Yara today and in the future
Yara Fertilizers Philippines Inc. has been supporting the Filipino farmers
since 1986. Headquartered in Taguig City, Yara’s presence is felt across the
Philippines where it operates in the country’s three major territories – Luzon,
Visayas and Mindanao. With two main warehouses located in Bulacan and
Davao, respectively and a satellite warehouse in Cebu, Yara has served its
growing customers’ needs making its products accessible to end-users.
It has a paid up capital of Php155M and core employees numbering 50. It
is guided by its mission of “Responsibly feeding the world and protecting the
planet”.
The parent company, Yara International ASA is a Norwegian chemical
company. Its largest business area is the production of nitrogen fertilizer;
however, it also encompasses the production of nitrates, ammonia, urea and
other nitrogen-based chemicals.
The company was established in 1905 as Norsk Hydro – the world's first
producer of mineral nitrogen fertilizers – and de-merged as Yara International
ASA on March 25, 2004. Yara is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has its
headquarters in Oslo. The company has around 17,000 employees, production
sites on six continents, operations in more than 50 countries and sales to about
150 countries
