Pioneering industrial decarbonization in Europe

For Yara, a world-leading fertilizer company and one of the largest global traders of ammonia, reducing our climate footprint is a core element of our mission: to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet.

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In 2026, we will operate Europe’s largest carbon capture project. Yara’s flagship ammonia and fertilizer plant in Sluiskil, the Netherlands, will liquify 800,000 tons of captured CO₂ yearly, which will be transported by Northern Lights – part of the Norwegian Longship project – to a permanent storage site 2.6 kilometers beneath the seabed on the Norwegian continental shelf. Over a 15-year period, Northern Lights will transport and store 12 million tons of CO2 from Yara Sluiskil.  

This is a big step forward both for Yara and for global climate action. The emissions cut annually are equivalent to around half a percent of the Netherlands’ total emissions.

Yara Sluiskil’s CCS project is a new phase in a long journey

Since 1990, Yara’s plant in Sluiskil has reduced 3.4 million CO₂ equivalents per year from its ammonia and fertilizer production, while nearly doubling outputs. The new CCS project builds on decades of experience of capturing, handling and delivering CO₂.

 

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Ammonia producing plant

Sluiskil is Europe’s largest fertilizer plant, making it  a strategic site for large-scale CO2 capture and as  future CCS hub for nearby factories.

Yara’s ammonia production relies on hydrogen generated via steam methane reforming (SMR), a process that emits high-purity CO2

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    "CCS enables rapid decarbonization. To secure Europe’s industrial competitiveness and reach the climate targets, we must urgently reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yara’s CCS project in Sluiskil will deliver lower-carbon fertilizer and low-carbon ammonia for energy, shipping and industrial applications."  


Svein Tore Holsether 
CEO, Yara International   

CCS is imperative for Europe’s industrial competitiveness and for reaching the climate targets

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The CCS project in Sluiskil is a major milestone for Yara in achieving our own decarbonization targets. Today Yara produces 1,2 millions tons of hydrogen annually for the manufacture of ammonia and fertilizers. Having reduced our scope 1 & 2 emissions by 55% at the EU level since 2005, and by 45% globally, CCS is a crucial technology to take a further step in our decarbonization journey, keeping us on track towards climate neutrality by 2050.  

Yara’s CCS project in Sluiskil will contribute to the existing portfolio of lower-carbon solutions like Yara Climate Choice Fertilizers, and enable low-carbon ammonia for energy, shipping and industrial applications.

Did you know?

Ammonia production plants are already experts in capturing and using CO₂ 

Most ammonia factories in Europe are based on a process called steam methane reforming (SMR), which inherently produces large amounts of high-purity CO₂ as a by-product. Thanks to decades of experience, companies like Yara already capture, liquefy, and safely handle this CO₂ for use in everyday products—such as sparkling drinks, greenhouses, fertilizers, and AdBlue for cleaner transport. This existing know-how and infrastructure make the ammonia sector ideally positioned to lead the way in CCS and help drive Europe’s green transition.

Yara Sluiskil’s CCS project at a glance

  • Volume CO2: 800,000 ton/year
  • Total CO2 storage capacity onsite: 15,000 tons
  • Project scope Yara: CO2 liquefaction plant, storage, ship loading and shore power
  • Partner: Northern Lights JV 
  • Final Investment Decision: November 2023
  • Official inauguration: 2026
  • Number of ships: 2 ships transporting 7,200 tons each
  • Frequency: 2 ships loaded per week