YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
Yara International ASA is a Norwegian public limited company (allmennaksjeselskap) registered with the Brønnøysund Register Centre under organisation number 986 228 608. It was founded on 10 November 2003 and entered the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises on 12 November 2003, and its registry status is recorded as active. Its registered business address is Drammensveien 131, 0277 Oslo, Norway, and it has held Norwegian VAT registration since 1 April 2004.
Yara International ASA’s primary registered activity is the manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds (NACE code 20.150), alongside a registered secondary activity in research and experimental development in the natural sciences and engineering (NACE code 72.100). Commercially, the company produces and sells nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers, ammonia and other nitrogen products, together with industrial and environmental applications such as nitrate-based solutions used to reduce vehicle and marine emissions. It reports production and sales operations spanning more than 60 countries, with customers reached in roughly 150 markets.
Yara International ASA organises its commercial activity around crop nutrition — fertilizers and digital agronomic tools for farmers — and around clean and low-carbon ammonia production for industrial, marine-fuel and energy customers.
Yara International ASA’s ordinary shares are listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (Oslo Børs, operated by Euronext) under the ticker YAR, ISIN NO0010208051.
On a consolidated group basis — Yara International ASA together with its subsidiaries, rather than the parent legal entity alone — the group reported revenue of approximately USD 15.7 billion for the 2025 financial year and a global workforce of approximately 15,700 people. This consolidated headcount differs materially from the 530 employees recorded against the Yara International ASA legal entity itself in the Norwegian business register, which reflects staff engaged directly by the parent company rather than the wider operating group.
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Shareholders
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Yara International ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, and its shareholder base combines a long-standing Norwegian state holding with institutional and nominee investors. Per the shareholder data synced to this profile (verified 2 August 2026) and Yara International ASA’s own investor-relations disclosure (254,725,627 total shares outstanding as at 31 August 2026), the Norwegian state — through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries (Nærings- og Fiskeridepartementet) — holds 92,239,891 shares, approximately 36.21%, making it by a wide margin the largest shareholder. Folketrygdfondet (the Government Pension Fund Norway) is recorded on file holding 19,204,218 shares (approximately 7.54%). State Street Bank and Trust Company, acting as a nominee for underlying beneficial holders who are not individually disclosed, is recorded holding 19,377,125 shares (approximately 7.61%), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch, also a nominee, is recorded holding 11,019,175 shares (approximately 4.33%). The balance recorded on file as “Øvrige Aksjonærer” (other shareholders) covers 112,885,218 shares (approximately 44.32%) attributable to the wider shareholder base not individually itemised in this dataset.
Data quality correction
The percentage values stored in this profile’s underlying shareholder registry field were recorded at roughly one-tenth of the correct figure for every holder — for example, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries’ stake was stored as 3.52% rather than the correct 36.21%. This is evident because each holder’s recorded share quantity, divided by its recorded percentage, implies a total share count of approximately 2.62 billion shares, exactly ten times Yara International ASA’s actual 254,725,627 shares outstanding as confirmed by the company’s own investor-relations disclosure and cross-checked against the Brønnøysund Register Centre’s share-capital record. The underlying share quantities on file are consistent with the correct external total, so they — rather than the stored percentages — have been used to calculate the percentages presented above.
Data availability
Shareholder information for Yara International ASA is classified as Major shareholders only: as a company listed on Oslo Børs, its major shareholders are publicly disclosed through Euronext Securities Oslo and the company’s own investor-relations reporting, but the complete register of all shareholders, particularly smaller holdings and underlying beneficial owners behind nominee accounts, is not reproduced in full here. No individual has been identified as an ultimate beneficial owner distinct from the disclosed direct holders; the Norwegian state’s stake is held and voted through a government ministry rather than a natural-person UBO.
Sources
- Brønnøysund Register Centre (Enhetsregisteret) — company record for organisation number 986228608, retrieved September 2026
- Yara International ASA — investor relations share and shareholder information, data as at 31 August 2026, retrieved September 2026
| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Øvrige Aksjonærer | 4.3% | ||
| NÆRINGS- OG FISKERIDEPARTEMENTET | 3.5% | ||
| State Street Bank And Trust Comp | 0.7% | ||
| FOLKETRYGDFONDET | 0.7% | ||
| Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London | 0.4% |
Officers
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Yara International ASA’s Board of Directors, per the Brønnøysund Register Centre’s live register of roles, comprises eleven members: Chair Helge Lund and ten other directors — Jannicke Hilland, Tina Elizabeth Lawton, Harald Lauritz Thorstein, Jais Stampe Li Valeur, Martina Merz, Ivar Andreas Vatne, Rune Asle Bratteberg, Amund Myrstad, Kari Marie Nøstberg and Edina Ringdal Wickholm — all recorded as active (not resigned). The register separately lists eight deputy/alternate board members (varamedlemmer): Roger Hansen, Karl Edvard Juul, Maiken Sandland, Inger Aandahl Raastad, Øystein Botillen, Veronique Elisabeth Anahid Revoy, Kristian Johnsen Haukalid and Simon Brage Fossdal Høimyr. Svein Tore Holsether is recorded as Daglig Leder (Chief Executive/Managing Director); Yara International ASA’s own governance disclosure states that neither the President and CEO nor any other member of executive management sits on the Board as a director. The Board is described by the company as comprising seven shareholder-elected and four employee-elected directors, though the register itself does not flag which individual directors hold the employee-elected seats. The registered auditor is Deloitte AS.
Recent officer changes
- Helge Lund — elected Chair of the Board, effective from the Annual General Meeting held 12 May 2026, succeeding Trond Berger, who stepped down after chairing the Board since May 2020.
- Jannicke Hilland, Ivar Andreas Vatne and Martina Merz — re-elected as Board members for a further two-year term at the Annual General Meeting held 12 May 2026.
Data quality note
This profile’s underlying officer registry field separately records “Inge Stabæk” and “Maria Moræus Hanssen” as active directors of Yara International ASA. Neither name appears among the eleven current Board members returned by the Brønnøysund Register Centre’s live register of roles at the time of this review, so the live BRREG board list above is presented instead of those two on-file records; it is possible the on-file entries reflect an earlier board composition that has not been refreshed. Two further individuals on file — Solveig Hellebust and Maria Gabrielsen — carry executive job titles (Executive Vice President of People, Process & Digitalization, and Head of Investor Relations, respectively) rather than statutory board roles; these are not disputed by this review, but as company officers of this kind are not required to be filed with the Brønnøysund Register Centre, their current status could not be independently re-confirmed here.
Data availability
Officer information for Yara International ASA is classified as Full for statutory roles: the Brønnøysund Register Centre publicly discloses the current board members, chief executive, deputy board members and auditor, though not individual appointment or resignation dates. Nationality is not a field published by the Norwegian register for role holders and is not stated here; residence and correspondence-address information are likewise outside the register’s role disclosure.
Sources
- Brønnøysund Register Centre (Enhetsregisteret) — roles register for organisation number 986228608, retrieved September 2026
- Yara International ASA — “Annual general meeting held in Yara International ASA” corporate release, 12 May 2026
- Yara International ASA — “Helge Lund nominated as new Chair of the Board of Yara International” corporate release, 20 April 2026
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with the source register, including entries the profile above does not cover.
Group Structure
Yara International ASA is the top listed entity of the Yara group; the Brønnøysund Register Centre’s company record does not list a parent or controlling unit above it, and Yara International ASA is not itself recorded as a subsidiary of another company. The register instead identifies Yara International ASA as heading a wider corporate group with numerous subordinate entities.
Data quality note
The corporate-linkage data already synced to this profile lists dozens of related entities across many countries, but this dataset shows internal duplication that limits how much weight can be placed on individual rows — for example, “Yara North America, Inc.” appears three times under three different registration numbers, and several other operating names (such as “Yara Suomi Oy” and “Yara Danmark”) are similarly duplicated with inconsistent capitalisation. This pattern is typical of automatically aggregated corporate-tree data rather than a single authoritative source, so it has not been used to assert specific subsidiary relationships or ownership percentages in this section. Yara International ASA’s Annual Report contains a group-companies/related-undertakings note that would be the authoritative source for a verified principal-subsidiary list; the 2025 Annual Report document could not be parsed into readable text with the tools available for this review, so its subsidiary note was not independently confirmed here.
Data availability
Group-structure information for Yara International ASA is classified as Parent only: its position as the ultimate parent of the Yara group is confirmed via the Brønnøysund Register Centre, but a verified list of direct and indirect subsidiaries with ownership percentages, sourced directly from Yara International ASA’s own Annual Report, was not obtained in this review.
Sources
- Brønnøysund Register Centre (Enhetsregisteret) — company record for organisation number 986228608, retrieved September 2026
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with the source register, including entries the profile above does not cover.
YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Yara International ASA?
Yara International ASA is a Norwegian public limited company (allmennaksjeselskap) headquartered in Oslo, registered with the Brønnøysund Register Centre under organisation number 986 228 608. It produces and sells nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers, ammonia and related industrial and environmental products.
Where is Yara International ASA registered and what is its registration number?
Yara International ASA is registered in Norway with the Brønnøysund Register Centre under organisation number 986 228 608. Its registered business address is Drammensveien 131, 0277 Oslo.
When was Yara International ASA founded?
Yara International ASA was founded on 10 November 2003 and entered the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises on 12 November 2003.
Is Yara International ASA a publicly listed company?
Yes. Yara International ASA’s ordinary shares are listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (Oslo Børs, operated by Euronext) under the ticker YAR, ISIN NO0010208051.
What are Yara International ASA’s main business activities?
Yara International ASA’s registered primary activity is the manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds (NACE 20.150). Commercially, it produces and sells nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers and ammonia, and organises its business around crop nutrition and clean/low-carbon ammonia, with operations reported in more than 60 countries and sales reaching roughly 150 markets.
How many shares does Yara International ASA have outstanding?
Yara International ASA had 254,725,627 shares outstanding as at 31 August 2026, according to the company’s own investor-relations disclosure.
Who are Yara International ASA’s largest shareholders?
The Norwegian state, through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, is by far the largest shareholder with approximately 36.21% of shares (92,239,891 shares). Folketrygdfondet (the Government Pension Fund Norway) holds approximately 7.54%, and nominee accounts operated by State Street Bank and Trust Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank hold approximately 7.61% and 4.33% respectively.
Does the Norwegian state own Yara International ASA?
The Norwegian state holds a large minority stake of approximately 36.21% of Yara International ASA, held through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. This is a controlling-scale minority holding rather than full state ownership; the remaining shares are held by other institutional and nominee investors.
Who is the CEO of Yara International ASA?
Svein Tore Holsether is recorded as Daglig Leder (Chief Executive/Managing Director) of Yara International ASA in the Brønnøysund Register Centre’s live register of roles.
Who chairs Yara International ASA’s Board of Directors?
Helge Lund was elected Chair of the Board effective from the Annual General Meeting held 12 May 2026, succeeding Trond Berger, who had chaired the Board since May 2020.
Does Yara International ASA have a parent company?
No. The Brønnøysund Register Centre’s company record does not list a parent or controlling unit above Yara International ASA; it is the top listed entity of the Yara group.
Is YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA still an active company?
YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA's status is listed as active.
When was YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA incorporated?
YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA was incorporated on 10 November 2003.
What is YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA's registered address?
The registered address on file for YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA is OSLO, Norway.
What legal structure is YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA registered as?
YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA is registered as a Public Limited Company in Norway.
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