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16 September 2025

BASF and Yara end low carbon ammonia project

UNITED STATES

BASF and Yara end low carbon ammonia project

BASF and Yara International ASA say that they have jointly decided to discontinue their project to develop a 1.4 million t/a low-carbon ammonia production facility with carbon capture and storage in the US Gulf Coast region. The companies say that this decision reflects their “commitment to focus on initiatives with the highest potential to achieve their respective value creation goals.” Yara will continue its ammonia strategy as previously communicated, evaluating and maturing equity investment opportunities in US ammonia to determine the optimal project portfolio.

BASF and Yara continue to jointly operate a world-scale ammonia plant at BASF’s site in Freeport, Texas. BASF also produces ammonia in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium, while Yara operates the world’s largest ammonia system with production facilities in Europe, the Americas and Asia.

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