementation.
- JERAcoreYara Clean Ammonia and JERA (Japan) signed MOU for joint project development and sales/purchase of clean ammonia, including decarbonizing coal-fired powerplant and developing blue ammonia production in the US Gulf.
- Northern LightscoreWorld's first commercial agreement on cross-border CO2 transport and storage signed between Yara and Northern Lights. Groundbreaking for decarbonization of European heavy industry.
- Pilbara Ports AuthoritycorePartnership to assess ammonia as a shipping fuel at Pilbara ports in Western Australia. Later expanded to MoU for developing Australia's first low-carbon ammonia bunkering hub at Ports of Dampier and Port Hedland.
- ACME GroupcoreACME Group (India) developing green hydrogen/ammonia project in Oman (Duqm SEZAD) with 100,000 tpa initial capacity expandable to 900,000 tpa. Entire first-phase output committed to Yara International under long-term offtake agreement from early 2027.
- PetrobrascoreMaster Agreement signed for technical cooperation and commercialization of Arla 32 (AdBlue) based on resumed production at Petrobras subsidiary Araucaria Nitrogenados S.A. (ANSA).
- DNV and Industry PartnerscoreYara Clean Ammonia teamed up with DNV and industry partners to develop Recommended Practice (RP) for safe ammonia-fueled vessel operations, crew training, and risk management at sea.
- Air Liquide, Borealis, Esso, TotalEnergiescoreMoU to explore development of CO2 infrastructure including capture and storage to decarbonize the industrial basin of Normandy, France. Objective: reduce CO2 emissions by up to 3 million tons per year by 2030.
- Azane Fuel SolutionscoreYara International pre-ordered 15 floating bunkering terminals from Azane Fuel Solutions enabling shipping fleets' uptake of emission-free green ammonia as fuel. Azane received NOK 89 million (EUR 8.6m) public funding through Norwegian Green Platform Initiative.
- Sumitomo ChemicalminorMoU for potential supply of clean ammonia to Sumitomo Chemical for chemicals production, accelerating Japan's green energy transition.
- ENGIEcoreYara and ENGIE testing green hydrogen technology in fertilizer production at Yara Pilbara in Australia. ARENA granted A$42.5 million funding for feasibility study on renewable hydrogen to ammonia solution.
- BASFcoreJoint venture for world-scale ammonia plant at BASF's Freeport, Texas site, using hydrogen as raw material to reduce capital expenditure and CO2 emissions. BASF and Yara ended their joint project for low-carbon ammonia at U.S. Gulf Coast in August 2025.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Yara International competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Nutrien Ltd. World's largest crop inputs provider and the largest nitrogen producer in North America. Directly comparable to Yara in nitrogen fertilizers, with overlapping global distribution and precision agriculture offerings (e.g., Nutrien Ag Solutions retail network).
- CF Industries Holdings: Major North American nitrogen fertilizer manufacturer producing ammonia, urea, and UAN. Named alongside Yara in the DOJ/FTC fertilizer pricing investigations, with overlapping product mix and export-driven global distribution.
- OCI Global: Nitrogen and clean ammonia producer whose Clean Ammonia business was acquired by Woodside for $2.35B. A direct competitor to Yara Clean Ammonia in low-carbon ammonia for maritime and industrial decarbonization markets.
- ICL Group: Israeli specialty fertilizers and agribusiness company producing potash, phosphate, and specialty plant nutrition. Comparable to Yara in specialty fertilizer and crop nutrition, with overlapping presence in Europe, Brazil, and Asia.
Broad incumbents
- The Mosaic Company: One of the world's largest fertilizer producers, focused on phosphate and potash rather than nitrogen. Comparable to Yara as a global crop nutrition incumbent named in the same DOJ/FTC pricing investigations.
- Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (Koch Fertilizer): Privately held Koch Industries subsidiary producing nitrogen fertilizers globally. Comparable to Yara as a major nitrogen producer; also named in DOJ/FTC fertilizer pricing investigations alongside Yara.
- BASF SE: World's largest chemical company with a significant fertilizer and agricultural solutions footprint. Former JV partner with Yara at Freeport, Texas ammonia plant; ended joint low-carbon ammonia project at US Gulf Coast in August 2025.
- Air Products and Chemicals: Global industrial gases leader with major clean hydrogen and ammonia project pipeline. Comparable to Yara Clean Ammonia as a competitor and partner in the green/blue ammonia and hydrogen economy.
Regional players
- K+S AG: European-based potash and salt producer with growing specialty fertilizer business. Comparable to Yara as a European-headquartered crop nutrition and fertilizer producer serving global agriculture.
Emerging players
- LSB Industries: US-based nitrogen chemicals and fertilizer producer focused on industrial and agricultural ammonia. Comparable to Yara in merchant ammonia and industrial nitrogen chemicals but at smaller scale and primarily North American.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Yara International leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles11 records
Yara International subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries11 records
Yara International funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors
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Yara International M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A8 records
Investments1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Yara International
What does Yara International do?
Yara International ASA is a global crop nutrition company that manufactures and sells nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers (ammonia, urea, NPK compounds, calcium nitrate, specialty and foliar fertilizers), industrial nitrogen solutions including AdBlue diesel exhaust fluid, and clean ammonia for the energy transition. The company also sells digital farming tools (Atfarm, YaraIrix, N-Sensor) and operates Yara Marine Technologies supplying SOx scrubbers and emission reduction systems to the shipping industry.
Is Yara International a public or private company?
Yara International is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Yara International founded?
Yara International was founded in 1905. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Yara International based?
Yara International is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, in the Europe region.
How does Yara International make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Crop Nutrition (Fertilizers) is the primary driver. The others are industrial Solutions, yara Clean Ammonia and digital Farming Solutions.
Who are Yara International's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Nutrien Ltd., CF Industries Holdings, OCI Global and ICL Group. Broad incumbents are The Mosaic Company, Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (Koch Fertilizer), BASF SE and Air Products and Chemicals. K+S AG is listed as a regional player. LSB Industries is listed as an emerging player.
Does Yara International have an API?
No public API is recorded for Yara International.
What industry is Yara International in?
Yara International's product category is Crop Nutrition and Fertilizers. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFABABAA, Nitrogen Fertilizers (Ammonia, Urea, UAN, Ammonium Nitrate/Sulfate), with a secondary code of IMAEAEAA, Nitrogen Fertilizers (Ammonia/Urea/UAN). Its NAICS code is 325311 and its SIC code is 700.