Yara and Lantmaennen to launch 'fossil-free' fertilisers in Sweden

Norway's Yara and Sweden's Lantmaennen will next year introduce products that could eventually become the world's first fossil-free nitrogen fertilisers, the companies said

Norway's Yara and Sweden's Lantmaennen will next year introduce products that could eventually become the world's first fossil-free nitrogen fertilisers, as they strive to decarbonise food production, the companies said on Thursday.

Yara, a top global nitrogen fertiliser maker, said using ammonia made from European renewable energy would reduce the carbon footprint of the finished products by 80-90% compared with using ammonia made from natural gas.

Lantmaennen, an agricultural cooperative, will market the products in Sweden. Using green fertilisers could reduce wheat cultivation's climate impact by 20 percentage points, it said.

Ammonia is a key chemical building-block for making fertiliser that releases nitrogen