Yara consumes around 7pc of European hydrogen
Yara to scale up German ammonia imports
Norwegian fertiliser company will modify existing terminals to increase ammonia import capacity to 3mn t/yr
Norwegian fertiliser giant Yara has announced it will modify existing terminals in Germany to increase ammonia import capacity to 3mn t/yr, equivalent to c.530,000t/yr of hydrogen. Yara operates two deep-sea terminals for ammonia in Brunsbuettel and Rostock. The former has only export facilities, while the latter imports 600,000t/yr. “By summer 2023, our export terminal in Brunsbuettel will be modified to import as well. In addition, the terminal in Rostock can increase the imported volumes,” says Yves Bauwens, Yara’s plant manager at the Brunsbuettel terminal. These modifications will increase import capacity to 3mn t/yr, and with additional tank capacity, the firm could expand its import c
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