Yara has inaugurated Europe's largest carbon capture facility at its Sluiskil ammonia and fertilizer plant in the Netherlands. The project captures up to 800,000 metric tons of CO2 annually, liquefies it on site, and ships it via Northern Lights vessels to permanent storage 2,600 meters under the North Sea seabed in Norway. Over 15 years, the system is expected to abate about 12 million tons of emissions. This marks the first commercial cross-border carbon capture, transport, and storage value chain, giving heavy industry a blueprint for cutting process emissions that electrification can't easily address. Yara says the facility also reduces its exposure to EU ETS carbon taxes, and the low-carbon ammonia output supports cleaner fertilizers, shipping fuels, and industrial feedstocks. The project validates the 2023 commercial agreement with Northern Lights and signals progress in Europe's carbon management market.
