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.
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.
"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."
CCS is imperative for Europe’s industrial competitiveness and for reaching the climate targets
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
Useful links and attachments
- Yara invests in CCS in Sluiskil and signs binding CO2 transport and storage agreement with Northern Lights – the world’s first cross-border CCS-agreement in operation | Yara International
- Yara Climate Choice Fertilizers | Yara International
- Northern Lights Value chain animation, Northern Lights JV
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